Arnita Arifin
Postgraduate researcher.
Liverpool Law School
Biography
Arnita holds an LLB from Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, and an LLM from Lancaster University, UK. Before commencing her PhD at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool, she served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Hasanuddin University, for three years. Her research focuses on financial crimes, with a particular emphasis on anti-money laundering measures targeting the misuse of virtual assets. Her PhD thesis critically examines the efficacy of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards in tackling virtual asset-related money laundering, with a focus on challenges faced by developing countries, particularly Indonesia. Arnita’s broader academic interests include criminal law and criminology. As a recipient of the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) scholarship, she is committed to contributing to global financial integrity and advancing effective regulatory frameworks in Indonesia.
Research
Arnita’s research interests span the broader fields of criminal law, criminal justice, and criminology, with a particular emphasis on understanding how these disciplines intersect in addressing contemporary global challenges. Within criminal law, she is particularly focused on financial crimes, exploring the legal frameworks and enforcement mechanisms designed to prevent and mitigate the misuse of financial systems for illicit activities. Her interests in criminal justice extend to the operational aspects of law enforcement, prosecution, and judicial responses, particularly in the context of transnational crimes. Her criminological perspective is rooted in analysing the socio-economic and institutional factors that enable financial crimes such as money laundering, corruption, and electronic fraud.
She is especially drawn to the evolving landscape of digital crimes, where the use of advanced technologies, including virtual assets, poses unique regulatory challenges. Arnita’s research delves into how global regulatory bodies like the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) formulate and implement standards to combat financial crimes while addressing disparities between developed and developing nations.
These areas of interest collectively inform her PhD research, encouraging her to critically assess the global regulatory frameworks for financial crimes and propose context-specific solutions that address the unique challenges faced by developing countries.
Thesis title
Assessing the Efficacy of the Global Anti-Money Laundering Framework in Tackling the Misuse of Virtual Assets: The Case of Indonesia.
Dates of study
PhD Start Date: October 2024
PhD Completion Date (Expected) : October 2028
Supervisors