Auby, Jean-Bernard; Breen, Emmanuel; Perroud, Thomas --- "Corruption and Conflicts of Interest" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014) [2014] ELECD 147

Editor(s): Auby, Jean-Bernard; Breen, Emmanuel; Perroud, Thomas

Title: Corruption and Conflicts of Interest

Sub-title: A Comparative Law Approach

Series: Studies in Comparative Law and Legal Culture series

Topics: Comparative Law; Constitutional and Administrative Law; Corruption and Economic Crime; Public International Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 28 February 2014

Number of pages: 352

ISBN (hard cover): 9781781009345

EISBN: 9781781009352

Abstract/Description:

As in all periods of swift economic development and political upheaval, our era of globalization has brought corruption and conflicts of interest into the spotlight. This comprehensive study highlights the difficulties of devising global legislative and judicial responses to these issues.

The papers gathered in this volume demonstrate how global regulations tend to meet strong cultural resistance, in particular when dealing with the more subtle patterns of conflicts of interest. It is a notion that is far from successfully regulated in every country or addressed in compatible ways. In fact, the comparisons offered demonstrate that even international organizations such as the European Union have failed to fully consolidate their systems for mitigating their own risks of corruption and conflicts of interest.

Providing a comprehensive study of the phenomenon of corruption and conflicts of interest from a comparative perspective, this book will prove vital for academics, NGOs and practitioners.