The basic package of credits will be three academic and one writing credit. For that package, the paper will account for two-thirds of the grade and class participation and leadership will count for the other third. For topics that warrant it, seminar participants can earn additional academic and writing credits by writing more extensive seminar papers in accordance with the rules stated in the Student Handbook. Seminar on Transnational Corruption Corruption includes any behavior whereby public officials use public power to enrich themselves, their families, or their friends. It is widespread on six continents, from the construction trades in New York to arms purchasers in the Middle East to the judges in parts of Southeast Asia.
Corruption can defeat any effort to use public power for a public purpose.
It can undermine democracy, impede development efforts, discourage trade and investment, induce and conceal violations of human rights, and destroy or weaken the rule of law. The Seminar will examine transnational legal strategies addressing corruption issues. It will consider the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, diverse cultural attitudes toward corruption, the desirability of international standards for controlling corruption, and means of implementing any international standards. A team of faculty, with expertise in relevant transnational subjects, will teach the seminar. Students will write research papers under faculty supervision.