Articles

  • David M. Katz, The Bribery Gap, CFO Magazine (January 2005).
  • Fifth Circuit Interprets Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Expansively And Rules That Paying Bribes to Receive Reduction in Customs Duties or Taxes Could Violate Act, Mondaq Business Briefing, available at 2004 WL 95626131 (November 11, 2004).
  • David M. Katz, Bribes and the Balance Sheet, CFO.com, (November 8, 2004; retrieved  February 2, 2005).
  • Donald Zarin, THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT: INTRODUCTION, Project Financing Update 2004: Reworking & Building New Projects in Developing Markets (Practising Law Institute, October, 2004).
  • Irving Nathan, Is Bribing Foreign Tax Collectors a Federal Crime?, Business Crimes (June 4, 2004).
  • Herz, Paul J.; Larson, Robert K., Keeping bribery at bay: firms subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act are legally bound to prevent illegal payments. Knowledge of the act's anti-bribery provisions, combined with a tool for measuring bribe propensity, can help pave the way toward compliance, Internal Auditor (February 1, 2004).
  • Justin Serafini, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 41 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 721 (2004).
  • Walter Perkel , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 40 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 683 (2003).
  • Lucinda A. Low, The Anti-Corruption Laws of the United States and Mexico, 114 U.S. Mex. L.J. 149 (2003).
  • Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Vol. 227 No. 106 New York Law Journal (June 4, 2002).
  • Melysa Sperber, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 39 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 679 (2002).
  • Jennifer Dawn Taylor, Ambiguities in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Unnecessary Costs of Fighting Corruption?, 61 La. L. Rev. 861 (2001).
  • Michael J. Norton and Kristen C. Habinak , The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 29-JAN Colo. Law. 33 (January, 2000).
  • Brooks Ware, Exportation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Are We Doing Enough to ensure Our Goal of Global Compliance with its Content?, 8 Currents Int'l Trade L.J. 66 (1999).

Compliance Programs

  • Carole L. Basri, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Practising Law Institute PLI Order Number 3125 (2004).
  • Timothy Ashby, Steering Clear of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 45 Orange County Law 10 (2003).
  • Michael J. Hershman, Business Integrity and Compliance, Practising Law Institute PLI Order No. B0-01NM (2003).
  • Donald Zarin, Doing Business Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Compliance Programs, Practising Law Institute PLI Order No. B0-01A2 (2002).
  • Joseph E. Murphy, Reducing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Risk: An Effective Self-Policing Program Practising Law Institute PLI Order No. B0-019S (2002).
  • Gregory J. Wallance, Morality and Economic Reality Triumph Major Victory for U.S. as Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Goes Global, Practising Law Institute PLI Order No. B0-00L2 (2000).
  • Michelle A. Lewis, Prudent Corporate Policies Under the Expanded Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Insights (November, 1999).

International Developments

  • Michael D. Goldhaber, World joins U.S. in cracking down on businesses offering bribes overseas, Broward Daily Business Review (January 6, 2005).
  • Nikolay A. Ouzounov, Facing the Challenge: Corruption, State Capture and the Role of Multinational Business, 37 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1181 (2004).
  • Homer Moyer, The Role of Law in Combating Official Corruption: Recent U.S. Enforcement and Evolving International Standards, 98 Am. Soc'y Int'l L. Proc. 169 (2004).
  • Parthapratim Chanda, The Effectiveness of the World Bank’s Anti-Corruption Efforts: Current Legal and Structural Obstacles and Uncertainties, 32 Denv. J. Int'l L. & Pol'y 315 (2004).
  • Daniel K. Tarullo, The Limits of Institutional Design: Implementing the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, 44 Va. J. Int'l L. 665 (2004).
  • Sean D. Murphy, ed., Adoption of UN Convention Against Corruption, 98 Am. J. Int'l L. 182 (2004).
  • Gerald E. Caiden, A Cautionary Tale: Ten Major Flaws in Combating Corruption, 10 Sw. J.L. & Trade Am. 269 (2004).
  • Bernardo M. Cremades, David J. A. Cairns, Corruption, International Public Policy and the Duties of Arbitrators, 58-JAN Disp. Resol. J. 76 (2004).
  • International Journal of Commerce & Management, Correlates of Bribe Giving in International Business, 1/1/04 INTLJCOMM 1 (2004).
  • Christopher K. Carlberg, A Truly Level Playing Field for International Business: Improving the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery Using Clear Standards, 26 B.C. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 95 (2003).
  • Andreanna M. Truelove, Oil, Diamonds, and Sunlight: Fostering Human Rights Through Transparency in Revenues from Natural Resources,35 Geo. J. Int'l L. 207 (2003).
  • Nancy Boswell, The Impact of International Law on Domestic Governance, 97 Am. Soc'y Int'l L. Proc. 133 (2003).

