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Anti-Corruption Law Adopted (November 07, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On October 31, 2012,
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Italy
Court Asks for Complete Papers in Test of Corruption Commission Law (September 04, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On August 30, 2012, Indonesia's Constitutional Court, which is considering a challenge to the constitutionality of the law that established the ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
Corruption Court Judges Arrested (August 23, 2012) by Constance Johnson
Two judges of local corruption courts in Indonesia have themselves been accused of taking bribes by the national Corruption Eradication Commission ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
High Court Declares Anti-Corruption Act Provision Unconstitutional (February 23, 2012) by Hanibal Goitom
On February 20, 2012, the High Court in Windhoek, Namibia found part of a provision in Namibia's Anti-Corruption Act (No. ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Namibia
Supreme Court Initiates Proceedings Against Prime Minister (January 25, 2012) by Tariq Ahmad
On January 16, 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued a contempt notice to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yusuf ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Pakistan
Council of Ministers Approves Draft Law on Combating Corruption and Money Laundering (October 04, 2011) by George Sadek
On September 26, 2011, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers approved a draft anti-corruption law. The provisions of this legislation impose sanctions ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Kuwait
Anti-Corruption Agency Law Adopted (April 13, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On April 1, 2011, the Legislative Yüan, Taiwan's highest legislative body, passed the Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Administration Organic Act. The ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Anti-Corruption Measures (February 24, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On February 21, 2011, in her address to Parliament opening the budget session, the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: India
Constitutional Court Strikes Down Parts of Immunity Law (February 11, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On January 13, 2011, Italy's Constitutional Court struck down parts of a law supported by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi that would ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Italy
Supreme Court Questions Government over Theft (February 07, 2011) by Krishan Nehra
Describing black money stashed abroad in foreign banks such as in Germany and Lichtenstein by Indians as "pure and simple theft ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: India
Tax Corruption Verdict to Be Appealed, New Charges to Be Laid (January 31, 2011) by Kelly Buchanan
A former junior tax official in Indonesia, Gayus Tambunan, who is at the center of a huge corruption scandal involving allegations ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
Ethical Sanctions for Non-Compliance with State Comptroller Law (January 31, 2011) by Ruth Levush
On January 25, 2011, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the State Comptroller Law, 5718-1958 (consolidated version). The amendment ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Israel
Code of Conduct for Legislators Approved (November 22, 2010) by Constance Johnson
In a November 9, 2010, report on the progress made by nations applying for European Union membership, the European Commission praised ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: European Union / Iceland
French Supreme Court Authorizes Corruption Investigation of Three African Heads of State (November 17, 2010) by Nicole Atwill
On November 9, 2010, the criminal chamber of the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal matters, overruled ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Africa / France
Aid to Combat Corruption (August 25, 2010) by Constance Johnson
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is working to build up the justice system of Afghanistan, in order ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Afghanistan / United Nations
New Anti-Corruption Agency Planned (August 11, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin
Taiwan's President, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on July 20, 2010, that a new agency devoted to combating government corruption would be established ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
First Sentence for a Government Official Tied to Drug Trafficking (August 09, 2010) by Constance Johnson
On August 3, 2010, the Primary Court of the Afghan Criminal Justice Task Force sentenced a former police chief to ten ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Afghanistan
Anti-Corruption Plan Adopted (May 24, 2010) by Constance Johnson
In April 2010, Vietnam adopted an implementation plan for the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC, signed by Vietnam on Dec. ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Vietnam
Cooperation Agreements Being Prepared to Fight Corruption (May 05, 2010) by Eduardo Soares
On April 23, 2010, during the International Conference to Fight Corruption that was held in Dili, East Timor, the Minister of ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: East Timor
Whistleblower Protection Law to Be Considered (April 26, 2010) by Constance Johnson
On April 20, 2010, Liberia's President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, sent a bill to the country's two legislative bodies, the Senate and ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Liberia
Last updated: November 07, 2012
