Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.31141/zrpfs.2022.59.143.195
Confiscation of unlawfully acquired assets, with special emphasis on Kosovo
Azem Hajdari
orcid.org/0000-0002-1457-7797
; Faculty of Law, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Prishtina, Kosova
Egzonis Hajdari
orcid.org/0000-0002-3275-5454
; Faculty of Law, AAB College, Prishtina, Kosova
Abstract
The subject of this study is confiscation of unlawfully acquired assets’, with special focus
on Kosovo. The study centers in handling of the notion and types of confiscation, purpose of
confiscation, confiscation decision making authorities’, confiscation procedure and administration
of confiscated assets. Moreover, this study presents and elaborates few pertinent data on confiscation
of assets and highlights some challenges, problems, and advantages of the confiscation institute. The
results of this study confirm that confiscation of assets in Kosovo impacted directly in fighting and
dismantling of few organized criminal groups and activities, however, there are yet multiple tasks to
be completed, few of which are rather challenging. Further in this study are prescribed the activities
of Courts and other relevant institutions in Kosovo related with confiscation of unlawfully acquired
assets, in addition there are specific measures prescribed to promote their effectivity in this matter
while addressing the requirements of the law and Kosovo society in overall. For purposes of this
paper were used legal, comparative, descriptive, case study and statistical methods.
Keywords
Confiscation; Court; Law; Convention; Agency
Hrčak ID:
275657
URI
Publication date:
26.4.2022.
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