The effect of accepting the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Student, Department of Law, Sirjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Law, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

10.30510/psi.2022.302525.2232

Abstract

Today, the issue of money laundering and the abuse of it by governments and terrorist groups has caused this issue to be on the agenda of the international community and in this regard, various measures have been taken, including the FATF. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of accepting the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran. From this perspective, after expanding the conceptual space of the issue and expressing its problematic aspect, it will examine the dimensions and aspects of the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on the Sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the thematic documents presented in this research, the research method is descriptive-analytical and the data collection method in this research is library. The question that arises in the article is how to evaluate the effect of accepting the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran? In response to the question of this hypothesis, it is stated that: "It seems that the effect of accepting the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran can be assessed from two perspectives. "Iran, and on the other hand, will run the risk of excessive and irrational control of Western countries over Iran's internal affairs." And financial information should remain inside the country and not be made available to other areas abroad.

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