Money laundering, the financing of terrorism and proliferation financing continue to be serious threats to the stability of the international financial system. The international community therefore has prioritised the fight against these activities. For example, international bodies such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and others have developed standards and recommendations against which countries and organisations are measured in this regard.
Against this background, this thesis investigates to what extent Botswana’s legislative framework regarding money laundering, terrorism financing and other illicit financial flows complies with international standards, especially the FATF Recommendations. The study sets the scene by defining and describing money laundering, financing of terrorism and proliferation financing, after which the current statutory framework in Botswana is discussed in detail.
After subsequently setting out the various global and regional (specifically African) initiatives in the fight against money laundering and other financial crimes, the current state of affairs in Botswana is benchmarked against both the South African framework as well as the FATF Recommendations. The investigation is limited to a technical assessment (doctrinal analysis) of Botswana law to determine the current compliance (or lack thereof) of the country’s statutory provisions and to make recommendations regarding how the framework can be improved.
It is difficult for some countries, especially African countries like Botswana, to comply fully with the FATF Recommendations, since compliance can be expensive and dependent on high levels of expertise on the part of the relevant authorities. Therefore, such more vulnerable countries tend to face a higher risk of being used as conduits for money laundering and related activities. Despite these and other challenges, Botswana has gone to great lengths to re-assess and improve its anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation with a view to move towards full compliance with the FATF Recommendations. Nevertheless, the evaluation indicates that there are some remaining shortcomings in Botswana’s legislation. Consequently, the thesis concludes by proffering certain recommendations towards ensuring that Botswana’s AML/CFT legislation is rendered fully compliant with the FATF Recommendations. / Thesis (LLD)--University of Pretoria, 2021. / Mercantile Law / LLD / Unrestricted
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:up/oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/82675 |
| Date | 11 November 2021 |
| Creators | Tshiamo-Kgati, Kuda |
| Contributors | Brits, Reghard, kudatshiamo@gmail.com, Van Heerden, C.M. (Corlia) |
| Publisher | University of Pretoria |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. |
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