NWOSU-IHEME, UGOCHUKWU (2021) A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF THE NIGERIAN ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS FOR POLITICALLY EXPOSED PERSONS. Doctoral thesis, Durham University.
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Abstract
THIS THESIS IS FOCUED ON AND PRESENTS THE FIRST SOCIO-LEGAL ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE NIGERIAN ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE LAWS IN COMBATING THE PREVALENCE OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES OF POLITICALLY EXPOSED PERSONS IN NIGERIA.
THE STUDY, INTER ALIA, CRITICALLY EXPLORES THE POLITICAL, CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL CHALLENGES THAT IMPEDES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-CORRUPTION/ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS ON POLITICALLY EXPOSED PERSONS IN NIGERIA.
ULTIMATELY, THE RESEARCH PROPOSES A NEW LEGAL MODEL AND TAKES THE POSITION THAT WHAT IS NEEDED IS THE INTRODUCTION OF THE UNEXPLAINED WEALTH ORDERS WHICH PRESENTS LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND GREATER LATITUDE TO FACILITATE THE RECOVERY OF THE PROCEEDS OF CORRUPTION.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Award: | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Keywords: | MONEY LAUNDERING, ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING, GRAND CORRUPTION, POLITICALLY EXPOSED PERSONS, UNEXPLAINED WEALTH ORDERS. |
| Faculty and Department: | Faculty of Social Sciences and Health > Law, Department of |
| Thesis Date: | 2021 |
| Copyright: | Copyright of this thesis is held by the author |
| Deposited On: | 09 Sep 2021 09:32 |
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