Tag: Corruption

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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) […]

  • 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…