Inter-American Convention against Corruption

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The Inter-American Convention against Corruption is a regional treaty adopted by member states of the Organization of American States to prevent, detect, punish, and eradicate corruption through legal and institutional cooperation.

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Inter-American Convention against Corruption canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international convention
multilateral treaty
regional anti-corruption treaty
abbreviation MESICIC NERFINISHED
adoptedBy Organization of American States NERFINISHED
adoptionDate 1996-03-29
adoptionPlace Caracas, Venezuela NERFINISHED
aim detect corruption
eradicate corruption
prevent corruption
promote cooperation among states against corruption
punish corruption
depositary General Secretariat of the Organization of American States NERFINISHED
enteredIntoForceOn 1997-03-06
establishes mechanisms for asset recovery and tracing of proceeds of corruption
obligations regarding oversight and control bodies
obligations regarding public officials’ conduct
obligations regarding systems for declaration of assets by public officials
obligations regarding systems for public procurement and contracting
fullName Inter-American Convention against Corruption NERFINISHED
language English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
legalStatus in force
legalSystem public international law
monitoredBy Mechanism for Follow-Up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption NERFINISHED
monitoringBodyEstablishedOn 2001
notableFeature first international anti-corruption convention of global or regional scope
openedForSignatureOn 1996-03-29
partyTo Argentina NERFINISHED
Brazil NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
Chile NERFINISHED
Colombia NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
Venezuela NERFINISHED
region Americas NERFINISHED
relatedTo United Nations Convention against Corruption NERFINISHED
requires adoption of preventive anti-corruption measures
criminalization of certain corrupt acts
extradition in corruption cases
international cooperation in investigation and prosecution
mutual legal assistance
technical cooperation among states parties
scope illicit enrichment
public sector corruption
transnational bribery
shortName IACAC NERFINISHED
subjectMatter corruption

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Treaties of the Organization of American States hasPart Inter-American Convention against Corruption