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Thursday, January 1, 2004
Volume:
20
Issue:
1
27
Abstract:
On October 31, 2003, the United Nations General Assembly approved the UN Convention against Corruption, the first internationally negotiated treaty against corruption, which includes some unique provisions, including the obligation to provide remedies for injured persons and to repatriate any stolen assets. Meanwhile, simultaneous with the approval of the Convention, a high-level official in the UN agency responsible for implementing the Convention resigned due to allegations of internal corruption by his agency...[more]