Arab Anti-Corruption Convention (2010)

  1. Introduction
  2. Anti-Corruption Agencies and Supreme Audit Institutions
  3. Access to Information
  4. Asset Recovery and International Cooperation
  5. Business Integrity
  6. Foreign Bribery and Lobbying
  7. Illicit finance
  8. Protection of whistleblowers
  9. Public Integrity
  10. Tax-related Measures
  11. Other themes

Title of the document

Arab Anti-Corruption Convention

(https://www.acta.gov.qa/en/ara...)

Issuing body

League of Arab States

Brief description

The Arab Anti-Corruption Convention is the latest addition to the regional instruments on combating corruption. It was signed by 21 Arab countries on 21 December 2010 and has been ratified by more than 12 countries to date.

Relevant excerpts

Article 10 Measures for prevention and fight against corruption

1 — Each State Party shall, in accordance with its laws, lie down, implement and consolidate effective and coordinated policies to prevent and fight corruption. This shall include the strengthening of community participation and the application of the principles of the rule of law, good administration of public affairs and property, integrity, transparency and accountability.

2 — Each State Party shall endeavour to establish effective means to prevent corruption.

3 — Each State Party shall endeavour to carry out periodic assessments of relevant laws and administrative measures with a view to reporting on their performance in preventing and fighting corruption.

4 — Each State Party shall endeavour, in accordance with its domestic legislation, to adopt, consolidate and support systems that institute transparency and prevent conflicts of interest between employees and their employers, be they in the public or private sectors.

5 — Each State Party shall endeavour to implement, in accordance with its domestic legislation and system, record-keeping and codes of conduct for the correct, honourable and safe discharge of public office.

6 — Each State Party shall also consider, in accordance with its domestic legislation, establishing measures and systems to facilitate the reporting, by public officials, to the relevant authorities, of any act of corruption that came to their knowledge in the course of their duties.

7 — Each State Party shall take the necessary steps to create systems based on transparency, competition and objective standards in connection with public procurement and tendering procedures with the aim of preventing corruption

Chapters

  1. Introduction
  2. Anti-Corruption Agencies and Supreme Audit Institutions
  3. Access to Information
  4. Asset Recovery and International Cooperation
  5. Business Integrity
  6. Foreign Bribery and Lobbying
  7. Illicit finance
  8. Protection of whistleblowers
  9. Public Integrity
  10. Tax-related Measures
  11. Other themes

Author

Jorum Duri

Date

09/06/2021

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