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  • Corruption

    Corruption Definition Corruption, wrongdoing by those in a special position of trust. The term is commonly applied to self-benefiting conduct by public officials and others dedicated to public service. (1) Corruption is not a technical term; it is not considered a criminal offence in most […]

  • Corruption

    Corruption Definition Corruption, wrongdoing by those in a special position of trust. The term is commonly applied to self-benefiting conduct by public officials and others dedicated to public service. (1) Corruption is not a technical term; it is not considered a criminal offence in most […]

  • International Anti-Corruption Academy

    Hierarchical Display of International Anti-Corruption Academy International Organisations > World organisations > World organisation Concept of International Anti-Corruption Academy See the dictionary definition of International Anti-Corruption Academy. Characteristics of International […]

  • UN Convention against Corruption

    UN Convention against Corruption Title United Nations Convention Against Corruption About the Convention The purposes of the Convention are to promote and strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption […]

  • UN Convention against Corruption

    UN Convention against Corruption Title United Nations Convention Against Corruption About the Convention The purposes of the Convention are to promote and strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption […]

  • Corruption Issues

    Corruption in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Corruption: Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption As explained in a November 25, 2013 State Department media note available at (Secretary of State website) […]

  • Corruption Issues

    Corruption in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Corruption: Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption As explained in a November 25, 2013 State Department media note available at (Secretary of State website) […]

  • Anti-Corruption

    Anti-Corruption Introduction By Anne Peters The 172 ratifications of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which was adopted in 2003, shows that States around the world are – at least verbally – committed to the international fight against corruption… In the 1990s, the United States achieved adoption of a treaty to criminalize foreign bribery, namely…

  • Political Corruption

    Political Corruption Definition Passas [1] wrote that political corruption comprises “public officials acting in the best interest of private concerns, regardless of, or against, the public interest. Therefore, corruption can be defined as the covert privatization of government functions.” Kaufmann and Vicente (2011) make a similar case and contend that corruption need not be exclusive…

  • Counter Corruption Commission

    Counter Corruption Commission in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: An institution set up to eliminate or prevent corruption in government.

  • Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption

    Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption and the Additional Protocol Title of Treaty Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption. The Additional Protocol on arbitrators and jurors also forms part of this Command Paper. About the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption The Convention was opened for signature on 27 January 1999. It…

  • United Nations Convention Against Corruption

    Treaties : United Nations Convention Against Corruption On 14 December 2005 the United Nations Convention Against Corruption entered into force. The Convention seeks to prevent and combat corrupt practices of public officials, and, in some instances, the Convention also addresses corruption in the private sector. Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in October 2003,…

  • Personal Weapon

    Hierarchical Display of Personal weapon European Union > European construction > EU relations > Public safetyEuropean Union > European construction > EU relations > OffenceEuropean Union > European construction > EU relations > Military equipment > Conventional weapon > Firearms and […]

  • Uncultivated Land

    Hierarchical Display of Uncultivated land Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Cultivation of agricultural land > Land use Uncultivated land Concept of Uncultivated land See the dictionary definition of Uncultivated land. Characteristics of Uncultivated land [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] […]

  • Uncultivated Land

    Hierarchical Display of Uncultivated land Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Cultivation of agricultural land > Land use Uncultivated land Concept of Uncultivated land See the dictionary definition of Uncultivated land. Characteristics of Uncultivated land [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] […]