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The stated goal of the Anti-Corruption Act is to serve as "model legislation that sets a standard for city, state and federal laws, [3]" that prevent money from corrupting American government. Organizations such as Represent.Us advocate for state and local laws that reflect the provisions of the AACA, often using the ballot initiative process ...
Anti-Corruption Forum. Nine government organizations from eight countries shared information and experiences and discuss cooperation and exchanges on corruption prevention and anti-corruption policies at the 7th Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) Forum held on September 2 and 3, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea.
Civil Oversight Council of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine; Commission Against Corruption; Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority; Commission for the Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Slovenia; Commission of Four; Corruption Eradication Commission; Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials
Public offices were sold for money or political support. Private interests bribed government officials in exchange for special treatment. However, unlike many developing countries today, the United States had a free press, an honest federal judiciary, and citizen activists who led the reaction against corruption in the early 20th century.
The same optimism abounded almost exactly eight years ago, when over 1 million candlelight protesters called to oust South Korean President Park Geun-hye on corruption charges. In what appeared to ...
The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) is a United States federal law that enables US authorities to prosecute foreign officials who demand or accept bribes from a US citizen, US company, or within a US jurisdiction.
The main objective of the organization is to promote the effective implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 31 October 2003, and to assist anti-corruption authorities in the world in preventing and fighting against corruption. Currently, over 160 ACAs from different countries and ...
The Inter-American Convention Against Corruption (IACAC) was adopted by the member countries of the Organization of American States on 29 March 1996; it came into force on 6 March 1997. It was the first international convention to address the question of corruption. According to Article II of the convention's text, it has two goals: