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Recent Reforms Of Switzerland's Anti-Corruption Laws: What They Mean For International Sports Organizations, Nicole Gütling

Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)

Switzerland is perceived as one of the least corrupt countries in the world based on international rankings. According to the “Corruption Perception Index” of Transparency International, Switzerland has regularly been rated among the top eight least corrupt countries since 2009. Even before then, since 1995 in fact, Switzerland has consistently received good rankings on integrity. However, recent corruption allegations in the world of football, particularly the cases involving the FIFA World Cup 2018 and 2022, have led to international scrutiny of the effectiveness of Switzerland’s anti-money laundering and anti-corruption regimes. This issue is particularly significant for Switzerland, which is home …

The Corruption Case Of Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Center For The Advancement Of Public Integrity

Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)

Sheldon Silver is the former Democratic Speaker of the New York State Assembly, a post he held from 1994 until January 2015. He represented Manhattan’s Lower East Side from 1976 until November 30, 2015, when he was convicted on four counts of honest-services fraud, two counts of extortion and one count of money laundering. On July 13, 2017, his convictions were overturned.

The Lulu Stipend, Center For The Advancement Of Public Integrity

Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)

A “lulu” is a stipend available to New York State legislators for their work in leadership roles, such as committee chairperson. The stipends are in addition to legislator’s $79,500 base pay. Stipends range in value, from $9,000 for a ranking minority member of a committee, up to $41,500 for the temporary president of the Senate. The head of each State legislative body, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Temporary President of the Senate direct the payment of these stipends. By law, no legislator may receive more than one stipend at a time. Because legislators routinely serve in more than …

America's Familial Tribalism: Will It Impact Education Internationally?, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Alexandra Seeman

Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)

With President Trump in power, the United States may have entered a new era of familial tribalism, a style of governing that could best be depicted as a sudden disruption to the traditional democratic governance and merited mobility the United States has historically promoted both at home and abroad. With this form of familial tribalism, a new level of power has been given to the members of the First Family, resulting in the United States increasingly mirroring the modus operandi of many developing countries that it had formerly criticized for their own lack of ethics, transparency, and competence …

Assessing Australia's National Integrity Framework: A New Way Forward, Anita Das

Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)

Historically, Australia has not been regarded as a particularly corrupt country. In 2012, Transparency International ranked Australia as the 7th least corrupt country in its Corruption Perceptions Index. This ranking has deteriorated six places in four years; in 2016, Australia landed in 13th place on the same index.

This sharp decline, in conjunction with continued revelations of corrupt conduct in the public, private and union sectors, has resulted in unprecedented national attention on corruption issues. As a result, the Australian federal government is currently considering a suite of reforms related to anti-corruption enforcement, including the introduction of deferred prosecution agreements, …

Ethical Issues In The Trump Era: A Conversation With Walter Shaub, Former Director Of The U.S. Office Of Government Ethics, Sabrina Singer

Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)

On October 17, 2017, CAPI hosted Walter Shaub, former Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in a conversation with Columbia Law School Professor Richard Briffault before a crowded room of students, faculty, and practitioners. Shaub, now a Senior Director at the Campaign Legal Center, spoke about his 15-year career at the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) that ended with his resignation in the summer of 2017. Most of the hour-long event focused on the work and the role of OGE, what Shaub intended to accomplish there, and why he resigned. Shaub indicated that his goal while serving as …

Enforcement Challenges And Victories, Andrew Kuntz

Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)

In June 2017, CAPI presented the second installment of our signature conference, Global Cities II, which brought together anti-corruption leaders from government and civil society worldwide, including delegates from Bogotá, Cape Town, London, Melbourne, Miami, Montréal, New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and San Francisco, to discuss important topics such as using data analytics to combat corruption, government transparency, enforcement challenges and victories, and innovations in oversight.

Transparency Trends Around The World, Jason Bressler

Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)

In June 2017, CAPI presented the second installment of our signature conference, Global Cities II, which brought together anti-corruption leaders from government and civil society worldwide, including delegates from Bogotá, Cape Town, London, Melbourne, Miami, Montréal, New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and San Francisco, to discuss important topics such as using data analytics to combat corruption, government transparency, enforcement challenges and victories, and innovations in oversight.

Innovations In Oversight: Cities' Proactive Approaches To Fighting Corruption, Adoree Kim

Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)

In June 2017, CAPI presented the second installment of our signature conference, Global Cities II, which brought together anti-corruption leaders from government and civil society worldwide, including delegates from Bogotá, Cape Town, London, Melbourne, Miami, Montréal, New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and San Francisco, to discuss important topics such as using data analytics to combat corruption, government transparency, enforcement challenges and victories, and innovations in oversight.

New York State Constitutional Convention, Center For The Advancement Of Public Integrity

Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity (Inactive)

On November 7, 2017, New York voters will be asked whether the State should hold a convention to revise the State constitution. The New York State Constitution requires that voters be asked this question every 20 years. If a majority of voters say no, nothing happens. If a majority of voters say yes, then there will be an opportunity in 2018 to elect three delegates from each State Senate District and an additional 15 statewide delegates to represent the citizens of New York at the Convention. At the Convention, delegates will propose and vote on changes to the Constitution; delegates …