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15 June 2020
Thailand Clarifies Legal Provisions on Conflicts of Interest Prevention
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand issued a number of documents clarifying the legal provisions regarding the ban on “conducting business” and the restrictions on the benefits of public officials, along with the requirements to observe the cooling-off period when moving from public to private sector.
Tags
Standards of conductAnti-corruption authoritiesConflict of interest
Business
Business
08 June 2020
US DOJ Updates Manual on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs
The US Department of Justice (Department of Justice – DOJ) has updated its manual entitled Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs that is employed by prosecutors in criminal proceedings.
Tags
Criminal prosecutionCompliance
02 June 2020
Malaysia Introduces Criminal Liability of Legal Persons for Corruption
Section 4 of Malaysian Law No. A1567 of April 4, 2018 “On Amendments to Law No. 694 of January 6, 2009 “On Anti-Corruption Commission” (Malaysian Anti-Corruption-Commission (Amendment) Act 2018) has entered into force. It introduces criminal liability of legal persons, their directors and top managers for corruption crimes, committed on behalf or in the interest of a legal person.
Tags
SanctionsTransparencyStandards of conductCompliance
29 May 2020
French Anti-Corruption Agency Publishes Report on National Anti-Corruption Authorities
The French Anti-Corruption Agency (Agence Française Anticorruption — AFA), in partnership with GRECO, the OECD and the Network of Corruption Prevention Authorities (NCPA)*, has published the analysis report of the global mapping of anti-corruption authorities.
Tags
Anti-corruption authoritiesInternational cooperation
23 May 2020
OECD Issues Handbook on Public Integrity
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued the Public Integrity Handbook.
Tags
Corruption whistleblowers ComplianceEducationAsset disclosureTransparencyStandards of conductAnti-corruption authoritiesCivil societySanctions
19 May 2020
Resources Section of the Portal Updated
The section of the Anti-Corruption Portal containing publications on anti-corruption has been restructured and significantly updated and the list of useful external resources has been considerably extended.
15 May 2020
Fakelaki and Hongbao: How to Bribe in Different Languages
In the framework of its Global Informality Project UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies explores traditional/informal practices, including acts of corruption, existing in different countries.
Tags
Civil society
13 May 2020
Kazakh Officials to Be Dismissed for Corrupt Subordinates
A legal act introducing the liability of officials – up to their dismissal – for the commitment of corruption crimes by their subordinates has been adopted in Kazakhstan.
Tags
Anti-corruption authoritiesCorruption whistleblowers Sanctions
07 May 2020
ECtHR Considers the Dismissal of the Head of Romania’s Anti-Corruption Body Illegal
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled in favour of the former Chief Prosecutor of Romania’s National Anti-Corruption Directorate (Direcția Națională Anticorupție, DNA) Laura Kövesi.
Tags
Anti-corruption authorities
30 April 2020
Armenian Parliament Passes Law on Forfeiture of Illegal Property
Armenia’s National Assembly has adopted the Law “On Forfeiture of Illegally Acquired Property” (at the time of publication of this piece the draft law had not been promulgated yet). It provides for the non-conviction based forfeiture of the assets whose legal origin cannot be proved.
Tags
Asset recovery
24 April 2020
GRECO Issues Guidelines on Managing Corruption Risks in the Context of COVID-19
As the COVID-19 outbreak has raised the probability of specific corruption offences being committed, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published a document entitled “Corruption Risks and Useful Legal References in the Context of COVID-19”, which suggests essential guidelines for minimizing corruption risks during the pandemic.
Tags
Corruption whistleblowers Conflict of interestCorruption in public procurementComplianceInternational cooperationSanctionsTransparency
18 April 2020
Abkhazia Adopts Law on Asset Disclosure
Abkhazia adopted Law of February 20, 2020 No. 4927-c-VI “On the Declaration of Income, Expenditures, Assets and Liabilities of Public Officials and Deputies”, amended by Law of March 20, 2020 No. 4963-c-VI.
Tags
TransparencyCivil societyAsset disclosure
15 June 2020
Thailand Clarifies Legal Provisions on Conflicts of Interest Prevention
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand issued a number of documents clarifying the legal provisions regarding the ban on “conducting business” and the restrictions on the benefits of public officials, along with the requirements to observe the cooling-off period when moving from public to private sector.
Tags
Standards of conductAnti-corruption authoritiesConflict of interest
Business
Business
08 June 2020
US DOJ Updates Manual on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs
The US Department of Justice (Department of Justice – DOJ) has updated its manual entitled Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs that is employed by prosecutors in criminal proceedings.
Tags
Criminal prosecutionCompliance
02 June 2020
Malaysia Introduces Criminal Liability of Legal Persons for Corruption
Section 4 of Malaysian Law No. A1567 of April 4, 2018 “On Amendments to Law No. 694 of January 6, 2009 “On Anti-Corruption Commission” (Malaysian Anti-Corruption-Commission (Amendment) Act 2018) has entered into force. It introduces criminal liability of legal persons, their directors and top managers for corruption crimes, committed on behalf or in the interest of a legal person.
Tags
SanctionsTransparencyStandards of conductCompliance
29 May 2020
French Anti-Corruption Agency Publishes Report on National Anti-Corruption Authorities
The French Anti-Corruption Agency (Agence Française Anticorruption — AFA), in partnership with GRECO, the OECD and the Network of Corruption Prevention Authorities (NCPA)*, has published the analysis report of the global mapping of anti-corruption authorities.
Tags
Anti-corruption authoritiesInternational cooperation
23 May 2020
OECD Issues Handbook on Public Integrity
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued the Public Integrity Handbook.
Tags
Corruption whistleblowers ComplianceEducationAsset disclosureTransparencyStandards of conductAnti-corruption authoritiesCivil societySanctions
19 May 2020
Resources Section of the Portal Updated
The section of the Anti-Corruption Portal containing publications on anti-corruption has been restructured and significantly updated and the list of useful external resources has been considerably extended.
15 May 2020
Fakelaki and Hongbao: How to Bribe in Different Languages
In the framework of its Global Informality Project UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies explores traditional/informal practices, including acts of corruption, existing in different countries.
Tags
Civil society
13 May 2020
Kazakh Officials to Be Dismissed for Corrupt Subordinates
A legal act introducing the liability of officials – up to their dismissal – for the commitment of corruption crimes by their subordinates has been adopted in Kazakhstan.
Tags
Anti-corruption authoritiesCorruption whistleblowers Sanctions
07 May 2020
ECtHR Considers the Dismissal of the Head of Romania’s Anti-Corruption Body Illegal
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled in favour of the former Chief Prosecutor of Romania’s National Anti-Corruption Directorate (Direcția Națională Anticorupție, DNA) Laura Kövesi.
Tags
Anti-corruption authorities
30 April 2020
Armenian Parliament Passes Law on Forfeiture of Illegal Property
Armenia’s National Assembly has adopted the Law “On Forfeiture of Illegally Acquired Property” (at the time of publication of this piece the draft law had not been promulgated yet). It provides for the non-conviction based forfeiture of the assets whose legal origin cannot be proved.
Tags
Asset recovery
24 April 2020
GRECO Issues Guidelines on Managing Corruption Risks in the Context of COVID-19
As the COVID-19 outbreak has raised the probability of specific corruption offences being committed, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published a document entitled “Corruption Risks and Useful Legal References in the Context of COVID-19”, which suggests essential guidelines for minimizing corruption risks during the pandemic.
Tags
Corruption whistleblowers Conflict of interestCorruption in public procurementComplianceInternational cooperationSanctionsTransparency
18 April 2020
Abkhazia Adopts Law on Asset Disclosure
Abkhazia adopted Law of February 20, 2020 No. 4927-c-VI “On the Declaration of Income, Expenditures, Assets and Liabilities of Public Officials and Deputies”, amended by Law of March 20, 2020 No. 4963-c-VI.
