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Czech legislation on extended confiscation of proceeds of crime - theory and practice
Sláma, Jáchym ; Šelleng, Dalibor (advisor) ; Dvořák, Marek (referee)
Directive 2014/42/EU obliges the Member States of the European Union to introduce the extended confiscation of proceeds of crime method into their legal systems. The Czech Republic has transposed this method into the protective measure of forfeiture (confiscation) of a portion of assets under Section 102a of Act No. 40/2009 Coll., the Criminal Code, and related provisions. The aim of this paper is to describe the method of extended confiscation at both the theoretical and practical levels. On a theoretical level, the thesis aims to define the method of extended confiscation, its place in the asset recovery process, and in the system of confiscation methods whose reflections can be seen in confiscation instruments across European legal systems. On a practical level, the aim of the thesis is to provide a detailed interpretation of the forfeiture of a portion of assets, an instrument that represents the extended confiscation method in the Czech legal system. The thesis uses an analytical and normative approach to the examination of extended confiscation and forfeiture of a portion of assets. The main objectives are reflected in the structure of the thesis, which is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the theoretical level. First, the thesis introduces confiscation as one of the steps...
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Current issues of money laundering
Krulcová, Aneta ; Krupička, Jiří (advisor) ; Pelc, Vladimír (referee)
The thesis deals with current issues of the phenomenon of legalization of proceeds of crime, popularly known as money laundering. Money laundering is an illegal act intended to disguise the criminal origin of the proceeds of crime and to create the appearance of legally acquired income. In recent decades, it has qualified as one of the most pressing and serious global criminal issues. The ambition of the thesis is to contribute to a better understanding of this complex phenomenon. The thesis also aims to analyse in more detail recent legislative changes in the area of substantive criminal law and to assess whether these are an appropriate step to ensure more effective combating of money laundering. The thesis is divided into four parts. In the beginning, the thesis explains the terms of legalization of proceeds of crime and money laundering. It then presents how money laundering is carried out in practice and highlights the evolution of laundering methods from the traditional simpler domestic methods to modern highly sophisticated offshore laundering schemes. The second part of the thesis provides an overview of the legal regulation of money laundering, with an emphasis on domestic criminal law, as well...
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