The role & position of FATF in international law system

The Role &Position of FATF in International law System Abstract The range of responses to the phenomenon of money laundering , terrorism financing and the proliferation has a global dimension and given the diverse reactions of the international community through regional and global organizations, the legal policies of the FATF sooner than previously thought were reflected in domestic and international law and international community. In the meantime, the international community has come to the conclusion that the international fight against money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is only possible through systematic means. FATF is the center of expression of the will of governments and the international community to eradicate these phenomena. The role and position of the FATF in this regard as an international organization has always been controversial in the field of international law. The authors seek to prove this assumption that the FATF is an international organization with a global scope and that its role, position and the recommendations complying with international and customary law.