Title Page
ABSTRACT
Contents
LISTS OF ABBREVIATIONS 11
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 13
I. RESEARCH QUESTION 19
II. AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH 20
III. SCOPES AND LIMITATION OF THE RESEARCH 20
IV. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 21
V. STRUCTURE OF DISSERTATION 22
CHAPTER TWO AN OVERVIEW OF MONEY LAUNDERING IN CAMBODIA 24
I. GENERAL OVERVIEW 24
II. DEFINITION OF MONEY LAUNDERING 29
2-1. Background of Money Laundering 32
2-2. Basic Concept 35
2-3. The Magnitude of the Problem 36
III. HOW IS MONEY LAUNDERED? 37
3-1. The Three Stages of Money Laundering Methods 37
3-2. Current Trends of Money Laundering Typological 42
CHAPTER THREE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING 48
I. RATIONAL 48
II. THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENT 49
2-1. The Vienna Convention 49
2-2. The Palermo Convention 50
III. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 52
3-1. The Financial Action Task Force 52
3-2. Other International Organization 58
IV. THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGIME 60
4-1. Legal System Requirements 60
4-2. Preventive Measures 61
4-3. The Financial Intelligence Unit 65
4-4. International Cooperation Provision 67
V. CONCLUSION 68
CHAPTER FOUR DOMESTIC REVIEW AND CHALLENGING OF CAMBODIA ON MONEY LAUNDERING 70
I. MONEY LAUNDERING SITUATION IN CAMBODIA 70
II. CAMBODIA'S LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON MONEY LAUNDERING 73
2-1. The Criminal Code 74
2-2. Law on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Financing Terrorism 75
2-3. Regulation and Prakas 80
III. NATIONAL BANK OF CAMBODIA 81
3-1. Cambodia Financial Intelligence Unit (CAFIU) 82
3-2. National Coordination Committee on AML/CFT (NCC) 84
IV. CONCLUSION 85
CHAPTER FIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES BETWEEN UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND MALAYSIA TO CAMBODIA AML REGIMES 86
I. INTRODUCTION 86
II. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 87
2-1. FATF Status 88
2-2. The Key Legislation of AML 88
2-3. The Primary AML Authorities 89
2-4. Money Laundering Offences 90
2-5. Due Diligence Measure 91
III. REPUBLIC OF KOREA 97
3-1. FATF Status 97
3-2. The Key Legislative of AML 98
3-3. The Primary AML Authorities 98
3-4. Money Laundering Offences 98
3-5. Due Diligence Measure 99
IV. MALAYSIA 102
4-1. FATF Status 102
4-2. The Key Legislative of AML 103
4-3. The Primary AML Authorities 103
4-4. Money Laundering Offences 105
4-5. Due Diligence Measure 105
V. CONCLUSION 107
CHAPTER SIX RECOMMENDATION 109
I. RECOMMENDATION 109
1-1. Recommendation 1, Enhanced Government Capability 109
1-2. Recommendation 2, Financial and Non-Financial Institution 116
II. CONCLUSION 117
CHAPTER SEVEN CONCLUSION 119
REFERENCES 121