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Trends. Throwing Out The Baby With The Bathwater: Form And Substance Of Peruvian Democracy, Ibpp Editor Jun 2000

Trends. Throwing Out The Baby With The Bathwater: Form And Substance Of Peruvian Democracy, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses corruption and democracy in Peru during the time of President Alberto Fujimori.


From Corruption To Cooperation: Globalization Brings A Multilateral Agreement Against Foreign Bribery, Andrea D. Bontrager Unzicker Apr 2000

From Corruption To Cooperation: Globalization Brings A Multilateral Agreement Against Foreign Bribery, Andrea D. Bontrager Unzicker

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


The Legacy Of Geographical Morality And Colonialism: A Historical Assessment Of The Current Crusade Against Corruption, Padideh Ala'i Jan 2000

The Legacy Of Geographical Morality And Colonialism: A Historical Assessment Of The Current Crusade Against Corruption, Padideh Ala'i

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

This Article examines the legacy of the rule of geographical morality - that is the norm by which a citizen of the country in the North may engage in acts of corruption in any country in the South, including bribery and extortion, without the attachment of any moral condemnation to those acts. Part I of the Article begins by reviewing the impeachment trial of Warren Hastings, who served as Governor General of the Bengal from 1772-1785, on charges of bribery and corruption. It was during that impeachment proceeding when the words "principles of geographical morality" were used by, the prosectuor, …


The Legacy Of Geographical Morality And Colonialism: A Historical Assessment Of The Current Crusade Against Corruption, Padideh Ala'i Jan 2000

The Legacy Of Geographical Morality And Colonialism: A Historical Assessment Of The Current Crusade Against Corruption, Padideh Ala'i

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Article examines the legacy of the rule of geographical morality--that is, the norm by which a citizen of a country in the North may engage in acts of corruption in any country in the South, including bribery and extortion, without the attachment of any moral condemnation to those acts. Part I of the Article begins by reviewing the impeachment trial of Warren Hastings, who served as the Governor of Bengal from 1772 until 1785, on charges of bribery and corruption. It was during that impeachment proceeding when the words "principle of geographical morality" were used to describe Hastings' defense. …


Comparing The Scope Of The Federal Government’S Authority To Prosecute Federal Corruption And State And Local Corruption: Some Surprising Conclusions And A Proposal, Sara Sun Beale Jan 2000

Comparing The Scope Of The Federal Government’S Authority To Prosecute Federal Corruption And State And Local Corruption: Some Surprising Conclusions And A Proposal, Sara Sun Beale

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Business Of Bribery: Globalization, Economic Liberalization, And The ‘Problem’ Of Corruption, Margaret E. Beare, James Williams Jan 2000

The Business Of Bribery: Globalization, Economic Liberalization, And The ‘Problem’ Of Corruption, Margaret E. Beare, James Williams

Articles & Book Chapters

This paper is intended as a critical response to the emerging consensus within both academic and policy literatures that we are currently facing an epidemic of corruption which threatens to undermine the stability of economic and political development on both a national and global scale, and which requires both immediate and wide-ranging policy interventions. Based on a review of the publications and policy statements of the leading anti-corruption crusaders — namely the OECD, the IMF, and the World Bank — it will be argued that the recent concern with corruption is attributable, not to any substantive increase incorrupt practices, but …


The Recusal Alternative To Campaign Finance Legislation, John C. Nagle Jan 2000

The Recusal Alternative To Campaign Finance Legislation, John C. Nagle

Journal Articles

Typical campaign finance proposals focus on limiting the amount of money that can be contributed to candidates and the amount of money that candidates can spend. This article suggests an alternative proposal that places no restrictions on contributions or spending, but rather targets the corrupting influence of contributions. Under the proposals, legislators would be required to recuse themselves from voting on issues directly affecting contributors. I contend that this proposal would prevent corruption and the appearance of corruption while remedying the first amendment objections to the regulation of money in campaigns.