BCCI: The Priority of Kings, or What's More Dangerous, the Cavalry or the Indians?

Abstract

Is suing the international criminal the same as or different from suing the domestic criminal? The question assumes at least part of the answer. Many of the practical problems are readily apparent. There is the problem with obtaining legal jurisdicton over the malefactor's person and assets, the problem of finding both, and, of course, the prohibitive expense of an international litigation. Each country has its own procedural and substantive idiosyncracies, resulting in an uphill battle for any international litigant. But there are more subtle queries to be answered.

Citation

Rossbacher, H.H. and Young, T.W. (1998), "BCCI: The Priority of Kings, or What's More Dangerous, the Cavalry or the Indians?", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 5 No. 4, pp. 365-373. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb025848