Магистратура
2022/2023
Противодействие легализации (отмыванию) доходов, полученных преступным путем, финансированию терроризма и распространения оружия
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Статус:
Курс обязательный (Комплаенс и профилактика правовых рисков)
Направление:
40.04.01. Юриспруденция
Кто читает:
Департамент международного права
Где читается:
Факультет права
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Иванов Эдуард Александрович
Прогр. обучения:
Комплаенс и профилактика правовых рисков в корпоративном, государственном и некоммерческом секторе
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The global system of international legal regulation of combating money laundering and financing of terrorism is barely 30 years old, but about 200 countries in the world now have AML/CFT legislation, which is largely derived from international agreements, such as the UN Conventions of Vienna and Palermo, and the FATF Standards. The common core of AML/CFT measures uses not only the criminal law, but also the regulation of relevant businesses and professions in order to prevent and combat money laundering and financing of terrorism at every stage. Lawyers, working at government agencies, banks, financial institutions, as well as advocates and notaries should have knowledge of international and national legal regulation of combating money laundering and financing of terrorism, understand the role of global regulation and national specifics. Russia is an important part of the international AML/CFT system, member of FATF, EAG, MONEYVAL, Egmont Group. The main objective of the proposed course is to familiarize students with norms of international law, norms of Russian and foreign legislation in the fields of countering money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation. They will also receive practical skills for implementing AML/CFT compliance in financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions. The course is taught in English. The Course draws on students’ knowledge acquired during their preceding years of university bachelor or specialist degree training in law or other sciences, as well as skills developed through their prior university studies as necessitated by academic curricula including, specifically, academic skills of critical thinking, critical reading, critical writing and reviewing, proficiency in general English.
Learning Objectives
- The course main objectives comprise: • analyzing general concepts of preventing and combating money laundering, financing of terrorism and proliferation; • study of the main international conventions on countering money laundering and terrorist financing; • study of the main international standards and guidance, and Russian laws and regulations on AML/CFT compliance; • enhancing students’ skills of application of international and national legal norms in the fields of preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing; • extending skills required for designing and implementing AML/CFT compliance programs in companies and financial institutions.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Has deep knowledge on AML/CFT compliance, can use legal terminology and definitions.
- Has deep knowledge on financial intelligence units, can use legal terminology and definitions.
- Has deep knowledge on international AML/CFT law, can use legal terminology and definitions.
- Has deep knowledge on modern money laundering, can use legal terminology and definitions.
- Has deep knowledge on money laundering detection and investigation.
- Has deep knowledge on terrorism, typologies of terrorist financing, can use legal terminology and definitions.
Course Contents
- Subject № 1. Money Laundering: the main Models and Typologies
- Subject № 2. Terrorist Financing and the Financing of Proliferation
- Subject № 3. The International AML/CFT System
- Subject № 4. Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Egmont Group
- Subject № 5. AML/CFT Compliance in Financial Institutions and Companies
- Subject № 6. Business game
Assessment Elements
- Business game
- Written Exam
- Attendance, active participation and in-class discussion
- Written Exam
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 1st module0.7 * Written Exam + 0.3 * Attendance, active participation and in-class discussion
- 2022/2023 2nd module0.3 * Business game + 0.6 * Written Exam + 0.1 * Attendance, active participation and in-class discussion
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Oxnevad, I. (2019). Making a Killing: The Cause of Misfire in Counter-Terrorist Financing Regulation. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edssch&AN=edssch.oai%3aescholarship.org%2fark%3a%2f13030%2fqt0js1m843
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Bela S. Batayeva, & Vera A. Cherepanova. (2018). Compliance as a Means of Improving Corporate Governance in Russian Companies and Its Development Prospects. Экономика. Налоги. Право, (5), 30. https://doi.org/10.26794/1999-849X-2017-10-5-30-36
- COVLEA, M. I. (2016). Money Laundering - the Link between International Organised Crime and Global Terrorism. Knowledge Horizons / Orizonturi Ale Cunoasterii, 8(1), 186–191. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=asn&AN=115752200