Illicit Financial Flows: Concepts and Definition
This article reviews and challenges some key tenets of the debate on illicit financial flows (IFFs), and articulates some lines of legal reasoning that can help to define the boundaries of what constitutes illicit flows (or not). The analysis challenges the ‘narrow’ definition of IFFs, arguing that...
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Institut de Hautes Études Internationales et du Développement
2020-02-01
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| description | This article reviews and challenges some key tenets of the debate on illicit financial flows (IFFs), and articulates some lines of legal reasoning that can help to define the boundaries of what constitutes illicit flows (or not). The analysis challenges the ‘narrow’ definition of IFFs, arguing that it mis-characterises the legal terrain. It then brings much-needed clarity to the ‘broad’ definition of IFFs, by anchoring it in legal concepts, rather than ethics. The analysis tackles two further contested areas in the debate: the tension between ‘development’ and ‘legal’ approaches to IFFs, and aggregate versus disaggregate approaches under the IFF agenda. In these areas, the analysis briefly rehearses the state of the debate, questions some entrenched assumptions, and presents ideas that help to reconcile conflicting views. It bridges development and legal perspectives by firmly embedding the legal discourse in the Sustainable Development Agenda and the SDGs. It concludes with some summary observations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f72b07ca3dc40e8970c73b84bb073172022-12-21T18:25:18ZengInstitut de Hautes Études Internationales et du DéveloppementRevue Internationale de Politique de Développement1663-93752020-02-0112110.4000/poldev.3296Illicit Financial Flows: Concepts and DefinitionIrene MusselliElisabeth Bürgi BonanomiThis article reviews and challenges some key tenets of the debate on illicit financial flows (IFFs), and articulates some lines of legal reasoning that can help to define the boundaries of what constitutes illicit flows (or not). The analysis challenges the ‘narrow’ definition of IFFs, arguing that it mis-characterises the legal terrain. It then brings much-needed clarity to the ‘broad’ definition of IFFs, by anchoring it in legal concepts, rather than ethics. The analysis tackles two further contested areas in the debate: the tension between ‘development’ and ‘legal’ approaches to IFFs, and aggregate versus disaggregate approaches under the IFF agenda. In these areas, the analysis briefly rehearses the state of the debate, questions some entrenched assumptions, and presents ideas that help to reconcile conflicting views. It bridges development and legal perspectives by firmly embedding the legal discourse in the Sustainable Development Agenda and the SDGs. It concludes with some summary observations.http://journals.openedition.org/poldev/3296 |
| spellingShingle | Irene Musselli Elisabeth Bürgi Bonanomi Illicit Financial Flows: Concepts and Definition Revue Internationale de Politique de Développement |
| title | Illicit Financial Flows: Concepts and Definition |
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