Publication of a Special Book on “Transnational Corruption” The Centre for Transparency and Accountability in Governance (CTAG) at National Law University, Delhi, has been constituted for the purposes of ensuring quality of research, training/orientation programmes, policy on issues linked to transparency and accountability in governance. The CTAG has organised three International Conferences on various dimensions of Corruption, in 2012, 2013 and 2015 national workshop on RTI, 2013 and other events & publications related to transparency and accountability in governance. In continuation with dissemination of original and innovative endeavours in transparency and accountability in governance, the CTAG has decided to publish a Special book titled “Transnational Corruption” with ISBN number, covering the following themes.
a. Role of the International Administrative Agencies in controlling corruption: UN, WTO, International Courts, and other bodies
b. The OECD Convention on Bribery
c. Comparative analysis of domestic laws on controlling corruption across the World
d. National and International Instruments on Transnational Corruption
e. Role of International forums/NGOs/Societies in sensitization and controlling corruption: Transparency International India, Transparency International, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, etc
f. The United Nations Convention against Corruption, 2003
i. Preventive measures to control corruption: Establishment of anticorruption bodies, foreign financing of election campaign of political parties, policies on public procurement system, etc.
ii. Criminalization of corruption: private sector corruption (MNCs), embezzlement of public money, Money laundering and corruption, trading under influence and corruption. Concealment and laundering of the proceeds of corruption, etc.
iii. Asset Recovery: agreements on illegal asset recovery- embezzlement of public funds, black money deposited in foreign banks.
iv. International Cooperation to tackle Corruption: Mutual legal assistance in gathering and transferring evidence, extradition of offenders, cooperation on tracing, freezing, seizure and confiscation of proceeds of corruption, Investigation and Prosecution of corruption related offences.
g. Accountability of nations for corruption h. Corruption and Human rights in the international perspective.
i. Avoidance of double tax agreements and corruption
j. Lobbying for public procurement of goods and services and policies on trade relaxation
k. Poverty, society, education, and professionals and corruption
l. Ethical dimensions on controlling corruption
m. Liberalization Privatization and Globalization and Corruption in Development
n. Money laundering, terrorism, and cross border corruption
o. Multilateral initiatives for controlling corruption
p. Transnational governance and Corruption
q. Any other topic related directly or indirectly to the main theme of the Book
At the end of the paper, there should be a brief profile of the author with his e-mail ID, contact number and address Research paper should apply research skills and use of appropriate research methodology. Research paper should be thematic and identification of sub-themes is highly appreciated. It should have proper research questions and should also reflect the findings. Research paper should not be of more than 10000 words.
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