2nd Annual IBA Asset Recovery Conference
4 Dec - 6 Dec 2024
Session information
Session ten: Experiences of direct asset recovery via Article 53 of the United Nations Convention on Corruption
Friday 6 December (1255 - 1345)
Description
How are State Parties’ corruption claims being treated by other State Parties’ courts worldwide? Has progress stalled?
This panel will discuss asset recovery flops and triumphs. Is Article 53 of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) being implemented in a sensible way worldwide? Is it still impossible for many jurisdictions to litigate their losses? This panel will address, in-depth, the issues and challenges related to civil remedies that are available to address corruption. Panellists will discuss all of the asset recovery tools including seeking compensation for damages suffered, ways of establishing ownership and acting as partie civile.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Emile Van der Does de Willebois | World Bank Group Sanctions Board, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Special Projects Officer, Asset Recovery Committee |
Speakers
| Lucia Coerman | Church Court Chambers , London, England |
| Boni De Moraes Soares | Federal Prosecutor for International Affairs, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Stephon Grey | Baker and Partners, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
| Michael Schlesinger | Archipel, Paris, France |
| Oscar Solorzano | Basel Institute on Governance, Lima, Peru |