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  • Bribery

    Bribery, in law, the illegal influencing of any person in the exercise of a public duty through the payment of money or anything of value. In the code set down by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, bribery was a punishable offense. By modern common law and statute, the tenderer and the solicitor […]

  • Ombudsman

    Spanish Translation of customers advocate/ombudsman This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to customers advocate/ombudsman and / or a definition of this topic: Defensor del Cliente (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry). Ombudsman in Constitutional […]

  • Ombudsman

    Spanish Translation of customers advocate/ombudsman This is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to customers advocate/ombudsman and / or a definition of this topic: Defensor del Cliente (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry). Ombudsman in Constitutional […]

  • State Crime

    State Crime Chambliss, in an article, [1] defines state crime as “acts defined by law as criminal and committed by state officials in the pursuit of their job as representatives of the state,” and he adds that state crime does not include acts “that benefit only individual officeholders.” Resources Notes 1. Chambliss, W. J. (1989).…

  • State Crime

    State Crime Chambliss, in an article, [1] defines state crime as “acts defined by law as criminal and committed by state officials in the pursuit of their job as representatives of the state,” and he adds that state crime does not include acts “that benefit only individual officeholders.” Resources Notes 1. Chambliss, W. J. (1989).…

  • Organized Crime Sanctions Program

    Organized Crime Sanctions Program in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Organized Crime Sanctions Program: See Chapter 16 for a discussion of sanctions related to transnational organized crime. Resources Notes Organized Crime Sanctions Program in the […]

  • Organized Cybercrime

    Overview of Organized Cybercrime in relation to cyber crime: [1]People ''marked for con'' were targeted usually because of their wealth as well as on the basis of advance intelligence gathering by the fraudsters about their personal weaknesses, desires, and greedy tendencies […]

  • Organized Cybercrime

    Overview of Organized Cybercrime in relation to cyber crime: [1]People ''marked for con'' were targeted usually because of their wealth as well as on the basis of advance intelligence gathering by the fraudsters about their personal weaknesses, desires, and greedy tendencies […]

  • Transnational Organized Crime

    Transnational Organized Crime Transnational organized crime (TOC) poses a significant and growing threat to national and international security, with dire implications for public safety, public health, democratic institutions, and economic stability across the globe. Not only are criminal networks expanding, but they also are diversifying their activities, resulting in the convergence of threats that were…

  • Cooperation against Organized Crime

    Cooperation against Organized Crime Build International Capacity, Cooperation, and Partnerships against Transnational Organized Crime Sustainable progress against transnational organized crime (TOC) requires both political commitment and effective law enforcement and criminal justice capacities on a worldwide basis. Transnational organized crime threatens the security and well-being of people around the world and jeopardizes the functioning of…

  • Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program

    Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program: As discussed in section 3.C.1.a., in this world legal Encyclopedia, President Obama signed the Department of State Rewards […]

  • White Collar and Organized Crime

    White Collar and Organized Crime Explained References See Also Criminal Law (in international or comparative law) Criminal Procedure (in international or comparative law)

  • 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…

  • List of International Organized Crime Entries

    List of International Organized Crime Entries Main Entries Albanian organized crime (Albania) Triads (China) Medellà­n Cartel (Columbia) Indian mafia (India) Yakuza (Japan) Bratva (Russia/Ukraine) Transnational organized crime: the list Note: see List of United States Organized Crime Entries here. List of International Organized Crime Entries starting with A Arturo Acuna (see Operation Foxhunt) Patrick Adams…