A decade of dedication.
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A decade of dedication.
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Comparison of countries
Nicaragua
El Salvador
Indices
Overall Score:
14 out of 100
Rank:
175 out of 182
Overall Score:
44 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,33 out of 1
Rank:
139 out of 143
Overall Score:
111 out of 150
Rank:
24 out of 140
Overall Score:
4,43 out of 10
Rank:
96 out of 119
Overall Score:
32 out of 100
Rank:
120 out of 182
Rank:
97 out of 141
Overall Score:
24 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,42 out of 1
Rank:
114 out of 143
Overall Score:
120 out of 150
Rank:
14 out of 140
International Cooperation
UN
OAS
UN
OAS
Nicaragua
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1999.
El Salvador
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1998.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2016.
Main Legislation
Nicaragua

1. Political Constitution: Articles 129-131, 264
(Constitución Política: Artículos 129-131, 264), (Spanish);

2. Criminal Code: Articles 281-283, 445-450, 452-459
(Código Penal: Artículos 281-283, 445-450, 452-459), (Spanish);

3. Civil Service Probity Law
(Ley de Probidad de Los Servidores Públicos), (Spanish);

4. Law on Amendments to Law No. 735, Law on the Prevention, Investigation and Prosecution of Organised Crime and on the Administration of Seized, Confiscated and Abandoned Assets
(Ley De Reformas A La Ley No. 735, Ley de Prevención, Investigación y Persecución del Crimen Organizado y de la Administración de los Bienes Incautados, Decomisados y Abandonados), (Spanish);

5. Code of Ethical Conduct for Civil Servants in the Executive Branch of Government
(Código de Conducta Ética de los Servidores Públicos del Poder Ejecutivo), (Spanish).

El Salvador
  1. Constitution: Article 240
    (Constitución: Artículo 240), (Spanish);
  2. Criminal Code: Article 38 – Legal Persons Liability, Articles 307, 308, 310, 327, 328, 330-333, 335, 336
    (Código Penal: Artículo 38 – Actuar por Otro, Artículos 307, 308, 310, 327, 328, 330-333, 335, 336), (Spanish);
  3. Law on the Unjust Enrichment of Public Servants
    (Ley Sobre el Enriquecimiento Ilicito de Funcionarios y Empleados Publicos), (Spanish);
  4. Law on Civil Service: Articles 31, 32
    (Ley de Servicio Civil: Artículos 31, 32), (Spanish);
  5. Law on the Government Ethics
    (Ley de Ética Gubernamental), (Spanish);
  6. Law on Combating Corruption
    (Ley Anticorrupción), (Spanish);
  7. Special Law on the Extinction of Ownership and the Administration of Assets of Illicit Origin or Destination
    (Ley Especial De Extinciónde Dominio Y De La Administraciónde Los Bienes De Origen O Destinaciónilícita), (Spanish);
  8. Presidential Decree on Ethical Standards of Public Service
    (Normas Éticas Para La Función Pública), (Spanish).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Nicaragua

1. Attorney General of the Republic (site created but currently unavailable)
(Fiscal General de la República), (Spanish).

El Salvador

1. Office of the Prosecutor General (site created but currently unavailable)
(Fiscalia General de la República), (Spanish);

2. Integrity Division of the Supreme Court of Justice
(Sección de Probidad de la Corte Suprema de Justicia), (Spanish).

A decade of dedication.
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