The criminalisation of bribery in Asia and the Pacific
Subtitle: frameworks and practices in 28 jurisdictions : thematic review : final report
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; ADB-OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific
Publisher: OECD : Asian Development Bank
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Paris]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 522
ISBN-13: 9789264097438
Subjects: Political corruption; Bribery
Other titles: ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific
Description: "This report reviews the criminalization of bribery offenses in Asian countries under the UNCAC. Drawing on the experience of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention's monitoring mechanism, the review focuses on each member's implementation of UNCAC Articles 15, 16 and 26 (domestic and foreign bribery by natural and legal persons). The review also identifies trends and challenges across the Asia-Pacific region."--Publisher's description.
Notes: "28 2011 01 1 P"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Australia; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; P.R. China; Cooks Islands; Fiji Islands; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Korea; Kyrgyzstan; Macao; Malaysia; Mongolia; Nepal; Pakistan; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Phillippines; Samoa; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vanuatu; Viet Nam.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Overview of the criminalisation of bribery in Asia-Pacific. Elements of the active and passive domestic bribery offences; title: Bribery of foreign public officials; title: Defences; title: Liability of legal persons for bribery; title: Jurisdiction to prosecute bribery; title: Sanctions for bribery; title: Tools for investigating bribery; title: Enforcement of bribery offences; title: Conclusion and recommendations; title: pt. 2. Criminalisation of bribery in the initiative's 28 member jurisdictions.