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8th Prince Sultan Memorial Distinguished
Research Lecture Series 2018
Professor Simon N.M. Young visited Prince Sultan
University for the 8th Prince Sultan Memorial
Distinguished Research Lecture Series 2018. He is
Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Law,
The University of Hong Kong and a practicing
barrister at Parkside Chambers. Previously he
was counsel in the Crown Law Office-Criminal of
the Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario,
where he authored the province’s first proceeds
of crime manual for prosecutors and police. He
led a contract research project on bribery laws
Prince Sultan Memorial commissioned by Hong Kong’s Independent
Distinguished Research Commission against Corruption and has led the
Department of Justice Prosecutions Division’s
Lecture Series 2017-2018 continuing legal education program from 2011 to
Dr Mohammad Nurunnabi CMA, FAIA(Acad), SFHEA, FRSA 2017. His edited book, Civil Forfeiture of Criminal
Property (Edward Elgar 2009), and article, “Why
Prince Sultan Memorial Distinguished Research Lecture Civil Actions Against Corruption?” (2009) 16 J Fin
Series (initiative by the Rector of PSU - Dr Ahmed S. Yamani) Crime 144, are often cited by courts, practitioners,
is to commemorate and highlight His Royal Highness Prince and scholars. He has taught courses on money
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s (inaugurated Prince Sultan laundering, corruption, white collar crime, and
University) passionate and contribution in higher education asset recovery at The University of Hong Kong,
in Saudi Arabia. the University of Macau and in the Asia-America
Accordingly, PSU invites distinguished world renowned Institute in Transnational Law. He currently serves
researchers in the respective field to discuss a subject of as co-editor-in-chief of the Asia-Pacific Journal on
interest to a wide audience Human Rights and the Law (Brill).
from within and outside Professor Simon gave a very thoughtful and
the university. informative lecture on Money Laundering with the
This research lecture title “Policing and Prosecuting Money Laundering:
is an important way of What Are We Achieving?” The lecture explains
highlighting issues that the International norms and standards to tackle
we care strongly about the problem of money laundering. The role of
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in controlling
and of bringing together and monitoring money laundering. The effects of
people from a range of the global criminalization of money laundering and
backgrounds. some prominent cases in which the people have
This research lecture is free gone to jail or been punished because of the crime
of charge and open to all - of money laundering. The session also addresses
students, staff and external the following questions; Did the criminal law
visitors (communities) are reduced the incidence of global money laundering
warmly invited to attend. in general? Has the criminal law been able to keep
up with the new technology driven methods of
laundering? Are police and prosecutors always one
step (or more) behind the profiteering criminals
Distinguished Visiting Research who are able to find an infinite number of ways to
Professor Simon N. M. Young hide their ill-gotten gains? This lecture examines
what appears to be the significant gulf between the
The University of Hong Kong goals of the international anti-money laundering put into proper perspective. There also needs to be
• Provide research development workshops and training on regime and the reality of policing and prosecuting greater consideration of non-criminal law methods
how to publish in ISI and Scopus-Indexed Journals. money laundering offences. Expectations of what of dealing with the problems of money laundering
• Prince Sultan Memorial Distinguished Research Lecture the legal machinery can really achieve need to be and financial crime.
Series
• Research-related collaboration.
• Assist in attracting local and international research funding.
• Serve as an Independent Reviewer for the program
accreditation.
• Serve as an active Senior Associate Editor of the PSU
Research Review Journal.
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