This virtual event explored the use of illicit enrichment laws or unexplained wealth laws to recover the proceeds of corruption and other crimes.

Topics included:

• What different approaches to illicit enrichment legislation exist around the world?
• How do they work in practice?
• What are the key debates and concerns that are holding countries back from developing and implementing these laws?

The event drew on case experiences from Uganda, Kenya and Mauritius.

This public briefing follows the publication of the 11th Public Edition of the Basel AML Index, a leading country risk ranking for money laundering and terrorist financing.

Basel AML Index project lead Kateryna Boguslavska explained the key findings of the 2022 Index and report. This was followed by a Q&A with the participants.

Iker Lekuona, Head of Programmes at the Basel Institute's International Centre for Asset Recovery, made opening remarks.

Peru’s first National Convention of Judges Specialised in Extinción de Dominio brought together judicial practitioners from across Peru. They aim was to harmonise the understanding and practical application of Peru's non-conviction based forfeiture law, Extinción de Dominio, across Peru’s decentralised tribunals.

Peru’s first National Convention of Prosecutors Specialised in Extinción de Dominio brought together 80 prosecutors, lawyers, police officers and other justice practitioners to share experiences on the application of Peru’s Extinción de Dominio law.

The UN General Assembly Special Session against Corruption (UNGASS) calls for countries to adopt a wide range of measures to recover assets stolen through corruption.

This includes non-conviction based forfeiture (NCBF), which is emerging as a powerful tool to recover illicit assets when a criminal conviction is not possible.

What can we learn from actual cases of NCBF around the world? What should States consider when introducing NCBF legislation? How can it be applied more effectively and what challenges stand in the way?

Anti-corruption prosecutors are under attack everywhere. They are threatened, exposed to undue influence or hindered by abusive defence strategies.

At a special event at the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2021, a panel of international experts discussed measures that different stakeholders must take to protect prosecutors, and by extension protect the Convention.

This side event at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2022) focused on ways to ensure an inclusive reconstruction process, including civil society's role in the recovery and reconstruction.

It was organised by Transparency International Ukraine and the Basel Institute on Governance, which jointly issued anti-corruption recommendations during the conference.