Includes bibliographical references.

Preface : Are we recovering any assets yet? / Mark Pieth -- Introduction / Andrew Dornbierer and Gretta Fenner Zinkernagel -- Two years later : the Arab revolutions in transition / Arnold Hottinger -- Recovering stolen assets : the Egyptian perspective / A. Saad, U. Feller and M. Frey, K. Shah and Ch. Welsh -- The rule of law and "Tommy" Suharto, son of (former) President Suharto / Frederic Raffray -- Lessons learned from the past : today's response from requested countries / Maria Schnebli -- Shell companies and asset recovery : piercing the corporate veil / Jason Sharman -- Beneficial ownership : the private sector perspective / Markus E. Schulz -- Money laundering, corruption and the collapse of kleptocracies / Melis Mambetzhanov -- Political immunities : obstacles in the fight against corruption / Sílvio Antonio Marques -- Proactive cooperation within the mutual legal assistance procedure / Rudolf Wyss -- Asset recovery : an ongoing dialogue / Marcus Davies -- Money laundering, liability and sanctions for financial intermediaries : the issue of having the assets of politically exposed persons in Switzerland / Oliver Longchamp and Mark Herkenrath -- Between restoration, adaptation and appropriation : governance in post-conflict Côte d'Ivoire / Till Förster -- Hurdles in asset recovery and fighting corruption by developing countries : the Kenya experience / Jesse Mwangi Wachanga.

Chapter V of UNCAC : five years on experiences, obstacles and reforms on asset recovery / Dimitri Vlassis, Dorothee Gottwald and Ji Won Park -- The proposed Swiss comprehensive act on asset recovery / Rita Adam and Valentin Zellweger -- Case and investigation strategy / Charles Monteith -- Being janus : a donor agency's approach to asset recovery / Phil Mason -- The role of financial intelligence units in fighting corruption and asset recovery / Daniel Thelesklaf and Amar Salihodzic -- Asset tracing / Phyllis Atkinson -- How financial disclosure laws help in the recovery of stolen assets / Richard E. Messick -- Illicit enrichment : an emerging tool in the asset recovery process / L. Muzila, T. Berger, M. Mathias and M. Morales -- Non-conviction based forfeiture / Charles Monteith -- Corruption and social damage in Costa Rica / Ronald Víquez Solís -- The Swiss plea-bargaining practice and asset recovery : the Alstom case / Oscar Solorzano and Pedro Gomes Pereira -- Political corruption and human rights in equatorial guinea / Nuria García Sanz and Manuel Ollé Sesé -- Early restitution of assets : the Nicolau dos Santos case / Boni de Moraes Soares -- Asset recovery and the civil society in perspective : Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines and Kazakhstan cases considered / Ignasio Malizani Jimu -- Past experience with agreements for the disposal of confiscated assets / Gretta Fenner Zinkernagel and Kodjo Attisso -- Conclusion / Gretta Fenner Zinkernage, Charles Monteith and Pedro Gomes Pereira.

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