Assets Originating from Crimes Committed Abroad Within the Scope of Article 282 of the TPC: A Comparative Study on the Rule of Dual Criminality

Article 282, paragraphs 1 and 2, of Turkish Penal Code No. 5237, establish two separate offenses concerning assets originating from a crime that requires a minimum sentence of six months or more imprisonment. This paper presents two separate arguments regarding assets derived from a crime committed...

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Main Author: Mustafa Akgün
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Language:deu
Published: Istanbul University Press 2024-12-01
Series:Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/36B102DA383D4057B7554159BCE2A6DE
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description Article 282, paragraphs 1 and 2, of Turkish Penal Code No. 5237, establish two separate offenses concerning assets originating from a crime that requires a minimum sentence of six months or more imprisonment. This paper presents two separate arguments regarding assets derived from a crime committed abroad. First, it has been shown that assets originating from a crime committed abroad can be subject to Article 282 of Law No. 5237 without requiring the condition of dual criminality and that the counterargument based on the principle of legality and legal certainty, as well as the claim based on Article 6(2)(c) of the Palermo Convention, is not acceptable. Second, the risks of applying the principle of dual criminality in the predicate offense, within the context of the said crime, in all or nothing fashion, either universally or not at all, have been explained, and the appropriateness of the narrowed dual criminality rule, which has been accepted in the United Kingdom and Germany and is also reflected in the European Union regulations, has been demonstrated, as well as the need for legal changes to achieve this.
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spelling doaj-art-6d418003272d4a73afd7b0789fb26b472025-08-20T03:11:11ZdeuIstanbul University PressCeza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi2602-39112024-12-0112215517410.26650/JPLC2024-1537838123456Assets Originating from Crimes Committed Abroad Within the Scope of Article 282 of the TPC: A Comparative Study on the Rule of Dual CriminalityMustafa Akgün0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-9461Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, İstanbul, TürkiyeArticle 282, paragraphs 1 and 2, of Turkish Penal Code No. 5237, establish two separate offenses concerning assets originating from a crime that requires a minimum sentence of six months or more imprisonment. This paper presents two separate arguments regarding assets derived from a crime committed abroad. First, it has been shown that assets originating from a crime committed abroad can be subject to Article 282 of Law No. 5237 without requiring the condition of dual criminality and that the counterargument based on the principle of legality and legal certainty, as well as the claim based on Article 6(2)(c) of the Palermo Convention, is not acceptable. Second, the risks of applying the principle of dual criminality in the predicate offense, within the context of the said crime, in all or nothing fashion, either universally or not at all, have been explained, and the appropriateness of the narrowed dual criminality rule, which has been accepted in the United Kingdom and Germany and is also reflected in the European Union regulations, has been demonstrated, as well as the need for legal changes to achieve this.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/36B102DA383D4057B7554159BCE2A6DEmoney launderingpredicate offensedual criminality
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Assets Originating from Crimes Committed Abroad Within the Scope of Article 282 of the TPC: A Comparative Study on the Rule of Dual Criminality
Ceza Hukuku ve Kriminoloji Dergisi
money laundering
predicate offense
dual criminality
title Assets Originating from Crimes Committed Abroad Within the Scope of Article 282 of the TPC: A Comparative Study on the Rule of Dual Criminality
title_full Assets Originating from Crimes Committed Abroad Within the Scope of Article 282 of the TPC: A Comparative Study on the Rule of Dual Criminality
title_fullStr Assets Originating from Crimes Committed Abroad Within the Scope of Article 282 of the TPC: A Comparative Study on the Rule of Dual Criminality
title_full_unstemmed Assets Originating from Crimes Committed Abroad Within the Scope of Article 282 of the TPC: A Comparative Study on the Rule of Dual Criminality
title_short Assets Originating from Crimes Committed Abroad Within the Scope of Article 282 of the TPC: A Comparative Study on the Rule of Dual Criminality
title_sort assets originating from crimes committed abroad within the scope of article 282 of the tpc a comparative study on the rule of dual criminality
topic money laundering
predicate offense
dual criminality
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/36B102DA383D4057B7554159BCE2A6DE
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