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The United States’ Multidimensional Approach To Combatting Corruption, Padideh Ala'i
The United States’ Multidimensional Approach To Combatting Corruption, Padideh Ala'i
Padideh Ala'i
The United Scares legal system seeks to prevent and prohibit bribery and corruption through a myriad of laws, regulations and policies. Anti-corruption jurisprudence is more developed in the context of public sector contracts where the United States criminalizes bribery of public officials through 18 U.S.C. § 201 ( Bribery of Public Officials and Witnesses). In addition, the United States was the first country to criminalize bribery of foreign government officials in 1977 with the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA has since been amended 10 comply wi1h the adop1ion of the OECD Conven1ion on Comba1ing Bribery …
Civil Consequences Of Corruption In International Commercial Contracts, Padideh Ala'i
Civil Consequences Of Corruption In International Commercial Contracts, Padideh Ala'i
Padideh Ala'i
The United States legal system seeks to prevent and prohibit bribery and corruption through a myriad of laws, regulations and policies. Anti-corruption jurisprudence is more developed in the context of public sector contracts where the United States criminalizes bribery of public officials through 18 U.S.C. §201 (Bribery of Public Officials and Witnesses). In addition, the United States was the first country to criminalize bribery of foreign government officials in 1977 with the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA has since been amended to comply with the adoption of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign …