Merida Convention
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The Merida Convention is a landmark United Nations treaty that sets global standards for preventing, criminalizing, and combating corruption through international cooperation and asset recovery.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations convention
ⓘ
international anti-corruption convention ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UNCAC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2003-10-31 ⓘ |
| adoptionMethod | UN General Assembly resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Merida Convention
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UN Convention against Corruption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
United Nations treaty
ⓘ
anti-corruption law ⓘ |
| depositary | Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 2005-12-14 ⓘ |
| hasMainPillar |
asset recovery
ⓘ
criminalization and law enforcement ⓘ international cooperation ⓘ prevention ⓘ technical assistance and information exchange ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legally binding treaty ⓘ |
| monitoringBody | Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | United Nations Convention against Corruption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureAt | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureOn | 2003-12-09 ⓘ |
| placeOfAdoption | New York City, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresStatesTo |
adopt measures for asset recovery and return
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criminalize bribery of foreign public officials and officials of public international organizations ⓘ criminalize bribery of national public officials ⓘ criminalize embezzlement of public funds ⓘ criminalize laundering of proceeds of crime related to corruption ⓘ establish anti-corruption preventive measures ⓘ promote integrity and transparency in public administration ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| setsGlobalStandardsFor |
combating corruption
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criminalizing corruption ⓘ international cooperation in corruption cases ⓘ preventing corruption ⓘ recovery of proceeds of corruption ⓘ |
| shortName | UNCAC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
asset recovery
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criminalization of corruption ⓘ international cooperation against corruption ⓘ prevention of corruption ⓘ technical assistance and information exchange ⓘ |
| UNResolutionNumber | A/RES/58/4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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