Varieties of corruption control: introduction to special issue

Hansen, Hans Krause; Stachowicz-Stanusch, Agata

doi:10.1007/s10611-013-9460-z

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“…The removal of the 179 Political corruption and money laundering immunity clause from the Nigerian Constitution could significantly improve the work of the anti-corruption agencies discussed in this paper. In a broader context, it will also help with the development of the "regulatory capitalism" (Hansen and Stachowicz-Stanusch, 2013), part of which is about civil regulations, naming and shaming, "inventing non-state mechanisms "for governing control of not only private, but public industry and interests.…”

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Political corruption and money laundering: lessons from Nigeria

Markovska

Adams

2015

Journal of Money Laundering Control

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Purpose – This paper aims to discuss political corruption in Nigeria and to assess the limitation of the immunity clause of the Nigerian constitution. This is particularly important in light of the recent developments to criminalise money-laundering in the country. Design/methodology/approach – This paper evaluates the legal anti-money laundering framework in Nigeria, in particular, the impact of the immunity clause of Nigerian constitution. Findings – Endemic corruption of the political elite leads to the abuse of the constitutional immunity clause, and significantly impairs the activities of the anti-money laundering agencies. Research limitations/implications – This paper draws on the experience of Nigeria, and is specifically looking at one obstacle on the way to fight money laundering and corruption. It is important to conduct further comparative analysis. Originality/value – This paper discusses political, economic and legal developments in Nigeria to show how the immunity clause prevents the successful prosecution of corrupt Nigerian politicians, and discusses measures taken to prevent corruption in the country.

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Political corruption and money laundering: lessons from Nigeria

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Adams

2015

Journal of Money Laundering Control

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“…Introduction: on the limitations of crime statistics to measure the extension of corruption Corruption is an intractable multidimensional policy problem with financial and reputational implications for both public and private institutions that requires a knowledge-based control approach. In order to address it with specific policy actions and instruments, it is important to know what we are fighting and how much of it there is by using different approaches and sources of information (Hansen and Stachowicz-Stanusch, 2013).…”

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Understanding corruption through the analysis of court case content: research note

Sousa

Calca²

2020

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PurposeThe two main objectives of this project were to advance knowledge about the way corruption and related offences are structured and operate in society and to draw inferences on the efficiency and efficacy of the judicial authorities in handling reported offences with the ultimate goal of improving and effecting control policies.Design/methodology/approachIn this research note the authors attempt to explore the relevance of judicial materials. The authors developed an analytical framework to extract information from court case decisions and analysed 838 court cases on corruption and related offences in Portuguese first instance courts for the period 2004–2008 to map the distribution of corruption and related offences, understand the anatomy of corruption as a criminal offence and learn from the judicial system's capacity to investigate, prosecute and trial reported occurrences.FindingsMost corruption cases took place in the major metropolitan areas, involved municipalities as passive agents and construction companies as active agents and had to do with urban sprawl and land management policies. Court data also allowed the authors to gauge the areas or sectors of activity more exposed to corruption risks. Generally speaking, these tend to be those areas or sectors characterized by high levels of informality and clientelism, high profitability ratios deriving from political decisions, unbalanced supply-demand of decisional goods and services, disorganised and fragmented regulation, low levels of transparency and insufficient or misguided supervision.Research limitations/implicationsThe framework for analysis is replicable in other contexts with minor adjustments. The major limitation is access to court decisions/narratives. This project was developed in partnership with the Portuguese Public Prosecutor's Office. This has facilitated access to those materials. For those wishing to use the database, the major limitation is that it covers only the period 2004–2008.Practical implicationsThe court narratives confirm that in cases where the complaint is complemented by documentary, audio, video and photographic evidences collected by special investigative means the subsequent production of proof in court is more effective. The data also suggests that cases reported from inside the organisation where the offence takes place are likelier to reach the trial phase, thus reinforcing the need for diversifying and strengthening reporting mechanisms and procedures and the guarantees to those who are willing to collaborate with the auditing and investigative authorities.Social implicationsThe authors contend that court cases of corruption and related offences yield important and useful policy-oriented information that should not be overlooked by decision-makers when upgrading their efforts to fight corruption.Originality/valueThis research note introduces a novel dataset on corruption court cases in Portugal. The policy significance of this dataset is threefold: (1) it provides decision-makers a more detailed mapping of the volume and distribution of corruption and related offences across the country than that provided by standard judicial statistics; (2) it fosters knowledge on key sociological aspects of the corrupt fact, thus helping decision-makers to understand better the type of actors, objectives, contexts, resources and exchanges involved and (3) it helps to understand the dynamics of judicial proceedings and how certain procedural and institutional features impact on outcomes.

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NGOs Nonmarket Strategies and Corruption: A Co-evolutionary Perspective

Xanthippe,

Kyrkilis

2024

Palgrave Studies in Cross-Disciplinary Business Research, in Association With EuroMed Academy of Business

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Varieties of corruption control: introduction to special issue

Cited by 6 publications

References 45 publications

Political corruption and money laundering: lessons from Nigeria

Political corruption and money laundering: lessons from Nigeria

Understanding corruption through the analysis of court case content: research note

NGOs Nonmarket Strategies and Corruption: A Co-evolutionary Perspective

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