 

  • Thomas Catan and Joshua Chaffin, Bribery has long been used to land international contracts. New laws will make that tougher, Financial Times (May 8, 2003).
  • Zhao, John Hongxin, The impact of corruption and transparency on foreign direct investment: An empirical analysis, 1/1/03 MGTINTLREV 41 (2003).

 

  • Klaus Abbink, Bernd Irlenbusch, and Elke Renner, An Experimental Bribery Game, 18 J.L. Econ. & Org. 428 (2002).

  • Peter W. Schroth, The United States and the International Bribery Conventions, 50 Am. J. Comp. L. 593 (2002).
  • Managing Exports, 6 Practical Steps to Stay Within U.S. and OECD Antibribery Statutes, 10/1/02 MGEXPORTS 3 (2002).
  • John Bray, Progress solid but uneven in fight against corruption, 8/26/02 OILGASJ 20 (2002).
  • Kevin E. Davis, Self-Interest and Altruism in the Deterrence of Transnational Bribery, 4 Am. L. & Econ. Rev. 314 (2002).
  • Lisa M. Landmeier, Lola Y. Gusman, Nicole M. Healy, Allen Keiser, Lucinda A. Low, Homer E. Moyer Jr., John E. Davis, Kathryn Cameron Atkinson, James G. Tillen, Michael L. Burton, David A. Ross, and Jeff Mazur, International Legal Developments in Review: 2001 Anti Corruption International Legal Development, 36 Int'l Law. 589 (2002).
  • Kenneth W. Abbott, Duncan Snidal,  Values and Interests: International Legalization in the Fight Against Corruption, 31 J. Legal Stud. 141 (2002).

  • Peter J. Henning, Public Corruption: A Comparative Analysis of International Corruption Conventions and United States Law, 18 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 793 (2001).
  • Heba Shams, The Fight Against Extraterritorial Corruption and the Use of Money Laundering Control, 7 L. & Bus. Rev. Am. 85 (2001).
  • Alejandro Posadas, Combating Corruption Under International Law, 10 Duke J. Comp. & Int’l L. 345 (2000).
  • The Experts Roundtable: A Hemispheric Approach to Combating Corruption, 15 Am. U. Int'l L. Rev. 759 (2000).
  • Michael A. Almond and Scott D. Syfert, Beyond Compliance: Corruption, Corporate Responsibility and Ethical Standards in the New Global Economy, 22 N.C. J. Int'l L. & Com. Reg. 389 (1997).

Books

  • The political economy of corruption (Arvind K. Jain ed., Routledge 2001).
  • Susan Rose-Ackerman, Corruption and Government: Causes, Consequences, and Reform (Cambridge U. Press 1999)
  • Corruption and the global economy (Kimberly Ann Elliott ed., Institute for International Economics 1997).
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption: Annotated with Commentary

            (Carlos A. Manfroni and Richard S. Werksman eds., Lexington 2003).

Specific Countries and Regions

Africa

  • Olakunle O. Olagoke , The Extra-Territorial Scope of the Anti-Corruption Legislation in Nigeria, 38 Int'l Law. 71 (2004).
  • Peter W. Schroth, National and International Constitutional Law Aspects of African Treaties and Laws Against Corruption, 13 Transnat'l L. & Contemp. Probs. 83 (2003).
  • Africa News, Nigeria 3rd Most Corrupt Country, (October 21, 2004).
  • US Fed News, Compact to Promote Transparency Combat Corruption: New Partnership Between G8, Nigeria (June 10, 2004)
  • Nsongurua J. Udombana, Fighting Corruption Seriously? Africa's Anti-corruption Convention,   7 Sing. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 447 (2003).
  • Alhaji B.M. Marong, Toward a Normative Consensus Against Corruption: Legal Effects of the Principles to Combat Corruption in Africa,30 Denv. J. Int'l L. & Pol'y 99 (2002).

