Negotiated settlements for corruption offences : a European perspective / edited by Abiola O. Makinwa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Makinwa, A. (Abiola), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance, Public--Law and legislation--European Economic Community countries--Criminal provisions.

Finance, Public.

Fraud--European Economic Community countries.

Fraud.

European Union--Finance.

European Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hague, Netherlands : Eleven International Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

EU Member States must continually review their anti-corruption policy and regulation to ensure that they provide effective, proportionate, and dissuasive criminal penalties to protect the financial interests of the EU. Best practices from other countries can provide guidance. The US practice of negotiated settlements for corruption offences has proven to be of growing importance, and the spread of such settlements as a mechanism for anti-corruption enforcement in other countries raises the question of how the EU should respond to this development. Do negotiated settlements align with the parti

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Contributor Biographies; 1 Negotiated Settlements for Corruption Offences:Wither Europe?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Long Shadow of the FCPA; 1.3 The Push 'For' and 'Against' Negotiated Settlements; 1.4 Wither Europe?; 1.5 Conclusion; 2 Negotiated Settlements for Corruption Offences:Position in France; 2.1 An Assessment of the French Legal Framework; 2.2 Negotiated Settlements: A Solution to Corruption Offences? The Solution for Enhancing French Performance in Tackling Corruption in International Business?

2.3 Looking Ahead: Some Policy Recommendations2.4 Conclusion; 3 Negotiated Settlements for Corruption Offences:Position in Germany; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Legal Framework: Rules Governing Corruption; 3.3 Legal Framework: Rules Governing Negotiations and Settlements; 3.4 Position of Negotiated Settlements in Germany; 3.5 European Perspective; 3.6 Summary and Conclusion; 4 Negotiated Settlements for Corruption Offences:Position in Italy; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Italian Legal Framework; 4.3 Position of Negotiated Settlements; 4.4 European Perspective; 4.5 Recommendations and Conclusions

5 Negotiated Settlements for Corruption Offences:Position in Poland5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Legal Framework; 5.3 Negotiated Settlements in Poland; 5.4 European Perspective; 5.5 Conclusion; 6 Negotiated Settlements for Corruption Offences:Position in The Netherlands; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Foreign Bribery under the Dutch Criminal Code; 6.3 Negotiated Settlements in Corruption Cases in the Netherlands; 6.4 A Pragmatic Approach to Regulating Corporate Misconduct; 6.5 Discussion and Conclusions; Negotiated Settlements for Corruption Offences:Position in Norway; 7.1 Introduction

7.2 The Legal Framework7.3 Enforcement; 7.4 Conviction and Penalties; 7.5 Position of Negotiated Settlements; 7.6 Discussion; 7.7 Conclusion; 8 Negotiated Settlements for Corruption Offences:Position in Sweden; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Legal Framework; 8.3 Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion; 8.4 Negotiated Settlements; 8.5 Sentencing; 8.6 European Perspective; 8.7 Conclusions and Recommendations; 9 Negotiated Settlements for Corruption Offences:Position in the United Kingdom; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 The Legal Framework; 9.3 Position of Negotiated Settlements; 9.4 Sentencing

9.5 Recent Cases and Settlements in the UK9.6 Conclusions; 10 Perspectives on Negotiated Settlements; 10.1 The Criminal Law Viewpoint: Hans de Doelder; 10.2 The Corporate Viewpoint: Jan Eijsbouts; 10.3 The EU Integration Viewpoint: Jaap de Zwaan; 10.4 The Efficiency Viewpoint: Sharon Oded; 10.5 The Civil Society Viewpoint: Paul Arlman

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 11, 2015).

ISBN:

94-6274-115-8

OCLC:

912294297