Civil Liability for Corruption

Abstract

Corruption is a scourge that undermines development efforts in many countries, and countries' efforts to confront this scourge vary between countries that fight corruption and other countries that are fighting corruption. In this context, the "United Nations Convention against Corruption", which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on October 31, 2003, and entered into force on December 14, 2005, expresses the most important international standards for combating corruption in terms of preventing acts of corruption or in terms of prosecuting and punishing these acts civilly and criminally. The United Nations has also adopted a large number of resolutions related to combating corruption, the most important of which is its resolution 51/191 of December 16, 1996, on the International Code of Conduct for Public Officials, and other relevant international standards.