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Rip To Irp - Money Laundering And Drug Trafficking Controls Score A Knockout Victory Over Bank Secrecy, Berta E. Hernández-Truyol Jan 1993

Rip To Irp - Money Laundering And Drug Trafficking Controls Score A Knockout Victory Over Bank Secrecy, Berta E. Hernández-Truyol

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This Article reviews the evolution of bank secrecy laws and comments on the erosion of rights effected by the domestic and international efforts to curb drug trafficking and money laundering. Part II reviews the evolution of bank secrecy laws in the international sphere and views the origins of the individuals' right to financial privacy. Specifically, Part II focuses on the laws of Switzerland and England to show the bases and proliferation of secrecy protections. Part III provides the background of the status of financial privacy in the United States. The following two parts describe initiatives aimed at eliminating drug trafficking …