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PROGRAM >> Workshops
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In terms of its overall
framework, Stream 7 aims to address the following
questions:
Are Conventions able to deliver in terms of reducing
corruption?
Do governments have the political will to enforce
the Conventions?
What are the challenges posed by the multiplicity
of instruments?
What is the role of non-governmental players,
north and south, in supporting the Conventions?
What is the potential role to be played by governments
outside the geographical scope of the respective
instruments?
The objective of Stream 7 is to mobilize broad-based
support for:
1. |
measures
to make the existing instruments effective,
by international organizations, governments,
business, trade unions and civil society. |
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closing the more significant
loopholes e.g. the role of foreign subsidiaries,
political party financing and private-to-private
bribery in the case of the OECD Convention. |
3. |
effective
new regional instruments and/or adherence
to existing instruments in the case of
countries not yet fully participating
in the international processes as well
as for an effective global UN instrument. |
WS 7.1 OECD
CONVENTION: Do Governments want it to work?
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25 May
Sunday 14:30-17:00 |
 Chair
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Mark
Pieth |
Basel Institute on Governance, Switzerland
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| Rapporteur
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Gillian
Dell |
TI-Secretariat |
| Panelists
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Enery
Quinones
Hon. Jacek Gartska
Han-Su Kim
Michael Wiehen
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Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and Development 
Ministry of Justice, Poland
Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea
TI-Germany |
| Discussant
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Laurence Cockroft
Roy Jones
Mike Manning |
TI-UK
Trade Union Advisory Committee, France
TI-PNG |
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The workshop aims to explore the level of
commitment of signatory states to the OECD
Convention with a view to identify key opportunities
for, and obstacles to, improving the enforcement
of the Convention.
The tool chosen by signatories to assess
the level and effectiveness of implementation
of the Convention among them is a monitoring
process combining self and mutual evaluation.
The monitoring not only helps identify deficiencies
in legislation and on the effective enforcement
of implementing legislation but also a number
of open issues under the Convention, such
as its scope and territorial reach, where
there is potential for possible future developments
or amendments to the Convention.
Topics:
1. Implementation to date: Methods of assessment
and overview of successes and constraints
2. National governments: What steps so far?
Lessons from the peer review process
3. Closing the loopholes: Private to private,
political party bribery, subsidiaries
4. Is commitment adequate? Is enforcement
adequate? |
WS 7.2 OECD CONVENTION: Non-government and North-South
cooperation
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26 May
Monday 11:00-13:00 |
| Chair
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Mwalimu
Mathi |
TI-Kenya |
| Rapporteur
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Kirstine
Drew
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Public Services International Research Unit,
UK |
| Panelists
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Abigail
Hansen
Mark Pieth
Rodney Whittaker
Devendra Raj Panday
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Sherpa, France
OECD Working Group and Basel Institute on
Governance, Switzerland
Glaxo Smith Kline plc, UK
TI Advisory Council (Former Nepalese Minister
of Finance)
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Recognising the perception that the OECD
Anti-bribery Convention has so far made
little impact in combating bribery in international
business and the low level of awareness
of anti-bribery legislation in OECD signatory
states and developing countries, this workshop
aims to identify ways in which improved
North-South co-operation, principally between
non-governmental actors, can assist in ensuring
that the implementation of the Convention
is made more effective and the Convention
is effectively monitored and enforced.
Panelists will be drawn from the OECD,
civil society and other non-government
stakeholders in the North and the South.
However, as non-government action needs
to complement that of government, recommendations
may include action by OECD and other governments,
where appropriate.
Topics:
1. Case study: Crimes in Camerooon and
the role of North-South co-operation in
seeking justice from a French court
| 1. |
Case study: Crimes
in Camerooon and the role of North-South
co-operation in seeking justice from
a French court |
| 2. |
The roles that civil
society and other non-governmental
actors can play in making the OECD
Convention work: The OECD working
group on bribery perspective |
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Lessons learned from
the Jubilee 2000 campaign: How North-
South co-operation around the OECD
Convention could be made to work |
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North-South co-operation
and business: Regulating subsidiaries
and creating real global standards
for integrity in industry |
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Developing real North
-South non-governmental co-operation
to increase awareness and enforce
the OECD Convention: |
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WS 7.3 Peer Review in Practice: Techniques, Lessons
and Recommendations
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26 May
Monday 14:30-17:00 |
| Chair
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Nancy
Zucker Boswell |
TI-USA |
| Rapporteur
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Diane
Kohn |
TI-USA |
| Panelists
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Joseph Gangloff
Valeria Merino Dirani
Enery Quinones
Manuel Lezertua |
Department of Justice,
USA
TI-Ecuador
OECD
Council of Europe |
| Discussant
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Robert
Courtney |
Etica y Transparencia,
Nicaragua |
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The workshop will review the experience
and effectiveness of different peer review
processes in promoting implementation of
multilateral commitments. It will seek to
draw lessons learned and develop recommendations
that will contribute to strengthening existing
processes and to creating effective new
mechanisms for future agreements.
