Elgar concise encyclopedia of corruption law / edited by Mark Pieth, Tina Søreide.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Pieth, Mark, editor.

Søreide, Tina, editor.

Series:

Elgar Concise Encyclopedias in Law Series

Elgar concise encyclopedias in law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corruption--Law and legislation--Encyclopedias.

Corruption.

Genre:

encyclopedias.

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"Presenting the broad spectrum of interdisciplinary academic research on corruption, this essential reference book examines anti-corruption legislation, governance mechanisms, international instruments, and other preventative measures intended to tackle corruption. Including over 100 entries and adopting a comprehensive approach to researching and combating corruption, this Encyclopedia covers the key ideas, concepts, and theories in corruption law. Featuring contemporary case studies from around the world, the work analyses the intersection of corruption law and the social sciences, as well as various manifestations of corruption - including bribery in both the private and public sectors, embezzlement and criminal mismanagement, and money laundering. The Encyclopedia also explores the work of intergovernmental anti-corruption organizations, such as the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and the OECD Convention. This Encyclopedia will be essential reading for students and scholars of economic crime, law and business, and regulation and governance, as well as for international regulators, policymakers, and politicians. Key Features: - Over 100 concise entries from 125 international and interdisciplinary contributors - Case studies from across the globe - Discussion of anti-corruption legislation and governance mechanisms - Exploration of preventative measures and the future of tackling corruption"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Acknowledgments

Introduction to the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Corruption Law

1. Accounting and auditing law: the US example

2. Administrative sanctions

3. Advocacy groups

4. Afghanistan

5. African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption

6. Annulment of contracts

7. Anthropology

8. Anti-corruption agencies

9. Argentina

10. Asset declarations and ownership registries

11. Asset recovery: regulation and theory

12. Australia and New Zealand

13. Behavioural studies

14. Beneficial ownership and corporate registries

15. Brazil

16. Bribery in the private sector

17. Bribery of public officials

18. Business ethics

19. Canada

20. Case study: Fertilizer Company of Norway - a foreign bribery case

21. Case study: the Beny Steinmetz Geneva bribery trial

22. Case study: the Ericsson case

23. Case study: the Odebrecht corruption case

24. Case study: the Siemens cases of the 2000s

25. Case study: the VimpelCom, Telia, and MTS cases

26. China

27. Collective action

28. Commercial arbitration

29. Compensation for corruption damage

30. Competition and antitrust law

31. Compliance

32. Compliance training

33. Conflict of interest regulation

34. Consequences of corruption

35. Constitutional law (and role of parliaments)

36. Corporate liability

37. Corporate sanctions: structuring corporate liability and nontrial resolutions to deter corruption

38. Corruption risks in emergencies

39. Criminology

40. Culture and corruption

41. Defence sector corruption

42. Definitions and concept

43. Democracy and elections

44. Disclosure and discovery in civil proceedings on corruption

45. Due diligence in the context of mergers and acquisitions

46. Economics.

47. Embezzlement and criminal mismanagement

48. Empirical studies

49. EU anti-corruption initiatives

50. Evidence

51. Facilitation payments

52. FCPA: enforcement

53. FCPA: legal provisions

54. Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

55. France's 'Sapin II' law

56. Gatekeepers

57. Geography

58. Germany

59. GRECO

60. History of corruption

61. Human rights and corruption

62. Ideology and corruption

63. Illicit enrichment

64. Illicit trade and corruption

65. India: corruption and the response to it

66. Indonesia

67. Infrastructure projects and the risk of corruption

68. International cooperation (including MLA)

69. International development assistance

70. International sport

71. Italy

72. Judicial corruption

73. Kickbacks

74. Law and corruption

75. Law reform

76. Lebanon

77. Legal professional privilege

78. Lobbyism or bribery

79. Measuring corruption across countries

80. Mexico

81. Monitoring of international anti-corruption instruments

82. Multilateral development banks and the International Monetary Fund

83. Nigeria

84. Non-trial resolution

85. OECD anti-corruption initiative

86. Offshore centers

87. Parliaments and supreme audit institutions

88. Pharmaceutical systems and the risk of corruption

89. Political science

90. Position of the state in society

91. Private investigation

92. Public procurement

93. Revolving door (law and economics)

94. Risk-based approach (RBA)

95. Shadow economy

96. Soft law initiatives

97. Switzerland

98. Trading in influence

99. UK Bribery Act 2010

100. Ukraine

101. United Nations Convention against Corruption

102. United Nations FACTI Panel

103. Whistleblower protection

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Pieth, Mark Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Corruption Law

ISBN:

1-80220-649-3

9781802206494