HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Burundi
Costa Rica
Indices
Overall Score:
20 out of 100
Rank:
162 out of 180
Overall Score:
14 out of 100
Overall Score:
2,98 out of 10
Rank:
112 out of 119
Overall Score:
55 out of 100
Rank:
45 out of 180
Overall Score:
6,76 out of 10
Rank:
105 out of 141
Overall Score:
61 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,68 out of 1
Rank:
29 out of 142
Overall Score:
71 out of 150
Rank:
100 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,51 out of 10
Rank:
30 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
AU
UN
OECD
OAS
Burundi
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accessed in 2006.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2005.
Costa Rica
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2017.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 2 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1997.
Main Legislation
Burundi
  1. Constitution: Articles 95, 159
    (Constitution: Articles 95, 159), (French);
  2. Criminal Code: Articles 436-462
    (Code Pénal: Articles 436-462), (French);
  3. Law No. 1/12 of April 18, 2006 «On Combating Corruption and Other Related Offences in the Republic of Benin»
    (Loi No. 1/12 du 18 Avril 2006 Portant Mesures de Prevention et de Repression de la Corruption et des Infractions Connexes), (French);
  4. Law No. 1/28 of August 23, 2006 «On General Provisions on Civil Servants»: Article 5
    (Loi No. 1/28 du 23 août 2006 Portant Statut Général des Fonctionnaires: Article 5), (French);
  5. Law No. 1/37 of December 28, 2006 «On the Establishment, Organisation and Activities of the Special Anti-Corruption Brigade»
    (Loi No. 1/37 du 28 décembre 2006 Portant Création, Organisation et Fonctionnement de la Brigade Spéciale Anti-Corruption), (French);
  6. Law No. 1/01 of February 4, 2008 «On Public Procurement Code of Burundi»: Article 142
    (Loi No. 1/01 du 4 février 2008 Portant Code des Marchés Publics du Burundi: Article 142), (French).
Costa Rica
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 324, 338, 347-355
    (Ley 4573, Código Penal: Artículos 324, 338, 347-355), (Spanish);

  2. Law No. 8422 «On Countering Corruption and Illicit Enrichment in Civil Service»
    (Ley 8422 contra la corrupción y el enriquecimeinto ilícito en la función pública), (Spanish);

  3. Law No. 9699 «On Liability of Legal Persons for Bribery, Transnational Bribery and other Crimes»
    (Ley 9699 Responsabilidad de las personas jurídicas sobre cohechos domésticos, soborno transnacional y otros delitos), (Spanish);

  4. Law No. 10437 «On Protecting of Whistleblowers and Witnesses of Corruption against Retaliation in the Workplace»
    (Ley 10437 de protección de las personas denunciantes y testigos de actos de corrupción contra represalias laborales), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Burundi
  1. Special Anti-Corruption Brigade of the National Police of Burundi
    (Brigade Spéciale Anti-Corruption de Police Nationale du Burundi), (French);
  2. Anti-Corruption Court
    (Cour Anti-Corruption), (no official website);
  3. Public Prosecutor's Office of the Anti-Corruption Court
    (Parquet General de la Cour Anti-Corruption), (no official website).
Costa Rica
  1. General Prosecutor’s Office of Costa Rica
    (Procuraduría General de la República de Costa Rica), (Spanish).

 

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