Topic Guide: Public Sector Integrity

United Nations Convention against Corruption. United Nations General Assembly, 2003. http://www.unodc.org/documents... 

The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2003, includes key provisions on codes of conduct, conflicts of interest and asset disclosure as ways of combating corruption. Article 7(4) declares, "Each state party shall, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its domestic law, endeavour to adopt, maintain and strengthen systems that promote transparency and prevent conflicts of interest." Article 8(2) further states, "Each state party shall endeavour to apply, within its own institutional and legal systems, codes or standards of conduct for the correct, honourable and proper performance of public functions." Finally, article 52(5) requires that, “Each state party shall consider establishing, in accordance with its domestic law, effective financial disclosure systems for appropriate public officials and shall provide for appropriate sanctions for non-compliance.”  

Integrity of public officials in EU countries: International norms and standards. Transparency International, 2015. http://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/integrity_of_public_officials_in_eu_countries_international_norms_and_stand  

This research paper looks at the international anti-corruption and good governance standards, focusing on the anti-corruption norms and defining the work of public officials. The analysis is divided into three main sections: prevention, criminalisation and citizens’ rights. It looks at the standards, overlaps and loopholes in each of the selected sub-fields, providing an insight into the most important aspects of monitoring of integrity standards in the public sector.  

Recommendations for improving ethical conduct in the public service including principles for managing ethics in the public service. OECD, 1998. http://acts.oecd.org/Instrumen...  

These 12 principles are designed to help countries review the institutions, systems and mechanisms they have for promoting public service ethics. They identify the functions of guidance, management or control against which public ethics management systems may be checked. These principles distil the experience of OECD countries, and reflect shared views of sound ethics management. The principles are intended to be an instrument for countries to adapt to national conditions, and help them balance the various aspirational and compliance elements to arrive at an effective framework.