Anti-corruption conventions - an overview
A number of international anti-corruption conventions have been agreed upon during the past 10 years. Most notably, the United Nations Convention against Corruption went into force in December 2005. Gillian Dell of Transparency International has made an overview of the most influential conventions below. For more information on these treaties, including several not mentioned here, please see Transparency International's webpages on international anti-corruption conventions.
Click on the convention name to read a one-page summary of content and context. The summary captures general structure and coverage and includes an assessment of main benefits, main weaknesses, and 'next steps'.
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| What do the conventions have to say about... | In what way are the conventions useful tools for bilateral donor agencies at headquarters and in the field? |
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Anti-Corruption Conventions in the Americas: What Civil Society Can Do to Make Them Work (A civil society and advocacy guide by Transparency International, 2006) A new TI publication which sets out how civil society can develop an advocacy strategy which promotes the ratification, implementation and inter-governmental follow-up and monitoring of conventions including UNCAC.
Institutional Arrangements to Combat Corruption - A comparative Study (UNDP) The UN Convention against Corruption requires that States designate a body or bodies to coordinate prevention and enforcement measures. This study explores how such institutional arrangements might look, and provides some lessons learned from existing models. A readable, informative resource for practitioners. |