Topics:
1. OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
2. Inter-American Convention Against Corruption
3. GRECO
4. The Stability Pact, OAS and other mechanisms
5. FATF |
WS 7.4 Asia Pacific and Africa: Regional cooperation
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27 May
Tuesday 11:00-13:00 |
| Chair
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Gretta
Fenner |
OECD |
| Rapporteur
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Andrew
Nongogo
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TI-Zimbabwe |
| Panelists
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Jak
Jabes
Euy-Whan Kim
Daryl Balia
Andrew Nongogo
Diane Kohn |
Asian Development
Bank
Korean Independent Commission Against Corruption
TI-South Africa
TI-Zimbabwe
TI-USA |
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This workshop aims to discuss and compare
different frameworks for regional co-operation
on the fight against corruption. Two distinct
yet comparable initiatives are proposed
for this purpose, taken from two regions
where no legally binding instrument applies
to the entire region: The Anti-Corruption
Action Plan for Asia-Pacific, developed
in the framework of the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption
Initiative for Asia-Pacific, and the NEPAD
Governance Initiative. In addition, the
draft Anti-corruption Convention that has
recently been adopted by the African Union
shall be included in the discussion.
At the time of the 11th IACC, the Action
Plan for Asia-Pacific will have been endorsed
roughly 1.5 years ago, and a number of action
has been taken since then in order to implement
it on a national level by the 18 endorsing
countries. The NEPAD Governance Initiative
and the AU Convention are fairly recent
and concrete follow-up actions still need
to be designed. Therefore, one of the objectives
of this session will be to present experience
made and lessons learned under the Asia-Pacific
Action Plan, from which the African Initiatives
could possibly draw conclusions on their
own implementation mechanisms. In particular
the Action Plan’s review exercise that will
be under preparation at the time of the
11th IACC could contain certain interesting
aspects for the initiatives in Africa. Furthermore,
the involvement of non-governmental actors
and the international donor community in
the drafting as well as implementation process
of the Asia-Pacific Action Plan could provide
interesting points of reference for the
NEPAD and AU initiatives.
Topics:
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The three initiatives:
Asia-Pacific Action Plan, NEPAD Governance
Initiative, draft AU Anti-Corruption
Convention |
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Possible mechanisms
to ensure effective and efficient
implementation of these instruments,
both in a legally non-binding and
legally binding context |
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The importance of involving
non-governmental actors and the international
community both in the drafting/development
stage of such initiatives as well
as the implementation processes |
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WS 7.5 United Nations: Global promise?
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27 May
Tuesday 14:30-17:00 |
| Chair
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Jeremy
Pope |
TI-Center for Innovation and Research |
| Rapporteur
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Lisa
Prevenslik- Takeda
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TI-Secretariat |
| Panelists
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Dennis de Jong
Petter Langseth
Kate Dawson
Emmy Hafild |
Global Forum II
UNCICP
UK Department for International Development
TI-Indonesia |
| Discussant
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Lisa
Prevenslik-Takeda |
TI-Secretariat |
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This workshop aims to identify the practical
effect of the proposed UN Convention Against
Corruption for the fight against corruption
globally. During the workshop, a stock-taking
exercise will first take place concerning
the present state of the negotiations. Secondly,
an attempt will be made to formulate a number
of benchmarks which can be used to measure
the potential effectiveness of the Convention,
both from the perspective of the State and
of civil society. This discussion may address
the following:
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what the future impact
of the Convention beyond the negotiation
phase might be |
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how or by what means
that impact might be fortified i.e.
which stakeholders, what resources,
etc. would be required |
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how to integrate the
Convention with national anti-corruption
strategies and to engender more effective
cooperation through international
organisations and agencies and mutual
legal assistance arrangements |
1. General introduction : State of play
2. Asset recovery : Civil society's role
3. Development of benchmarks |
WS 7.6 INTERNATIONAL
INSTRUMENTS: the Way Forward
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28 May
Wednesday 09:00-11:30 |
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| Coordinator
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Gemma
Aiolfi |
Basel Institute on Governance, Switzerland |
| Chair
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Mark
Pieth |
Basel Institute on Governance, Switzerland |
| Rapporteur
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Gemma
Aiolfi
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Basel Institute on Governance, Switzerland |
| Panelists
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Jeremy
Pope
Quentin Reed
Pauline Tamesis
Veronique Wright |
TI-Center for
Innovation and Research
Open Society Institute, Czech Republic
UNDP
Commonwealth Secretariat, Australia |
| Discussant
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Dennis
de Jong
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Global Forum II |
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The objective is to assess the effects
and effectiveness of the various international
legal instruments that deal with the
problem of corruption. In addition,
the workshop would seek to identify
ways to improve the efficacy of these
instruments not only in terms of implementation
but also in terms of the possibilities
of drawing the instruments together
coherently.
This workshop aims to identify the
practical effect of the proposed UN
Convention Against Corruption for
the fight against corruption globally.
During the workshop, a stock-taking
exercise will first take place concerning
the present state of the negotiations.
Secondly, an attempt will be made
to formulate a number of benchmarks
which can be used to measure the potential
effectiveness of the Convention, both
from the perspective of State and
of civil society. This discussion
may address the following:
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What the future
impact of the Convention beyond
the negotiation phase might
be |
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How or by what
means that impact might be fortified
i.e. what stockholders, what
resources, etc. would be required
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How to integrate
the Convention with national
anti-corruption strategies and
to engender more effective cooperation
through international organizations
and agencies and mutual legal
assistance arrangements |
1. General introduction: State
of play
2. Asset recovery: Civil society's
role
3. Development of benchmarks
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