Freezing Financial Assets in The United States and in Mexico: Contrasts in Constitutionality and Legal Parallels
The purpose of this article is to understand how asset freezing works in the United States of America and in Mexico, as well as the contrasts and similarities in both systems. The threats posed to civil rights that can arise from asset freezing led us to compare the judicial criteria held by the US...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Mexican Law Review |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/13130 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/mexican-law-review/article/view/13130 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Asset freezing seizure Anti-Money Laundering Combating the Financing of Terrorism Congelación de activos embargo incautación prevención de Lavado de Dinero Financiamiento al Terrorismo |
| Sumario: | The purpose of this article is to understand how asset freezing works in the United States of America and in Mexico, as well as the contrasts and similarities in both systems. The threats posed to civil rights that can arise from asset freezing led us to compare the judicial criteria held by the US Courts and the corresponding reasoning in the Mexican legal system. Alternative rulings from European courts are also considered. Finally, some recommendations are made to improve due process in the Mexican legal system after preventing money laundering and funding terrorism when freezing financial assets. |
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