Skip to main Communities My dashboard Log in Sign up Published April 15, 2026 | Version v1 Journal article Open LAWYERS AS AML/CFT GATEKEEPERS IN UZBEKISTAN: LEGAL CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS Authors/Creators Mirkomilova Mohinur Muzaffar qizi Description This article examines the potential role of lawyers as gatekeepers within the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework in Uzbekistan, focusing on the legal challenges and prospects of integrating the legal profession into preventive financial-crime regulation. While international standards, particularly those developed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), increasingly require lawyers to perform customer due diligence and reporting functions, such obligations have not been fully implemented in Uzbekistan. The article analyzes the existing national legal framework and identifies key challenges, including tensions with attorney–client privilege, concerns over professional independence, and the absence of clear regulatory mechanisms. By comparing international approaches with the current Uzbek context, the article highlights the risks of both under-regulation and over-regulation of the legal profession. It argues that the introduction of gatekeeping obligations must be carefully balanced with fundamental professional guarantees and proposes a gradual, risk-based and self-regulatory model tailored to national legal realities. Files 402-412.pdf Files (701.7 kB) Name Size Download all 402-412.pdf md5:eddeb371d9f3ce17d74e65f56db9d04c 701.7 kB Preview Download 30 Views 23 Downloads Show more details All versions This version Views Total views 30 30 Downloads Total downloads 23 23 Data volume Total data volume 16.1 MB 16.1 MB More info on how stats are collected.... Versions External resources Indexed in OpenAIRE Communities Details DOI DOI Badge DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19594169 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19594169) reStructuredText .. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19594169.svg :target: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19594169 HTML <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19594169"><img src="https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19594169.svg" alt="DOI"></a> Image URL https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19594169.svg Target URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19594169 Resource type Journal article Publisher Zenodo Rights License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International The Creative Commons Attribution license allows re-distribution and re-use of a licensed work on the condition that the creator is appropriately credited. Read more Citation Export Technical metadata Created April 15, 2026 Modified April 15, 2026 Jump up About About Policies Infrastructure Principles Projects Roadmap Contact Blog Blog Support Help FAQ Developers REST API OAI-PMH Contribute GitHub Donate Funded by Powered by CERN Data Centre & InvenioRDM Status Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of Use This site uses cookies. Find out more on how we use cookies Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies