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Preventing and Combating Money Laundering, Terrorism and Proliferation Financing
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:31:02
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_477 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law | Target Audience: | Law | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aldis Lieljuksis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 20 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 40 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 48 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of operational activities theory, criminal law and criminal procedural law, public administration and judicial authority system. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire knowledge of the institutional framework for preventing and combating money laundering, terrorism and proliferation and the possibilities for cooperation at international level and in Latvia. To acquire knowledge of preventing and combating money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing through the use of operational activities measures and methods. To understand the specifics of the implementation of the most important operational activities measures in the prevention and combating of said crimes. To know how to cooperate with other institutions and to implement operational activities measures in the prevention and solving of said crimes. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | International legal framework to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | National legal framework to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Institutional framework, resources, information exchange and use at international level for preventing and combating money laundering, terrorism and proliferation | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Institutional framework, resources, information acquisition and use at national level for preventing and combating money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing. Subjects of operational activities as an element of the institutional system. | Lectures | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Rights and obligations of the Financial Intelligence Service | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Cooperation between subjects of operational activities and the Financial Intelligence Service. Information acquisition, exchange. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Involvement of officials of the subjects of operational activities in cooperation coordination groups | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Cooperation between subjects of operational subjects and national security authorities | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Operational activities measures to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing. Use of information to prevent, solve and investigate crime | Lectures | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Tactics and methods for the implementation of operational activities in the prevention and solving of money laundering, terrorism and proliferation | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | International legal framework to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | National legal framework to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Institutional framework, resources, information exchange and use at international level for preventing and combating money laundering, terrorism and proliferation | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Institutional framework, resources, information acquisition and use at national level for preventing and combating money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing. Subjects of operational activities as an element of the institutional system. | Lectures | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Rights and obligations of the Financial Intelligence Service | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Cooperation between subjects of operational activities and the Financial Intelligence Service. Information acquisition, exchange. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Involvement of officials of the subjects of operational activities in cooperation coordination groups | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Cooperation between subjects of operational subjects and national security authorities | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Operational activities measures to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing. Use of information to prevent, solve and investigate crime | Lectures | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Tactics and methods for the implementation of operational activities in the prevention and solving of money laundering, terrorism and proliferation | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students must study the necessary external and internal laws and regulations independently, prepare a report (10-12 pages) and carry out a practical exercise by creating requests for information from various national and international sources. At the end of the study course, students take an exam. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | - Independent learning (5% of the final assessment); - Paper (45% of the final assessment); - Exam (50% of the final assessment). Knowledge is assessed in accordance with RSU Academic Regulations No. 1, Paragraph 4, System of Assessment of Learning Outcomes. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon successful completion of the study course, students will be able: - to describe the international and national legal framework for the prevention and solving of money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing; - to assess the competence and available resources of institutions involved in the prevention and solving of money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing to be used in the planning and implementation of operational activities measures. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon successful completion of the study course, students will be able: - to make information requests to various national and international sources in accordance with the regulatory framework; - to find and obtain the necessary information from public and non-public information sources to initiate and implement operational activities to prevent and solve money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing; - to assess the use of information obtained from various national and international sources in operational activities and criminal proceedings. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon successful completion of the study course, students will be able to plan their targeted and effective involvement in coordination groups to prevent and solve money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | ANO konvencija pret transnacionālo organizēto noziedzību. Starptautisks dokuments. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 87, 06.06.2001 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācijas un terorisma un proliferācijas finansēšanas novēršanas likums. Latvijas Republikas likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 116, 30.07.2008. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Cox, D. 2014. Handbook of Anti-Money Laundering. Wiley | ||||||||
| 4 | Parkman, T. 2012. Mastering Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing: A compliance guide for practitioners. Pearson (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Riccardi, M. 2021. Money Laundering Blacklists. Routledge | ||||||||
| 6 | MK noteikumi Nr. 550 Noteikumi par aizdomīgu darījumu ziņojumu un sliekšņa deklarācijas iesniegšanas kārtību un saturu. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 159, 19.08.2021. | ||||||||
| 7 | Par Starptautisko konvenciju par cīņu pret terorisma finansēšanu. Latvijas Republikas likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 145, 09.10.2002. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 8 | Par Eiropas Padomes konvenciju par noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācijas un terorisma finansēšanas novēršanu, kā arī šo līdzekļu meklēšanu, izņemšanu un konfiskāciju. Latvijas Republikas likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 205, 30.12.2009. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 9 | Operatīvās darbības likums. Latvijas Republikas likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 131, 30.12.1993. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 10 | Demetis, D.S. 2010. Technology and Anti-Money Laundering: A Systems Theory and Risk-Based Approach. Edward Elgar Pub (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lieljuksis, A. 2021. Operatīvās darbības tiesiskās un praktiskās problēmas. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. | ||||||||
| 2 | FATF Recommendations. Pieejams tiešsaistē. | ||||||||
| 3 | Typologies on the Role of Intermediaries in International Business Transactions. – OECD Working Group on Bribery. in International Business Transactions, 2009. | ||||||||
| 4 | International Monetary Fund. Pieejams tiešsaistē. | ||||||||
| 5 | Noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācijas novēršana. Valsts ieņēmum dienests. Pieejams tiešsaistē. | ||||||||
