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Scansar le frodi. Prede corsare nella Sicilia del decennio inglese (1808-1813)
2013
This essay discusses the topic of fraud linked to the prizes taken by corsairs in the Mediterranean during the period of the Continental Blockade, from the viewpoint of the Kingdom of Sicily, where the Bourbon court was sheltering under the English protectorate. The Tribunale delle prede (1808-1813) judged the legitimacy of the prizes taken by armed Sicilian corsair vessels from ships flying enemy or neutral flags, in a complex juridical framework which also involved the Health and Police authorities, at a time when in the rest of Europe similar institutions were being created. The documents produced by the Tribunale offer a penetrating insight into the dynamics of the fraud and into the pr…
A recent analysis of Mafia assets
2008
This paper aims to analyze the illegal maket regulated by the Mafian'law. In particular,two aspects and analyesd using recent data: money laundering and confiscation of assets.