Activities of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute and the Regional Institutes for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Progress report of the Secretary-General

1992 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-509
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Justice Research ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Research Institute

scholarly journals APUNCAC and the International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC)

Laws ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Stuart S. Yeh
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations

The draft Anticorruption Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (APUNCAC) seeks to implement aggressive measures to fight corruption and impunity, including United Nations inspectors who would conduct independent investigations into allegations of corruption and hand cases to dedicated domestic anticorruption courts. APUNCAC is designed to be a free-standing proposal. However, it could be combined with Judge Mark Wolf’s proposal for an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC). An advantage of combining IACC + APUNCAC is that the combination defuses the key arguments against the IACC. This article reviews evidence suggesting that leaders of nations that currently experience endemic corruption might find it politically expedient to adopt the proposed reforms. The article discusses the advantages of combining IACC + APUNCAC. The combination would establish an independent corps of elite investigators, endow them with strong powers to conduct independent investigations, and enable them to refer cases to dedicated anticorruption courts staffed by judges vetted by the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. APUNCAC establishes mechanisms to ensure accountability of judges serving dedicated anticorruption courts. By addressing the key arguments against the IACC, the proposal to combine IACC + APUNCAC may enable broad public support in nations that would require public support in order to secure ratification.

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