Law Commons^™

After The Revolution: Egypt's Changing Forms Of Corruption, M. Patrick Yingling, Mohamed A. Arafa

University of Baltimore Journal of International Law

Egypt’s revolution of January 25, 2011 was impelled by a desire to eliminate “conventional corruption,” a particular kind of corruption that occurs when government officials illegally abuse public office for private gain. Illegal quid pro quo transactions, including acts of bribery, are prominent examples of conventional corruption. This form of corruption is to be contrasted with “unconventional corruption,” a form of corruption that has (thus far) been absent in Egypt. Unconventional corruption occurs when elected officials put personal campaign finances ahead of the public interest without engaging in a quid pro quo transaction. These different forms, conventional and unconventional corruption, …

Luogo E Spazio, Place And Space: Gender Quotas And Democracy In Italy, Rachel A. Van Cleave

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.

Beyond A Beautiful Fraud: Using A Human Rights Framework To Realize The Promise Of Democracy, Janel A. George

University of Baltimore Law Review

"[Politics] is a beautiful fraud that has been imposed on the people for years . . ."

-The late Honorable Shirley Chisholm'

Symposium Foreword: Applied Feminism And Democracy

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.