Corruption and Anti-Corruption in Sudan
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HELPDESK ANSWERS 2017 The Helpdesk is a knowledge base that offers the Transparency International network and selected stakeholders on-demand research on corruption within a guaranteed timeframe. Answers typically consist of a ten- to fourteen-page brief synthesising the state of knowledge on a particular topic. Published answers are available on the Transparency International Knowledge Hub (https://knowledgehub.transparency.org/), and those answers which are not published can be provided upon request to: [email protected]. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ CONTENT Anti-corruption laws........................................................................................................ 3 Best legal practices against corruption in fragile states .................................................................................. 3 Deferred prosecution agreements, plea bargaining, immunity programmes and corruption .................... 3 Defining lobbyists and regulating lobbying in Europe ...................................................................................... 3 Income and asset declarations for NGOs ......................................................................................................... 3 Overview of conflict of interest and related offences ....................................................................................... 4 Anti-corruption institutions ........................................................................................... 4 Overview of countries’ supreme audit institutions with surcharging powers ................................................ 4 The role of external auditing in fraud and corruption ....................................................................................... 4 What works in working with parliaments against corruption? ......................................................................... 4 Understanding corruption ............................................................................................. 5 Building on social movements to achieve systemic change ........................................................................... 5 Correlation between corruption and inequality ................................................................................................. 5 Corruption risks in research funding................................................................................................................... 5 Corruption risks in core vs project funding ........................................................................................................ 6 Harmful rents, rent-seeking and corruption ....................................................................................................... 6 The impact of corruption on access to safe water and sanitation for people living in poverty .................. 6 Anti-corruption tools and approaches ....................................................................... 7 Anti-corruption and transparency provisions in trade agreements ................................................................ 7 Ant-corruption task forces and specialised anti-corruption authorities ......................................................... 7 Best practices in preventing the abuse of state resources during elections ................................................ 7 Best practices in tax amnesty and asset repatriation programmes............................................................... 8 Financial incentives for whistleblowers .............................................................................................................. 8 Good practices in preventing corruption in planning and zoning at the local level ..................................... 8 Influencing governments on anti-corruption using non-aid means ................................................................ 8 © 2018 Transparency International. 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Helpdesk answers 2017 International support to anti-money laundering and asset recovery: success stories ................................ 9 Models of donor coordination for managing multi-donor inputs to tackle money laundering and illicit financial flows ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Oversight mechanisms of parliamentary budgets in Europe .......................................................................... 9 Overview of national approaches to anti-corruption packages .................................................................... 10 The potential role of EITI in fighting corruption and IFFs .............................................................................. 10 What works in working with civil society against corruption? ....................................................................... 10 Sector specific information ......................................................................................... 10 Anti-corruption and transparency in global banks .......................................................................................... 10 Judicial clemency and corruption ...................................................................................................................... 11 Procedural reforms in the judiciary to fight impunity ...................................................................................... 11 The role of HR management in the fight against corruption in the private sector ..................................... 11 Transparency and governance on natural resources: a literature review .................................................. 11 Country-specific information ...................................................................................... 12 Azerbaijan: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption ................................................................................ 12 Georgia: Overview of the implementation of the anti-corruption framework .............................................. 12 Guinea-Bissau: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption ......................................................................... 12 Mali: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption ............................................................................................ 13 Malta: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption ......................................................................................... 13 Moldova: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption .................................................................................... 13 Mozambique: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption ............................................................................ 13 Niger: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption ......................................................................................... 14 Solomon Islands: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption ..................................................................... 14 Somalia: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption..................................................................................... 14 Sudan: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption ....................................................................................... 14 Tanzania: Tanzania’s anti-corruption agency in an international perspective ........................................... 15 Vietnam: Corruption risks in the energy sector............................................................................................... 15 Topic guides .................................................................................................................... 15 Topic guide: Corruption in service delivery ..................................................................................................... 15 Topic guide: Corruption and climate finance................................................................................................... 16 Topic guide: Whistleblowing .............................................................................................................................. 16 2 Helpdesk answers 2017 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS Best legal practices against corruption in fragile states Question submitted by U4, May 2017 Available on request to [email protected] This Helpdesk Answer identifies some common traits of “good” anti-corruption laws, looking at the recommendations found in the academic and policy literature and in the content of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The Answer explores general principles that need to be observed, such as aligning these laws to human rights standards, making sure they are not excessively repressive, and the inclusion of special provisions against illicit enrichment and other practices. It also looks at other legal ways to help fight against corruption that go beyond the single criminalisation of certain offences. Finally, the fourth section identifies specific best practices for fragile states and highly corrupt environments. Deferred prosecution agreements, plea bargaining, immunity programmes and corruption Question submitted by TI Brazil, July 2017 https://knowledgehub.transparency.org/helpdesk/deferred-prosecution-agreements-plea-bargaining-