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Interview with State Prosecutor Christophe Barret (JIRS Prosecution - Republic of France) 02.01.2013

Mr Barret is a deputy district prosecutor at JIRS - the French specialized prosecution against organized crime (Juridiction inter-regionale specialisee). He is in the judiciary since 1988, starting his career as a magistrate judge and prosecutor in the city of Lyon and joining JIRS in Marseille in 2009. Prosecutor Christophe Barret visited Bulgaria on November 22/2012 as a lecturer of ...

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Organized Crime: A Flawed American Concept 14.12.2012

Stefan Popov in the Magazine of the Institut fur die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (№110 May-August 2012) The concept of organized crime, born in the the US at the end of XIX and the beginning of XX century, is nowadays subject to serious criticism. This criticism is based on the problem of guilt - according to the classical principles of rule of law only individuals can be bearers of gui...

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Information Brochure “Prevention and Control of Money Laundering in Bulgaria” 03.12.2012

Money laundering is a high-risk phenomenon and a serious challenge to the institutions involved in its investigation and combat. Estimates of the scale of money laundering in the world set it at 2.7% of the world GDP, a clear indication of its impact on world economy. Find more about money laundering in the information brochure, published with the financial support of Specific Program...

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Interview with prosecutor Marco del Gaudio (Antimafia Prosecution of the Republic of Italy) 02.12.2012

Мr Marco del Gaudio is a deputy prosecutor of Naples and heads the local branch of the Antimafia Directorate (Direzione Nazionale Antimafia). He is working in the judicial system since 1995, beginning his career as judge in criminal and civil cases. In 2000 he moved to the Prosecution and five years later, in 2005, joined the Italian Antimafia Dierctorate. In November 2012 he gave lecture fo...

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