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The criminal use of offshore companies by State officials
Dr. Yannis Naziris
Attorney - in - law
Abstract:
This book examines issues pertaining to the criminal use of
offshore companies by State officials as proscribed in article 8 of Statute
No. 3213/2003. The said provision has aroused renewed interest, especially
in view of its recent consecutive amendments. The book comprises seven
sections. The issues discussed include: the basic features of offshore
companies, the consecutive amendments of the provisions concerning
their criminal use, the rationale underlying the criminalization of the
said conduct, the interpretation of the elements of the pertinent offenses,
intertemporal law questions arising out of the application of the lex praevia
and lex mitior principles, as well as questions pertaining to the exercise
of criminal jurisdiction over conduct featuring essentially extraterritorial
elements. The book concludes by suggesting possible amendments to the
aforementioned provisions.
ISBN 978-960-562-872-7
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