Global corruption : Law, theory & practice - Third Edition
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Gerry Ferguson
Copyright Year: 2018
Last Update: 2019
Publisher: University of Victoria
Language: English
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Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Corruption in Context: Social, Economic and Political Dimensions
- Chapter 2 Bribery and Other Corruption Offences
- Chapter 3 General Principles Affecting the Scope of Corruption Offences: Jurisdiction, Corporate Libability, Accomplicies and Inchoate Offences
- Chapter 4 Money Laundering
- Chapter 5 Asset Recovery and Mutual Legal Assistance
- Chapter 6 Investigation and Prosecution of Corruption
- Chapter 7 Criminal Sentences and Civil Sanctions for Corruption
- Chapter 8 The Lawyer's Role in Advising Business Clients on Corruption and Anti-Corruption Issues
- Chapter 9 Public Officials and Conflicts of Interest
- Chapter 10 Regulation of Lobbying
- Chapter 11 Corruption and Public Procurement
- Chapter 12 Whistleblower Protections
- Chapter 13 Campaign Finance Laws: Controlling the Risks of Corruption and Public Cynicism
Ancillary Material
About the Book
This book has been specifically created to make it easier for professors to offer a law school course on global corruption. It is issued under a creative commons license and can be used for free in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes. The first chapter sets out the general context of global corruption: its nature and extent, and some views on its historical, social, economic and political dimensions. Each subsequent chapter sets out international standards and requirements in respect to combating corruption – mainly in the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and the OECD Bribery of Foreign Officials Convention (OECD Convention). The laws of the United States and United Kingdom are then set out as examples of how those Convention standards and requirements are met in two influential jurisdictions. Finally, the law of Canada is set out. Thus, a professor from Africa, Australia, New Zealand or English speaking countries in Asia and Europe has a nearly complete coursebook – for example, that professor can delete the Canadian sections of this book and insert the law and practices of his or her home country in their place. While primarily directed to a law school course on global corruption, this book will be of interest and use to professors teaching courses on corruption from other academic disciplines and to lawyers and other anti-corruption practitioners.
About the Contributors
Author
Gerry Ferguson is a University of Victoria Distinguished Professor of Law who specializes in criminal law. He is also a senior associate with the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy in Vancouver. Professor Ferguson is a member of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Anti-Corruption Academic Development Initiative (ACAD) devoted to the creation of anti-corruption academic materials and the teaching of university courses on global corruption. He is co-editor and co-author (with Douglas Johnston) of Asia-Pacific Legal Development (UBC Press, 1998), was a co-leader of the CIDA-funded Canada-Vietnamese Legislative Drafting and Management Program, 1994-95, and a team member of the CIDA-funded Canada-China Procuratoracy Project, 2003-2008, under the direction of the ICCLR. He is the co-author, with Justice Dambrot, of the annually updated two-volume book, Canadian Criminal Jury Instructions and co-author of the Annual Review of Criminal Law. Professor Ferguson has taught criminal law as a Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong, the University of Auckland, Monash University, the University of Malaya and the University of Airlangga in Indonesia. He has given guest lectures at various law schools in South Africa, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Europe. Professor Ferguson is a former member of the National Advisory Council of the Law Commission of Canada and an active participant in the Canadian Bar Association, Law Society, and Continuing Legal Education Society activities. His teaching and scholarly interests include transnational and comparative criminal law and procedure, sentencing and mental health law.