Anti-bribery laws in common law jurisdictions

Anti-bribery laws in common law jurisdictions / Stuart H. Deming.

Deming provides a comprehensive analysis of the foreign bribery laws, and related laws and regulations, in all of the major common law jurisdictions. For each jurisdiction, careful attention is given to laws that may expose an individual or entity to private or commercial bribery in foreign settings...

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Main Author: Deming, Stuart H., 1951- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions > (1997 November 21)
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (1997 November 21)
Bribery.
Misconduct in office.
Common law > Commonwealth countries.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Bribery
Common law
Misconduct in office
OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions [Paris, 21 November 1997].
Corruption.
Transnational crime.
Common law.
Commonwealth.
Commonwealth countries
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Anti-Bribery laws in Common Law Jurisdictions
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Overview
  • A. The New International Norms
  • B. The Focal Point of the New International Norms
  • C. The OECD Convention
  • D. The OECD Convention and Common Law Jurisdictions
  • E. Comparing the Anti-Bribery Legal Regimes in Common Law Jurisdictions
  • 1 The OECD Convention
  • 1.0 Overview
  • 1.1 The Anti-Bribery Provisions
  • 1.2 Jurisdiction
  • 1.2.1 Territorial Jurisdiction
  • 1.2.2 Nationality Jurisdiction
  • 1.3 Elements of the Offense1.3.1 Any Person
  • 1.3.1.1 Juridical Entities
  • 1.3.1.2 Standard of Liability for Juridical Entities
  • 1.3.2 Intentionally
  • 1.3.3 Offer, Promise, or Give
  • 1.3.3.1 Whether Indirectly or through Intermediaries
  • 1.3.3.2 Attempt
  • 1.3.3.3 Complicit Conduct
  • 1.3.3.4 Conspiracy
  • 1.3.4 Any Undue Pecuniary or Other Advantage
  • 1.3.5 Foreign Public Official
  • 1.3.5.1 Parastatals
  • 1.3.5.2 Public International Organizations
  • 1.3.5.3 Political Party, Political Party Official, or Candidate for Public Office
  • 1.3.6 In Order That the Official Act or Refrain from Acting in Relation to the Performance of Official Duties1.3.7 In Order to Obtain or Retain Business or Other Improper Advantage
  • 1.4 Defenses
  • 1.4.1 Statute of Limitations
  • 1.4.2 Local Written Law
  • 1.4.3 Bona Fide and Reasonable Business Expenditures
  • 1.4.4 Facilitation Payments
  • 1.4.5 Duress
  • 1.5 Sanctions
  • 1.5.1 Criminal Sanctions
  • 1.5.2 Additional Civil or Administrative Sanctions
  • 1.6 Money Laundering
  • 1.7 Tax Deductibility
  • 1.8 Accounting and Record-Keeping
  • 2 Australia
  • 2.0 Overview2.1 The Anti-Bribery Legislation
  • 2.2 Jurisdiction
  • 2.2.1 Territorial Jurisdiction
  • 2.2.2 Nationality Jurisdiction
  • 2.3 Elements of the Offense
  • 2.3.1 Any Person
  • 2.3.1.1 Juridical Entities
  • 2.3.1.2 Standard of Liability for Juridical Entities
  • 2.3.2 Intentionally
  • 2.3.3 Offer, Promise, or Give
  • 2.3.3.1 Whether Indirectly or through Intermediaries
  • 2.3.3.2 Attempt
  • 2.3.3.3 Complicit Conduct
  • 2.3.3.4 Conspiracy
  • 2.3.4 Any Undue Pecuniary or Other Advantage
  • 2.3.5 Foreign Public Official
  • 2.3.5.1 Parastatals
  • 2.3.5.2 Public International Organizations2.3.5.3 Political Party, Political Party Official, or Candidate for Public Office
  • 2.3.6 In Order That the Official Act or Refrain From Acting in Relation to the Performance of Official Duties
  • 2.3.7 In Order to Obtain or Retain Business or Other Improper Advantage
  • 2.4 Defenses
  • 2.4.1 Statute of Limitations
  • 2.4.2 Local Written Law
  • 2.4.3 Bona Fide and Reasonable Business Expenditures
  • 2.4.4 Facilitation Payments
  • 2.4.5 Duress
  • 2.5 Sanctions
  • 2.5.1 Criminal Sanctions

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