Thematic Elements of Money Laundering in Iran's Anti-Money Laundering Laws and International Conventions

Fighting crime of money laundering as a crime against economic security, has been attempted in many countries. Iranian lawmakers ratified the International Convention of Vienna 1998; Palermo in 2000, and Mérida in 2003 and the need for society to combat money laundering law passed in 1386. But due to lack of expertise in its development, with many of the issues of crime money laundering punishable practical manner so that it does not collide with each other at first, most instances of behavior and evidence of overlapping and committed other criminal laws are in conflict with the Second and Third Money Laundering and what are the same, has been seen as sentence for money laundering. Laundering of proceeds from criminal offenses, contrary to the aforementioned convention theme is encapsulated in the concept of property loss and to determine Hills no criteria specified. Mental element of money laundering with the apparent intention Restitution of property that is a legal concept has been introduced to the wrong kind of punishment.