Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation Will Make Revolutionary Changes

The Draft Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (hereafter the Convention), which was prepared by the Select Committee of Experts on July 25, 1990, and was opened for signature on September 10, 1990, contains some far-reaching provisions that have the potential to revolutionize international cooperation.