Specialised Anti-Corruption Institutions - Review of Models

International anti-corruption treaties, including the UN Convention against Corruption, require from the member states to establish – or to ensure existence – of two types of anti-corruption institutions: one of them to prevent corruption and the other to combat corruption through law enforcement. The treaties also establish standards for such anti-corruption institutions – they should be independent, specialised and have sufficient resources to meet their challenging tasks.

The book analyses the main functions of prevention and combating corruption and discusses practical ways necessary to ensure independence, specialisation and resources of anti-corruption bodies.

The book further studies different forms of specialisation which exist in different countries and provides description of 14 anti-corruption agencies from around the world (e.g. Hong Kong, Latvia, Spain, Romania, Norway, the UK, France and Slovenia), including preventive, law-enforcement and combined or multi-purpose anti-corruption agencies.