Documents, publications and tools
PREVENTION AND FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION
To provide guidance and assistance for the prevention of and fight against corruption, economic fraud and identity-related crime, UNODC has developed several tools, manuals and publications and is constantly developing new ones with a view to enhancing knowledge of challenges, policies and good practices on the implementation of UNCAC, in particular in line with the needs identified through the Review Mechanism. These tools can be adapted to regional and national needs, upon request.
RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNCAC
- United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)
- Travaux Préparatoires of the negotiations for the elaboration of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- Legislative Guide for the Implementation of UNCAC
- Technical Guide to the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- State of implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption - Criminalization, Law Enforcement and International Cooperation
- Guidance note on how to fill in the revised draft self-assessment checklist on the implementation of chapters II (Preventive measures) and V (Asset recovery) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption English - French - Spanish - Russian - Arabic - Chinese
- Criminalization and Law Enforcement: The Pacific's Implementation of Chapter III of the UN Convention against Corruption
- International Cooperation: The Pacific's Implementation of Chapter IV of the UN Convention against Corruption
- Comprehensive Self-Assessment Checklist on the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (Omnibus software)
- UNDP/UNODC guidance note - UNCAC self-assessments: Going beyond the minimum
- Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- Basic documents on the Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- Country Profiles - outcomes of the Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- TRACK Portal (Tools and Resources for Anti-Corruption Knowledge)
- UNODC Anti-Corruption Legal Library (part of TRACK)
- Global Action Against Corruption: The Mérida Papers
- Partnering in Anti-Corruption Knowledge (PACK): A Guidance Note for Development Partners
- The Institutional Integrity Initiative: The relevance of the United Nations Convention against Corruption to the UN System
THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES TO UNCAC AND ITS WORKING GROUPS
- Rules of Procedure for the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- Documents on the sessions of the Conference of the States parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- Documents on the sessions of the Implementation Review Group of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- Documents on the sessions of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Prevention
- Documents on the sessions of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Asset Recovery
- Documents of the sessions of the Open-ended intergovernmental expert meetings to enhance international cooperation under the UNCAC
PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION
- Documents on the sessions of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Prevention
- International Anti-Corruption Day Campaign Materials
- Empowering the Victims of Corruption through Social Control Mechanisms
- Training Videos by the UNCAC Coalition on Civil Society and the UNCAC Review Process
- Building Public Support for Anti-Corruption Efforts - Why Anti-Corruption Agencies Need to Communicate and How
- Guidebook on anti-corruption in public procurement and the management of public finances English - Spanish - Russian
- 2011 UNCITRAL Model Law on Public Procurement
- Reporting on Corruption: A Resource Tool for Governments and Journalists English French
- India: Transparency, Objectivity and Competition in Private Public Partnership Projects
- Mexico: Transparency, Objectivity and Competition in Public Procurement
- Resource Guide on Good Practices in the Protection of Reporting Persons - Whistleblower Protection English - French - Spanish - Arabic
- National Anti-Corruption Strategies - A Practical Guide for Development and Implementation English - French - Spanish - Arabic - Vietnamese
- The United Nations Convention against Corruption: A Strategy for Safeguarding against Corruption in Major Public Events English - French - Russian
- Training Materials - Safeguarding against Corruption in Major Public Events English - Russian
- Procurement and Corruption in Small Island Developing States: Challenges and Emerging Practices
ASSET RECOVERY
- Documents on the sessions of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Asset Recovery
- Articles of the United Nations Convention against Corruption on asset recovery: analysis of reported compliance and policy recommendations
- Laws and regulations from over 175 jurisdictions on Asset recovery
- StAR Asset Recovery Watch - a database of Asset Recovery Cases
- Digest of Asset Recovery Cases
- Effective management and disposal of seized and confiscated assets
- Mutual Legal Assistance / Asset Recovery Writer Tool (forthcoming)
For publications by The Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR), a partnership between the World Bank Group and UNODC, please see Asset Recovery On TRACK - Gateway to Asset Recovery Knowledge
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
