Corruption - OECD

1 OECD Glossaries OECD Glossaries Corruption OECD Glossaries A GLOSSARY OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN CRIMINAL LAW. This Glossary explains the key elements required to classify Corruption as a criminal Corruption FIR ST. act, according to three major international conventions: 1) the OECD Convention on A GLOSSARY OF INTERNATIONAL D F O UR TH. FIF TH. D D FIRS. T FIF TH. FO U R T. H. Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Of cials in International Business Transactions; D THIR EC O N S EC O N. 2) the Council of Europe's Criminal Law Convention on Corruption ; and 3) the United STANDARDS IN TCRIMINAL.

2 S T S ECON LAW T H F IRST S FO U R T. H THR. ID. Corruption H FIR. H FIFTH FIF FIRST. FIF TH. FO U R D FIRS. H. T FIF T. Nation's Convention against Corruption . H IR D FO U R T H THIRD. CO ND. SE. O N D THIRD THIRD. S EC O N. OND T S EC. U R T R T H. IF TH F. O H FO U. T S EC IRST F FIRST H FIF T D THIR. D H FO U. R. The speci c purpose of this Glossary is to assist the countries of the OECD IF T H FIRS D S EC. OND F. R T H FIF TH FIF TH. FO U R T. T S EC O N D FIFS. T FIF T. R T H F H T H IR. D F O U D F IR S T. F IR S EC O N IO N S.

3 Anti- Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia in their efforts to reform N FO U F O U R T. THIR SE C O N. FIF T H H TH IR D S. VEN T. UPTIO LEGIS. FIF TH. TIONS RTH T. HIRD. UR TH FO U R T L CO N. COR R ONVEN IRD FO FIF TH TIONA. IONS H FO U C. N VENT C T FIF T H FIRST A ATION. national anti- Corruption criminal legislation according to the requirements of the NA L C O. A T IO N A L NS F IR S. E C O N D T IO N S L E G. N IN T E R N IO N S L EGISL. N. AT IO. RN N T IO. ST S E N T. L ATIO V E N T. PTIO. N INTE. N E V.

4 A GLOSSARY OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN CRIMINAL LAW. INTER ONV L CO N L CO N. above-mentioned conventions. The Glossary examines and elaborates on the L ATIO. NAL C ION FIR TIONA LEGIS TIONA OR RU. LEGIS N INTE. RNATIO. C O R RUP T ION IN. TER N A. R R U PTION TION IN. TER N A. V E N T IONS C NAL C. O. requirements of the conventions and explains how they can be effectively introduced T IO S P T O P N IO. NTION. P U U T. NS C. A. A L CO. U R R R N. COR R E N COR N CO TER. ATION O N V L ATIO E N T IO IS L ATIO T IO N P TION IN T IO N.

5 ONV. L. NAL C RNA ISL A. LE G IS L E G IS L E G O R R U. NS. into the national legislation. The Glossary is also a practical tool for monitoring NATIO ONVEN. TIONS. NAL C CO N V. ENTIO N INTE GISL A. TION C N L EG. INTER NATIO. NAL C. T E RNATIO INTERNATIONAL E G IS L ATIO ENTIO. N S LE. O R RUPTIO N VENT. IONS. country compliance with the international anti- Corruption conventions, as well as UPTIO. N IN T E R. L ATIO. N IN. RUPTIO. N. U PTION. L. ATION. AL C O N V. N TIONS. C. NATIO. NAL C O. NS. COR R E G IS R R R N N V E R T IO.

6 NS CO ONVEN. O R E. ION L. E T. A L CO. C T IN. raising awareness of these conventions among experts in the region. T ATION N IN TION. R U P L EGISL E N T IO RUPTIO T IO N RRUP A L C. TION. R O. COR TIO N S. ONV N C O. RNA TIO N C. NAL C. ONVEN NAL C LEGIS. L ATIO. N INTE N S LE. GISL A TER N A. Finally, this Glossary will be an important guide for legislators and policy makers in all INTER. NATIO. IN T E RNATIO C ONVEN. TIONS. L E G IS L ATIO CO N V. ENTIO. IS L A T ION IN. L ATIO. N N A L. ION RNATIO. N A L. L EG. countries committed to ensuring their anti- Corruption legislation meets international LEGIS INTER.

7 NATIO. R RUP T N INTE. OR RU. PTION. C ORRU. PTION. N T IO N S CO COR R. UPTIO. N S C. standards. Even if a country is not a party to a particular anti- Corruption convention, L AT IO N. ONV E LA T IO N. VENT IO. LEGIS NAL C TIONS. LEGIS. L CON. NATIO ONVEN TIONA. it might desire to comply with the standards of that convention to support the global INTER NAL C E R N A. N INT. RN A T IO. N INTE. ght against Corruption and to assure foreign investors of a business environment UPTIO L ATIO RUPTIO. N. COR R. T IO N LEGIS L ATIO. N COR.

8 R R U P LE G IS. that includes effective anti- Corruption laws. CO CO N V. ENT IO N S. NAL. NATIO. INTER. N C. GIS L ATIO. TIO N S LE. ONVEN N. NAL C RR UPTIO. N INTE. R NATIO. TIO N S CO L CO. COR R. UPTIO. ONVEN TER N A. TIONA. N. L ATIO NAL C PTION. IN. N. TIONS. LEGIS. E RNATIO ISL ATION CORRU ISL ATIO. IONAL. CO N V. EN. A T IO N IN T. L EG P T IO N L EG S. GISL R RU. S N. The full text of this book is available on line via these links: NAT VENTIO. N. ONVEN. T IO. INTER ION LE L CO N NS CO NAL C. S C O R RUP T IN TER N A. TIONA.

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