THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

Introduction

The Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, adopted on March 29, 1996, is the most important legal instrument in the hemisphere to prevent, detect, sanction and eradicate corruption. To date, the Treaty has been signed by 26 countries and ratified by 17.

The countries have attached a great deal of importance to the fight against corruption. The Heads of State and Government offered their decisive support in this area at the Miami and Santiago Summits. The General Assembly of the OAS also supported these efforts, especially through the adoption of the Inter-American Program to Combat Corruption (AG/Res. 1477 (XXVII-O/97)). Given this background, the Department of Legal Cooperation and Information has designed and developed a program to help countries in the fight against this problem.

One of the principal components of this program is the assistance that is being offered to countries in the adaptation of their legislation to the principles and dispositions of the Convention. For further information concerning the background and scope for these activities, please click here.

The Department of Legal Cooperation and Information and the Fight Against Corruption

Workshops to the Disseminate and Implement the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption

Workshop on Combating Bribery in International Business Transactions

International Conference on The Role of the OAS in the Fight Against Corruption

Inter-American Network of Institutions and Experts in the Fight against Corruption

Anti-Corruption Information System

Donor Consultative Group in Matters of Responsibility/Anti-Corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Status of Criminal Legislation in Relation to the Inter-American Convention against Corruption

Global Anti-Corruption Forum

Support for The Andean Parliament in Developing Policies that Combat Corruption.

Project on Implementing the Preventive Measures of the Convention in Central America