TY - BOOK ID - 8061071 TI - The Criminalisation of Bribery in Asia and the Pacific AU - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. AU - Asian Development Bank. PY - 2011 SN - 1283089416 9786613089410 9264097449 9264097430 PB - Paris : OECD Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Governance KW - Bribery KW - Political corruption KW - Social Welfare & Social Work KW - Social Sciences KW - Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency KW - Misconduct in office KW - Investments, Foreign KW - Taxation KW - Capital exports KW - Capital imports KW - FDI (Foreign direct investment) KW - Foreign direct investment KW - Foreign investment KW - Foreign investments KW - International investment KW - Offshore investments KW - Outward investments KW - Boss rule KW - Corruption (in politics) KW - Graft in politics KW - Malversation KW - Political scandals KW - Politics, Practical KW - Malfeasance in office KW - Misfeasance in office KW - Official misconduct KW - Corrupt practices KW - Capital movements KW - Investments KW - Corruption KW - Administrative responsibility KW - White collar crimes UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8061071 AB - Criminalisation is a key component of all international anti-corruption instruments. For example, the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (Anti-Bribery Convention) and the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) both require States Parties to enact specific criminal offences on bribery. The Asian Development Bank (ADB)/Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Anti-Corruption Initiative's Action Plan commits countries to ensure ‘the existence of legislation with dissuasive sanctions which effectively and actively combat the offence of bribery of public officials’. However, criminalisation can be a challenging task, as experienced by many countries Party to the Anti-Bribery Convention. This report reviews the criminalisation of bribery offences 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. ER -