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The dark side of anti-money laundering: Mitigating the unintended consequences of FATF standards
(Elsevier, 2023)The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the primary authority for setting standards in the fields of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism. However, there are legitimate concerns regarding the ...
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Transforming Asset Recovery Offices (AROs) to Enhance Their Role in Combating Money Laundering
(Emerald Publishing, 2025)Purpose This paper critically examines the recent legislative initiative of the European Union (EU) – the new Directive 2024/1260 on asset recovery and confiscation. It focuses particularly on the provisions that revamp ...
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Empowering sustainable finance with artificial intelligence: a framework for responsible implementation
(Elgaronline, 2025)The global economy and societies around the world are facing a once-in-a-lifetime situation, as two major developments are underway and becoming collinear. On the one hand, financial markets are rapidly entering the era ...
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AI Capone, or the criminal masterminds of the future: The imagined possibilities of malevolent artificial intelligence with an emphasis on money laundering
(Routledge, 2024)In the emerging era of artificial intelligence (AI), it is reasonable to assume that the rapid development and commercialisation of revolutionary AI technologies will ultimately lead to their adoption by criminals and ...
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Asset Recovery in the Context of International Criminal Court Proceedings in Light of FATF Standards
(International and European Law:, 2020)The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute has stressed the need to enhance international cooperation mechanisms, in order to effectively and expeditiously identify, trace, freeze and confiscate assets derived ...
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Η νέα πρόταση Οδηγίας για τα οργανωμένα ταξίδια: κριτική επισκόπηση των προτεινόμενων διατάξεων
(Ελληνική Επιθεώρηση Ευρωπαϊκου Δικαίου, 2024)Μολονότι το ισχύον νομικό πλαίσιο που διέπει τα οργανωμένα ταξίδια, ήτοι η Οδηγία (ΕΕ) 2015/2302 για τα οργανωμένα ταξίδια και τους συνδεδεμένους ταξιδιωτικούς διακανονισμούς, επέφερε αρκετά οφέλη όσον αφορά στην ορθή ...
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Politique et gouvernance touristique de la Grèce
(ΕSPACES Tourisme et Loisirs, 2023-11)Alors qu’à l’origine, le tourisme en Grèce reposait sur une gouvernance centralisée, autour d’un ministère dédié, un nouveau cadre institutionnel a été adopté en 2021, renforçant le rôle des collectivités territoriales en ...
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Building a Geopolitical European Union After Russia’s Attack on Ukraine: The Valuable Tool of Enlargement
(Centre for Europe University of Warsaw, 2023)Russia’s attack on Ukraine is a watershed moment that forced the EU to confront its weaknesses and reshuffl e its priorities. In this context, the war brought back at the top of the EU’s agenda the enlargement process. In ...
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Asset Recovery in the European Union: Implementing a ‘No Safe Haven’ Strategy for Illicit Proceeds
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022-01-03)Purpose – This paper explores existing and proposed methods for enhancing asset recovery and targeting the proceeds of illicit trades and other types of criminal activity in the European Union (EU). Consistent and comprehensive ...
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Global Sanctions against Corruption and Asset Recovery: A European Approach
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023-01-02)Purpose This paper aims to critically examine whether it is timely and actionable for the European Union (EU) to adopt a global sanctions regime against corruption and how such a regime can be designed to maximise its ...
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Deploying artificial intelligence for anti-money laundering and asset recovery: the dawn of a new era
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023-04-27)Purpose – This paper aims to critically examine the digital transformation of anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) in light of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) San Jose principles, ...
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H Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και η πολιτική της στον τομέα του τουρισμού
(Κέντρο Διεθνούς και Ευρωπαϊκού Οικονομικού Δικαίου, 2022)Η παρούσα μελέτη πραγματεύεται τα θεσμικά μέτρα και τις δράσεις της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης στο πεδίο του τουρισμού από το έτος 1981 μέχρι σήμερα. Η μελέτη εκκινεί με μια αναφορά στα σημαντικότερα βήματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Κοινότητας ...
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Το πεδίο εφαρμογής του ΠΔ 7/2018 για τα οργανωμένα ταξίδια και τουςσυνδεδεμένους ταξιδιωτικούς διακανονισμούς και η προστασία του ταξιδιώτη
(Νομική Βιβλιοθήκη, 2022)Στον τομέα των οργανωμένων ταξιδιών, υπάρχουν νομοθετικές ρυθμίσεις ενωσιακής προέλευσης οι οποίεςεισάγουν μια ειδική προστασία στον ταξιδιώτη, ο οποίο; αποτελεί μια ειδική μορφή τουρίστα-καταναλωτή πουσυνάπτει σύμβαση ...
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Legal and economic dimensions of short-term rentals in Greece
(A.DE.T.T.E. (Action for the Development of Tourism and Tourism Education), 2022)The main purpose of this paper is to dissect the institution of short-term rental in Greccc. First, the basic concepts of the sharing economy and short-term rentals are analyzed; along with those specific characteristics ...
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Financial Action Task Force and the Fight against Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism: Quo Vadimus?
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021)Purpose – Thirty years after its creation, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has become a prime example of a norm-building process that transcends the traditional avenues of public international law, while compelling ...
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Financial Information in the Context of Anti-Money Laundering: Broadening the Access of Law Enforcement and Facilitating Information Exchanges
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020)Purpose – This paper examines three important interrelated issues that arise in the context of financial investigations: (i) the access of law enforcement agencies to centralised bank account registries that have been ...
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International regulation of virtual assets under FATF’s new standards
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020)Purpose – To critically examine two significant developments for the regulation and supervision of virtual assets and virtual assets services providers: the amendment of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendation ...
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A case of insufficient safeguards or state-enabled money laundering? ‘Golden Passport’ and ‘Golden Visa’ investment schemes in Europe
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021)Purpose – To critically examine recent developments and proposals for the regulation and supervision of ‘golden passport’ and ‘golden visa’ investment schemes in Europe. We argue that FATF standards constitute an appropriate ...
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Asset recovery in the European Union: implementing a “no safe haven” strategy for illicit proceeds
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022)Purpose This paper aims to explore existing and proposed methods for enhancing asset recovery and targeting the proceeds of illicit trades and other types of criminal activity in the European Union (EU). Consistent and ...
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Ζητήματα που ανακύπτουν από τη θέσπιση ρυθμίσεων για τα πιστωτικά σημειώματα στον τομέα του τουρισμού υπό το πρίσμα του ενωσιακού και του εθνικού δικαίου.
(Κέντρο Διεθνούς και Ευρωπαϊκού Οικονομικού Δικαίου, 2021)Η πανδημία του κορωνοϊού και τα μέτρα που έχουν ληφθεί για τον περιορισμό της, τόσο σε διεθνές όσο και σε εθνικό επίπεδο, έχουν σοβαρό αντίκτυπο στον τομέα του τουρισμού. Στο πλαίσιο της παρούσας μελέτης, εξετάζονται οι ...