Tags
TransparencyCivil societyAsset disclosure
15 June 2020
Thailand Clarifies Legal Provisions on Conflicts of Interest Prevention
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand issued a number of documents clarifying the legal provisions regarding the ban on “conducting business” and the restrictions on the benefits of public officials, along with the requirements to observe the cooling-off period when moving from public to private sector.
Tags
Standards of conductAnti-corruption authoritiesConflict of interest
Business
Business
08 June 2020
US DOJ Updates Manual on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs
The US Department of Justice (Department of Justice – DOJ) has updated its manual entitled Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs that is employed by prosecutors in criminal proceedings.
Tags
Criminal prosecutionCompliance
02 June 2020
Malaysia Introduces Criminal Liability of Legal Persons for Corruption
Section 4 of Malaysian Law No. A1567 of April 4, 2018 “On Amendments to Law No. 694 of January 6, 2009 “On Anti-Corruption Commission” (Malaysian Anti-Corruption-Commission (Amendment) Act 2018) has entered into force. It introduces criminal liability of legal persons, their directors and top managers for corruption crimes, committed on behalf or in the interest of a legal person.
Tags
SanctionsTransparencyStandards of conductCompliance
29 May 2020
French Anti-Corruption Agency Publishes Report on National Anti-Corruption Authorities
The French Anti-Corruption Agency (Agence Française Anticorruption — AFA), in partnership with GRECO, the OECD and the Network of Corruption Prevention Authorities (NCPA)*, has published the analysis report of the global mapping of anti-corruption authorities.
Tags
Anti-corruption authoritiesInternational cooperation
23 May 2020
OECD Issues Handbook on Public Integrity
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued the Public Integrity Handbook.
Tags
Corruption whistleblowers ComplianceEducationAsset disclosureTransparencyStandards of conductAnti-corruption authoritiesCivil societySanctions
19 May 2020
Resources Section of the Portal Updated
The section of the Anti-Corruption Portal containing publications on anti-corruption has been restructured and significantly updated and the list of useful external resources has been considerably extended.
15 May 2020
Fakelaki and Hongbao: How to Bribe in Different Languages
In the framework of its Global Informality Project UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies explores traditional/informal practices, including acts of corruption, existing in different countries.
Tags
Civil society
13 May 2020
Kazakh Officials to Be Dismissed for Corrupt Subordinates
A legal act introducing the liability of officials – up to their dismissal – for the commitment of corruption crimes by their subordinates has been adopted in Kazakhstan.
Tags
Anti-corruption authoritiesCorruption whistleblowers Sanctions
07 May 2020
ECtHR Considers the Dismissal of the Head of Romania’s Anti-Corruption Body Illegal
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled in favour of the former Chief Prosecutor of Romania’s National Anti-Corruption Directorate (Direcția Națională Anticorupție, DNA) Laura Kövesi.
Tags
Anti-corruption authorities
30 April 2020
Armenian Parliament Passes Law on Forfeiture of Illegal Property
Armenia’s National Assembly has adopted the Law “On Forfeiture of Illegally Acquired Property” (at the time of publication of this piece the draft law had not been promulgated yet). It provides for the non-conviction based forfeiture of the assets whose legal origin cannot be proved.
Tags
Asset recovery
24 April 2020
GRECO Issues Guidelines on Managing Corruption Risks in the Context of COVID-19
As the COVID-19 outbreak has raised the probability of specific corruption offences being committed, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published a document entitled “Corruption Risks and Useful Legal References in the Context of COVID-19”, which suggests essential guidelines for minimizing corruption risks during the pandemic.
Tags
Corruption whistleblowers Conflict of interestCorruption in public procurementComplianceInternational cooperationSanctionsTransparency
18 April 2020
Abkhazia Adopts Law on Asset Disclosure
Abkhazia adopted Law of February 20, 2020 No. 4927-c-VI “On the Declaration of Income, Expenditures, Assets and Liabilities of Public Officials and Deputies”, amended by Law of March 20, 2020 No. 4963-c-VI.
Tags
TransparencyCivil societyAsset disclosure
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