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United Nations Convention against Corruption

• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
• Regional Office South Asia
• Nimesh Jani

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Overview of 8 Chapters

• Chapter 1 General Provisions
• Chapter 2 Preventative measures
• Chapter 3 Criminalisation/law enforcement
• Chapter 4 International cooperation
• Chapter 5 Asset Recovery
• Chapter 6 Technical assistance and info
  exchange
• Chapter 7 Mechanisms for implementation
• Chapter 8 Final provisions

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• CRIMINALIZATION
• Art.15-25

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Overview

• 28 Articles
• 11 Articles require creation of specific offences
  (arts. 15 to 25)
• Liability of legal persons Art 26
• Inchoate offences, conspiracy, aiding and
  abetting
• Freezing, seizure and confiscation (art 31)
• Protection of whistle blowers and witnesses (arts
  32 and 33)
• Jurisdiction (art 42)

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How many Criminal Offences are in UNCAC?

• 41 offences
• Plus attempts
• Plus conspiracy
• Plus liability of legal persons
• Total 123 at least.

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Group work

• Group 1 Arts 15 and 26
• Group 2 Arts 17 and 30 (1) and (2)
• Group 3 Arts 18 and 30 (6) and (7)
• Group 4 Arts 20, 32 and 33
• Group 5 Arts 25 and 36

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Key points to report back on

• Is the offence mandatory or not
• Key elements of any offences
• What are the biggest challenges in
  implementation?
• You have 5 mins max! -))

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Mandatory and Other Criminal Offences
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Other Criminal Offences (Art.18-22)
Passive Bribery of Foreign Public Officials
or Officials of Intl Org (Art.16)
Embezzlement in Private Sector (Art.22)
Trading in Influence (Art.18)
Bribery in Private Sector (Art.21)
Abuse of Function (Art.19)
Illicit Enrichment (Art.20)
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Protection of Witness and Reporting Persons
(Art.32-35)
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Jurisdiction (Art.42)
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Thank you for your kind attention