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.

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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
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
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
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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