Designing a civil forfeiture system: an issues list for policymakers and legislators

Anthony Kennedy

Journal of Financial Crime, 2006, vol. 13, issue 2, 132-163

Abstract: Purpose - In recent years an emerging global trend of introducing legislation to use civil procedures against criminal assets can be detected. However, these civil forfeiture models, which exist vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. This paper seeks to identify issues which need to be considered when such a scheme is being designed and examines the options which have been adopted. Design/methodology/approach - The paper examines the legislative provisions in a number of jurisdictions setting out the common issues which have arisen and the range of options which have attempted as potential solutions. Findings - The paper concludes that jurisdictions which seek to introduce civil forfeiture legislations now have various examples from which to learn but that these models will likely evolve in the face of litigation and experience as legislatures and policymakers attempt to produce fair but effective procedures for the civil recovery of criminal proceeds. Originality/value - As further jurisdictions respond to this emerging trend and draft their own legislation, there is much to be leant from the issues which others have considered necessary to address and the way in which these issues have been dealt with.

Keywords: Legislation; Civil law; Criminal forfeiture; Forfeiting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1108/13590790610660863

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