Asia

  • 5 San Diego Int'l L.J. 323
    San Diego International Law Journal 2004 Lead Articles HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACHES OF CORRUPTION CONTROL MECHANISMS--ENHANCING THE HONG KONG EXPERIENCE OF CORRUPTION PREVENTION STRATEGIES [FNd1] C. Raj Kumar
  • 17 Colum. J. Asian L. 31
    Columbia Journal of Asian Law Fall 2003 Article CORRUPTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS: PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNANCE AND THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO CORRUPTION-FREE SERVICE IN INDIA [FNa1] C. Raj Kumar
  • 11 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 209
    Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal January, 2002 Comment JAPAN'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OECD ANTI-BRIBERY CONVENTION: WEAKER AND LESS EFFECTIVE THAN THE U.S. FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT David L. Heifetz
  • 22 U. Pa. J. Int'l Econ. L. 863
    University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law Winter 2001 Article THE FIT BETWEEN CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL CORRUPTION REGIME AND INDIGENOUS PERCEPTIONS OF CORRUPTION IN KAZAKHSTAN Philip M. Nichols
  • 15 Temp. Int'l & Comp. L.J. 147
    Temple International and Comparative Law Journal Spring 2001 Notes & Comments CHINA'S ACCESSION INTO THE WTO: THE PRACTICE OF INTERNATIONAL BRIBERY AND THE ISSUES IT PRESENTS FOR AMERICAN COUNSEL WHOSE CLIENTS ARE DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE GREAT WALL Gregory C. Ott

Europe

  • Matthew Saunders, UK declares war against corruption in commerce: New measures to fight money laundering and deter bribery in securing overseas contracts, Lloyd's List Issue #58646, (2004).
  • New Procedures on Bribery and Corruption in Export Deals Announced by ECGD, Hermes Database, ECGD (April 1, 2004).

Eastern Europe and the New Independent States


  • Philip M. Nichols, George J. Siedel, Matthew Kasdin, Corruption as a Pan-Cultural Phenomenon: An Empirical Study in Countries at Opposite Ends of the Former Soviet Empire, 39 Tex. Int'l L.J. 215 (2004).
  • Ethan S. Burger, Corruption in the Russian Arbitrazh Courts: Will There be Significant Progress in the Near Term?, 38 Int'l Law. 15 (2004).
  • Jarmila Lajcakova, Violation of Human Rights Through State Tolerance of Street Level Bribery: Case Study, Slovakia, 9 Buff. Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 111 (2003).

  • White House Press Releases, Compact to Promote Transparency and Combat Corruption: A New Partnership Between the G8 and Georgia, 2004 WL 61638720 (2004).

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Shiloh Hoggard, Preventing Corruption in Colombia: The Need for an Enhanced State-Level Approach, 21 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 577 (2004).
  • State Department Press Releases, G8 Nations, Nicaragua Announce Partnership Against Corruption - Corruption Described as Threat to Democracy, Economic Development, 2004 WL 59152981 (2004)
  • Patricio Maldonado; Gerardo D. Berthin, Transparency and Developing Legal Frameworks to Combat Corruption in Latin America, 10 Sw. J.L. & Trade Am. 243 (2004).
  • Robert E. Lutz, On Combating the Culture of Corruption, 10 Sw. J.L. & Trade Am. 263 (2004).
  • Roberto De Michele, The Follow-Up Mechanism of the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption: A Preliminary Assessment: Is the Glass Half-Empty?, 10 Sw. J.L. & Trade Am. 295 (2004).
  • Valeria Merino Dirani, The Role of Civil Society in Promoting Transparency and Fighting Corruption in Ecuador, 10 Sw. J.L. & Trade Am. 319 (2004).
  • Rodrigo Labardini, The Fight Against Corruption in Mexico, 11 U.S.-Mex. L.J. 195 (2003).

Sarbanes-Oxley

  • David M. Katz, Bribes and the Balance Sheet, CFO.com (November 8, 2004).
  • Corinne A. Falencki, Sarbanes-Oxley: Ignoring the Presumption Against Extraterritoriality, 36 Geo. Wash. Int'l L. Rev. 1211 (2004).
  • Bernardo M. Cremades and David J. A. Cairns, Corruption, International Public Policy and the Duties of Arbitrators, 58-JAN Disp. Resol. J. 76 (2004).
  • Red Flags and Iceberg Tips, Business Crimes (June 18, 2003).
  • Ira H. Raphaelson and Alan M. Cohen, Law Report Now including Money Laundering, Business Crimes (2003)
  • Michael D. Mann and William P. Barry, Developments in the Internationalization of Securities Enforcement, PLI Order No. B0-01TL (2003).

Money Laundering

  • Kathleen A. Lacey and Barbara Crutchfield George, Crackdown on Money Laundering: A Comparative Analysis of the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Domestic and Multilateral Policy Reforms, 23 Nw. J. Int'l L. & Bus. 263 (2003).
    • Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, The Mismatch Between State Power and State Capacity in Transnational Law Enforcement, 22 Berkeley J. Int'l L. 15 (2004).