Stolen Asset Recovery: A Good Practices Guide for Non-Conviction Based Asset Forfeiture

Stolen Asset Recovery: A Good Practices Guide for Non-Conviction Based Asset Forfeiture is a practitioner guide published in 2009 by the World Bank's Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR). The guide, which covers world-wide good practices on non-conviction based asset forfeiture (NCBF) was produced by Theodore Greenberg, Linda Samuel, Wingate Grant, and Larissa Gray along with consultations from many practitioners. 

"Non-conviction based (NCB) asset forfeiture is a critical tool for recovering the proceeds and instrumentalities of corruption, particularly in cases where the proceeds are transferred abroad. A procedure that provides for the seizure and forfeiture of stolen assets without the need for a criminal conviction, NCB asset forfeiture can be essential when the wrongdoer is dead, has fled the jurisdiction, or is immune from prosecution. Article 54(1)(c) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption urges countries to consider permitting NCB asset forfeiture of stolen assets when the offender cannot be prosecuted."