当前位置: X-MOL 学术Journal of Money Laundering Control › 论文详情
Our official English website, www.x-mol.net, welcomes your feedback! (Note: you will need to create a separate account there.)
Defining money laundering under Malawian law: a critical appraisal for compliance with international standards
Journal of Money Laundering Control Pub Date : 2021-04-01 , DOI: 10.1108/jmlc-07-2020-0080
Lewis Chezan Bande

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to critically appraise the legal definition of the offence of money laundering under Malawian law. The goal is to evaluate whether the definition meets international standards and best practices on legal definition of money laundering, particularly as contained in the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNCATOC).

Design/methodology/approach

The paper is a doctrinal analysis of the legal definition of the offence of money laundering under Malawian law. It examines the constituent elements of the offence based on the traditional conception of a criminal offence as constituting the prohibited conduct (or actus reus) and the mental element (or mens rea). The paper comparatively evaluates the offence vis-à-vis international standards and best practices, particularly as contained in the UNCATOC.

Findings

The paper concludes that the definition is compliant with international standards and best practices.

Research limitations/implications

The paper is based on the statutory definition of the offence, but was unable to examine how the offence is interpreted and applied in concrete cases by Malawian courts. The reason is the lack of any case law through which courts have interpreted and applied the offence.

Practical implications

The paper provides the template for future interpretation and application of the offence by courts in the future.

Social implications

Enhancing the clarity and certainty in the law on money laundering in Malawi.

Originality/value

The paper is an elucidation of a statutory provision that was recently adopted in Malawi and for which there is no authoritative clarification. The paper, therefore, makes an invaluable contribution to the fight against money laundering in Malawi by being a guide to law enforcers, lawyers, courts and policy/legislative makers.



中文翻译:

根据马拉维法律定义洗钱:对遵守国际标准的重要评估

目的

本文的目的是批判性地评价马拉维法律下洗钱罪的法律定义。目标是评估该定义是否符合关于洗钱法律定义的国际标准和最佳做法,尤其是《联合国打击跨国有组织犯罪公约》(UNCATOC)中所载的。

设计/方法/方法

该论文是对马拉维法律下洗钱罪的法律定义的理论分析。它基于构成被禁止的行为(或犯罪行为)和精神要件(或犯罪意图)的传统刑事犯罪概念来审查犯罪的构成要件。本文比较评估犯罪面对面的人的国际标准和最佳做法,特别是包含在UNCATOC。

发现

该文件的结论是,该定义符合国际标准和最佳实践。

研究限制/影响

该文件基于该罪行的法定定义,但无法研究马拉维法院如何在具体案件中解释和适用该罪行。原因是缺乏任何法院用来解释和适用罪行的判例法。

实际影响

本文为今后法院对该罪行的解释和适用提供了模板。

社会影响

提高马拉维洗钱法律的清晰度和确定性。

原创性/价值

该文件阐明了马拉维最近通过的一项法定条款,对此没有权威性的澄清。因此,该文件为执法人员、律师、法院和政策/立法制定者提供指南,为马拉维打击洗钱活动做出了宝贵贡献。

更新日期:2021-04-01
down
wechat
bug