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Comparison of countries
Honduras
Republic of Korea
Indices
Overall Score:
22 out of 100
Rank:
154 out of 180
Overall Score:
65 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,42 out of 1
Rank:
116 out of 142
Overall Score:
84 out of 150
Rank:
75 out of 140
Overall Score:
4,47 out of 10
Rank:
93 out of 119
Overall Score:
64 out of 100
Rank:
30 out of 180
Rank:
16 out of 141
Overall Score:
71 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,74 out of 1
Rank:
19 out of 142
Overall Score:
98 out of 150
Rank:
45 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,10 out of 10
Rank:
15 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OAS
UN
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
Honduras
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • 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 2018.
Republic of Korea
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1999.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • G20 Presidency in 2010.
  • The documents adopted under the Presidency of the Republic of Korea are available here.
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
  • Member of the FATF since 2009.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Main Legislation
Honduras

1. Criminal Code: Articles 415-421, 474-481, 484-486, 490-497, Articles 417, 511 – Liability of Legal Persons
(Código Penal: Artículos 415-421, 474-481, 484-486, 490-497, Artículos 417, 511 – Responsabilidad de las Personas Jurídicas), (Spanish);

2. Code of Civil Servants Ethics
(Código de Conducta Ética del Servidor Público), (Spanish).

Republic of Korea
  1. Criminal Act: Articles 129-135, 357
    (형법, 조항 129-135, 357), (Korean), (English - amended 2023);

  2. Act on Preventing Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
    (국제상거래에 있어서 외국공무원에 대한 뇌물방지법), (Korean), (English - amended 2020);

  3. Improper Solicitation and Graft Act
    (부정청탁 및 금품등 수수의 금지에 관한 법률), (Korean), (English - amended 2019);

  4. Public Interest Whistleblower Protection Act
    (공익신고자 보호법), (Korean), (English - amended 2017);

  5. Act on the Prevention of Corruption and the Establishment and Management of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission
    (부패방지 및 국민권익위원회의 설치와 운영에 관한 법률), (Korean), (English - amended 2021);

  6. Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials
    (고위공직자범죄수사처 설치 및 운영에 관한 법률), (Korean), (English - no amendments);

  7. Act on the Prevention of Conflict of Interest Related to Duties of Public Servants
    (공직자의 이해충돌 방지법), (Korean), (English);

  8. Public Service Ethics Act
    (공직자윤리법), (Korean), (English - amended 2021);

  9. Code of Conduct for Public Officials
    (공무원 행동강령), (Korean), (English - amended 2018).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Honduras

1. Public Prosecutor’s Office
(Ministerio Público), (Spanish);

2. Department of the Supreme Court of Auditors for Integrity and Ethics
(Tribunal Superior de Cuentas Dirección de Probidad y Ética), (Spanish);

3. Anticorruption National Council
(Consejo Nacional Anticorrupción), (Spanish).

Republic of Korea
  1. Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission
    (대한민국 국민권익위원회), (Korean/English);

  2. Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials
    (고위공직자범죄수사처), (Korean/English).

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