The paper provides an overview of the current international legal framework against corruption. The first part sketches the genesis of the international legal framework regarding corruption. The second part outlines the main international anti-corruption instruments. Special attention is paid to the United Nations and OECD instruments. In addition, the Council of Europe’s monitoring mechanism, GRECO, some other regional instruments outside Europe, anti-corruption initiatives within international financial institutions, and the most important private initiatives are discussed. In the third part, specific challenges to the current global anti-corruption framework will be assessed: definitional problems, jurisdictional challenges as regards foreign corruption practices, asset recovery, the interface between corruption and good governance and that between corruption and human rights, as well as private sphere corruption. The concluding part lists a number of specific recommendations.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Wouters, Ryngaert, & Cloots: The Fight Against Corruption in International Law
Jan Wouters (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Law), Cedric Ryngaert (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Law), & Ann Sofie Cloots (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Law) have posted The Fight Against Corruption in International Law. Here's the abstract:
