The International Law of Responsibility for Economic Crimes: Holding State Officials Individually Liable for Acts of Fraudulent Enrichment (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754647577)

Focusing on the problem of indigenous spoliation in developing countries, this work explores the controversial issue of spoliation by national officials of the wealth of the states of which they are custodians. Due to constraints of the state system and the lack of appropriate substantive municipal law, efforts to punish those responsible for the economic rape of entire nations and to recover spoliated funds have been frustrated and rendered insubstantial. Taking a multidisciplinary approach and on the basis of data generated from empirical, cross-national research, this study makes the case for indigenous spoliation as a violation of international law. Substantially revised and updated to take account of recent legal and political developments, the second edition will be a valuable resource for academics, practitioners, NGOs, and policymakers.

Author: Ndiva Kofele-Kale
ISBN-10: 0754647579
ISBN-13: 9780754647577
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2006
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2007 pg. 205