The French Ministry of Justice has issued a Circular on Criminal Justice Policy in the Fight against International Corruption (Circulaire de politique pénale en matière de lutte contre la corruption internationale) to provide guidance to the national prosecution service.

The not-for-profit Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) together with Control Risks, a global consultancy, have published an updated Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index for Latin American countries during the pandemic.The not-for-profit Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) together with Control Risks, a global consultancy, have published an updated Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index for Latin American countries during the pandemic.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has unveiled in its report the first results of a project on the potential of blockchain technology to counter corruption in public procurement.

Pope Francis has issued an apostolic letter in the form of a motu proprio entitled “On Transparency, Control and Competition in the Procedures for Awarding Public Contracts of the Holy See and Vatican City State”. It notably provides for the measures for preventing conflict-of-interest situations in awarding public contracts, enhancing transparency and accountability of procurement procedures and rationalizing the expenditure of public funds.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has presented the draft new Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (hereinafter “the draft CAO”), which, among other things, provides for mitigation of liability for illegal remuneration on behalf or in the interests of an organization in case it has implemented anti-corruption measures.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand issued a number of documents clarifying the legal provisions regarding the ban on “conducting business” and the restrictions on the benefits of public officials, along with the requirements to observe the cooling-off period when moving from public to private sector.

The US Department of Justice (Department of Justice – DOJ) has updated its manual entitled Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs that is employed by prosecutors in criminal proceedings.

Section 4 of Malaysian Law No. A1567 of April 4, 2018 “On Amendments to Law No. 694 of January 6, 2009 “On Anti-Corruption Commission” (Malaysian Anti-Corruption-Commission (Amendment) Act 2018) has entered into force. It introduces criminal liability of legal persons, their directors and top managers for corruption crimes, committed on behalf or in the interest of a legal person.

The French Anti-Corruption Agency (Agence Française Anticorruption — AFA), in partnership with GRECO, the OECD and the Network of Corruption Prevention Authorities (NCPA)*, has published the analysis report of the global mapping of anti-corruption authorities.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued the Public Integrity Handbook.

The section of the Anti-Corruption Portal containing publications on anti-corruption has been restructured and significantly updated and the list of useful external resources has been considerably extended.

In the framework of its Global Informality Project UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies explores traditional/informal practices, including acts of corruption, existing in different countries.

The French Ministry of Justice has issued a Circular on Criminal Justice Policy in the Fight against International Corruption (Circulaire de politique pénale en matière de lutte contre la corruption internationale) to provide guidance to the national prosecution service.

The not-for-profit Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) together with Control Risks, a global consultancy, have published an updated Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index for Latin American countries during the pandemic.The not-for-profit Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) together with Control Risks, a global consultancy, have published an updated Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index for Latin American countries during the pandemic.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has unveiled in its report the first results of a project on the potential of blockchain technology to counter corruption in public procurement.

Pope Francis has issued an apostolic letter in the form of a motu proprio entitled “On Transparency, Control and Competition in the Procedures for Awarding Public Contracts of the Holy See and Vatican City State”. It notably provides for the measures for preventing conflict-of-interest situations in awarding public contracts, enhancing transparency and accountability of procurement procedures and rationalizing the expenditure of public funds.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has presented the draft new Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (hereinafter “the draft CAO”), which, among other things, provides for mitigation of liability for illegal remuneration on behalf or in the interests of an organization in case it has implemented anti-corruption measures.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand issued a number of documents clarifying the legal provisions regarding the ban on “conducting business” and the restrictions on the benefits of public officials, along with the requirements to observe the cooling-off period when moving from public to private sector.

The US Department of Justice (Department of Justice – DOJ) has updated its manual entitled Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs that is employed by prosecutors in criminal proceedings.

Section 4 of Malaysian Law No. A1567 of April 4, 2018 “On Amendments to Law No. 694 of January 6, 2009 “On Anti-Corruption Commission” (Malaysian Anti-Corruption-Commission (Amendment) Act 2018) has entered into force. It introduces criminal liability of legal persons, their directors and top managers for corruption crimes, committed on behalf or in the interest of a legal person.

The French Anti-Corruption Agency (Agence Française Anticorruption — AFA), in partnership with GRECO, the OECD and the Network of Corruption Prevention Authorities (NCPA)*, has published the analysis report of the global mapping of anti-corruption authorities.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued the Public Integrity Handbook.

The section of the Anti-Corruption Portal containing publications on anti-corruption has been restructured and significantly updated and the list of useful external resources has been considerably extended.

In the framework of its Global Informality Project UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies explores traditional/informal practices, including acts of corruption, existing in different countries.

The French Ministry of Justice has issued a Circular on Criminal Justice Policy in the Fight against International Corruption (Circulaire de politique pénale en matière de lutte contre la corruption internationale) to provide guidance to the national prosecution service.

The not-for-profit Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) together with Control Risks, a global consultancy, have published an updated Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index for Latin American countries during the pandemic.The not-for-profit Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) together with Control Risks, a global consultancy, have published an updated Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index for Latin American countries during the pandemic.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has unveiled in its report the first results of a project on the potential of blockchain technology to counter corruption in public procurement.

Pope Francis has issued an apostolic letter in the form of a motu proprio entitled “On Transparency, Control and Competition in the Procedures for Awarding Public Contracts of the Holy See and Vatican City State”. It notably provides for the measures for preventing conflict-of-interest situations in awarding public contracts, enhancing transparency and accountability of procurement procedures and rationalizing the expenditure of public funds.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has presented the draft new Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (hereinafter “the draft CAO”), which, among other things, provides for mitigation of liability for illegal remuneration on behalf or in the interests of an organization in case it has implemented anti-corruption measures.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand issued a number of documents clarifying the legal provisions regarding the ban on “conducting business” and the restrictions on the benefits of public officials, along with the requirements to observe the cooling-off period when moving from public to private sector.

The US Department of Justice (Department of Justice – DOJ) has updated its manual entitled Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs that is employed by prosecutors in criminal proceedings.

Section 4 of Malaysian Law No. A1567 of April 4, 2018 “On Amendments to Law No. 694 of January 6, 2009 “On Anti-Corruption Commission” (Malaysian Anti-Corruption-Commission (Amendment) Act 2018) has entered into force. It introduces criminal liability of legal persons, their directors and top managers for corruption crimes, committed on behalf or in the interest of a legal person.

The French Anti-Corruption Agency (Agence Française Anticorruption — AFA), in partnership with GRECO, the OECD and the Network of Corruption Prevention Authorities (NCPA)*, has published the analysis report of the global mapping of anti-corruption authorities.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued the Public Integrity Handbook.

The section of the Anti-Corruption Portal containing publications on anti-corruption has been restructured and significantly updated and the list of useful external resources has been considerably extended.

In the framework of its Global Informality Project UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies explores traditional/informal practices, including acts of corruption, existing in different countries.