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Implementing Article 45 of the UN Convention against Corruption in Africa: prospects and challenges
(Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 2013)
Article 45 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption empowers states parties to enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements on the transfer of offenders convicted of offences in one country ...
Strengthening democracy through investigating, prosecuting and punishing corruption in Mauritius
(The Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC), 2015)
There is a close relationship between democracy and corruption. Corruption
has a negative effect on the functioning of political and democratic
institutions. It affects the delivery of services such as education ...
Parliamentary oversight of extractive industries
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Africa has experienced a boom in extractive industries since the beginning of this
century. Extractive companies often are exposed not just to government patronage,
but also to requests to consider local third-party ...
Corruption in the new public procurement regime in Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Corruption in the public procurement system has been a major obstacle to Nigeria’s
economic development and, as such, it has remained one of the prime concerns of
successive governments, both military and civilian, since ...
Cyber-laundering and the future of corruption in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Corruption has been given considerable attention as one of the major causes of the
socio-economic ills that plague Africa. Statistics reveal that staggering amounts of
money are lost annually to corruption. Many discussions ...
Section 9b of the protected disclosures amendment act 5 of 2017: Discouraging whistleblowing in South Africa?
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The Protected Disclosures Act 26 of 2000 provides protection for individuals who
blow the whistle on corrupt activities in South Africa. The Protected Disclosures
Amendment Act 5 of 2017 widens the scope of the original ...
Transnational economic crime: The example of “gold laundering”
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Allow me first to thank the organisers of this conference for affording me the
honour of giving this opening speech.
The issues which the conference is addressing indeed are closely interlinked.
Corruption almost always ...
A survey of corruption and anti-corruption Initiatives in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Corruption has blighted national economies in Africa. Although most African states
have subscribed to and ratified international and regional anti-corruption
conventions, corruption continues unabated. Failure to incorporate ...
The problem of private-to-private corruption
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Corruption has huge detrimental effects, and private-to-private corruption contributes
hugely to this detriment. Its consequences match those of public corruption,
particularly in the contemporary world, when private ...
Confronting corruption: past concerns, present challenges and future strategies
(2017)
The literature on corruption and anti-corruption has mushroomed over the last decade or so. Of course, all research and writing on the problem of corruption and the fight against it are to be welcomed. Regrettably, however, ...