إلزام المحامي بمكافحة غسل الأموال، أية مقاربة؟: دراسة على ضوء القانون الدولي و الوطني "قانون رقم 12.18 القاضي بتغيير قانون مكافحة غسل الأموال المغربي

الملخص EN

The crime of money laundering is considered one of the complex crimes that -in addition to the security and judicial authorities- requires the involvement of various economic and professional actors, led by the lawyer.

Given that this latter is one of the most prominent agencies that money launderers use to achieve their criminal ends, the international conventions and financial institutions came to urge countries to involve the lawyer in the fight against money laundering, by obligating him to a set of obligations, foremost of which is the declaration of suspicion.

Pursuant to these recommendations, Moroccan Law No.

12.18 established this principle.

However, this issue raises a problem regarding the lawyer's ability to reconcile the implementation of these obligations with the principle of professional confidentiality