- Documents of the sessions of the Open-ended intergovernmental expert meetings to enhance international cooperation under the UNCAC
- The Compendium of International Legal Instruments on Corruption (Second edition)
- Mutual Legal Assistance Request Writer Tool
- On-line Directory of Competent National Authorities
- Manual on Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition English - French - Spanish - Russian - Arabic - Chinese
- Manual on International Cooperation for the Purposes of Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime English - Spanish
- Handbook on the International Transfer of Sentenced Persons
- Model Law on Extradition (2004) English - French - Spanish - Arabic
- Model Law on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (2007) English - French - Spanish - Arabic
- Model Treaty on Extradition (General Assembly resolution 45/116, as amended by General Assembly resolution 52/88) English - French - Spanish - Russian - Arabic - Chinese
- Model Treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (General Assembly resolution 45/117, as amended by General Assembly resolution 53/112) English - French - Spanish - Russian - Arabic - Chinese
- Revised Manuals on the Model Treaties on Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
CORRUPTION AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR
- Documents on the sessions of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Prevention
- UNODC-UN Global Compact anti-corruption e-learning tool for the private sector
- Anti-Corruption Policies and Measures of the Fortune Global 500
- Corruption Prevention to Foster SME Development (UNIDO/UNODC - 2 volumes) Volume 1 - Volume 2
- An Anti-Corruption Ethics and Compliance Programme for Business: A Practical Guide English - French - Spanish - Russian
- Anti-Corruption Ethics and Compliance Handbook for Business (OECD/UNODC/World Bank) English - Spanish
- India: Incentives for corporate integrity in accordance with the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- A Resource Guide on State Measures for Strengthening Corporate Integrity English - Spanish - Russian
- On the Level: Business and Governments against Corruption
- Toolkit of Private Sector Outreach Materials
- The Puppet Masters "How the Corrupt Use Legal Structures to Hide Stolen Assets and What to Do About It"
CORRUPTION AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTEGRITY
- Documents on the sessions of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Prevention
- Commentary on the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct English - French - Spanish - Russian - Arabic - Portuguese - Romanian
- Resource Guide on Strengthening Judicial Integrity and Capacity English - French - Spanish - Arabic
- Handbook on police accountability, oversight and integrity
- Assessment of the Integrity and Capacity of the Justice System in Three Nigerian States, January 2006
- Assessment of Justice Sector Integrity and Capacity in two Indonesian Provinces, 2006
- Judicial Ethics Training Manual for the Nigerian Judiciary
- An Economic and Jurimetric Analysis of Official Corruption in the Courts
- Investigating the Links Between Access to Justice and Governance Factors
- Judicial Integrity in Kosovo English - Albanian - Serbian
- UNCAC Article 11 Implementation Guide and Evaluative Framework English - French - Spanish - Russian - Arabic
- Handbook on Anti-Corruption Measures in Prisons English
QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF CORRUPTION
Methodologies:
- Manual on Corruption Surveys
- Quantitative approaches to assess and describe corruption and the role of UNODC in supporting countries in performing such assessments
- Methodologies, including evidence-based approaches, for assessing areas of special vulnerability to corruption in the public and private sectors
Reports:
- Corruption in Afghanistan: Bribery as reported by the victims (2010)
- Corruption in Afghanistan: Recent patterns and trends (2012)
- Corruption in Afghanistan: Recent patterns and integrity challenges in the public sector (2013)
- Nigeria: Business survey on corruption - Executive summary
- Western Balkans: Corruption in the western Balkans: Bribery as experienced by the population
- Corruption in Albania: Bribery as experienced by the population
- Corruption in Croatia: Bribery as experienced by the population
- Corruption in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Bribery as experienced by the population
- Corruption in Montenegro: Bribery as experienced by the population
- Corruption in Serbia: Bribery as experienced by the population
- Business, Corruption and Crime in the Western Balkans: The impact of bribery and other crime on private enterprise
Read more about UNODC data and analysis on the following link http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/index.html?ref=menuside)Policy
OTHER FORMS OF ECONOMIC CRIME: MATCH-FIXING AND IDENTITY-RELATED CRIME
- Handbook on identity-related crime English - Spanish
- Criminalization approaches to combat match-fixing
- UNODC-IOC Model Criminal Law Provisions for the Prosecution of Competition Manipulation Booklet English Vietnamese
- UNODC-IOC Study: Criminal Law Provisions for the Prosecution of Competition Manipulation
- Resource Guide on Good Practices in the Investigation of Match-Fixing English French Spanish Arabic Chinese Vietnamese
RELATED UNODC RESOURCES
Afghanistan : Corruption in Afghanistan: Recent patterns and trends