HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Ireland
Israel
Indices
Overall Score:
77 out of 100
Rank:
11 out of 180
Rank:
27 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,81 out of 1
Rank:
10 out of 142
Overall Score:
95 out of 150
Rank:
49 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,86 out of 10
Rank:
19 out of 119
Overall Score:
62 out of 100
Rank:
33 out of 180
Rank:
32 out of 141
Overall Score:
80 out of 150
Rank:
79 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,21 out of 10
Rank:
39 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
OECD
FATF
Ireland
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2011.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was not ratified.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2003.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 and Phase 1bis evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The reports are available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1991.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Israel
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2009.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 2018.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2012.
Main Legislation
Ireland
  1. Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995, (English);
  2. Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996, (English);
  3. Standards in Public Office Act, 2001, (English);
  4. Protected Disclosures Act, 2014, (English);
  5. Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act, 2018, (English).
Israel
  1. Penal Law: Articles 278, 284, 290-297
    (חוק העונשין, תשל"ז-1977: מאמרים 278,  284, 290-297), (Hebrew);

  2. Law of 1969 No. 5729 «On Public Service (Restrictions after Retirement)»
    (חוק שירות הציבור (הגבלות לאחר פרישה), תשכ"ט-1969), (Hebrew);

  3. Law of 1979 No. 5740 «On Public Service (Gifts)»
    (חוק שירות הציבור (מתנות), תש"ם-1979), (Hebrew);

  4. Law of 1997 No. 5757 «On Protection of Employees (Exposure of Offences of Unethical Conduct and Improper Administration)»
    (חוק הגנה על עובדים (חשיפת עבירות ופגיעה בטוהר המידות או במינהל התקין), תשנ"ז-1997), (Hebrew);

  5. Law of 2016 No. 2584 «On the Declaration of Assets in Public Service»
    (חוק שירות הציבור (הצהרת הון), תשע"ז-2016), (Hebrew);

  6. Code for Civil Service
    (קוד אתי לשירות המדינה), (Hebrew);

  7. Rules for the Prevention of Conflicts of Interests by Ministers and Deputy Ministers
    (נוהל טיפול במניעת ניגוד עניינים של שרים וסגני שרים), (Hebrew), (English);

  8. Rules for the Prevention of Conflicts of Interests by Ministers and Deputy Ministers - Annex and Report of the Commission chaired by Judge Asher
    (נוהל טיפול במניעת ניגוד עניינים של שרים וסגני שרים - יישום ו דוח הוועדה בראשות השופט), (Hebrew).

 

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Ireland
  1. Department of Justice
    (An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt), (English);

  2. Garda National Bureau of Economic Crime
    (Biúró Náisiúnta an Gharda Síochána um Choireacht Eacnamaíoch), (English);

  3. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
    (Oifig an Stiúrthóra Ionchúiseamh Poiblí), (English);

  4. Tackling Bribery and Corruption - A Cross-Departmental Approach by the Irish Government to Raise Awareness of Bribery and Corruption, (English).

 
Israel
  1. Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Department
    (אשכול מניעת שחיתות), (Hebrew); 

  2. State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel
    (מבקר המדינה ונציב תלונות הציבור), (Hebrew/English/Arabic);

  3. Lahav 433, Israel Police
    (יחידת להב 433‏‎), (Hebrew).

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