A book recently published is co-authored by Paul Gully-Hart and Valerie de Saint-Pierre on the fight against corruption.
The title of the book is : “Lutte contre la corruption : enjeux et perspectives comparées (Suisse, Royaume-Uni, France, États-Unis).” Translated this is the Fight against corruption: comparative issues and perspectives (Swiss, UK, French, and U.S.) This book, just published in French, by the Swiss Editeurs Schulthess, runs 517 pages. It is the result of extensive professional experience in white collar crime law, combined with an analysis on national anti-corruption strategies in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, France and the United States.
The authors explain that more than twenty years have elapsed since the enactment of key conventions, namely the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (OECD Anti-Bribery Convention) and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).
In its first part, the book provides a global overview of the institutional and legal framework of the global fight against corruption. The second part offers a critical assessment of the domestic anti-corruption strategies in place the four countries mentioned above. Finally, the third part explores several key developments from the perspective of practitioners. These include: the use of alternative dispute resolutions; the coordinated settlement of criminal investigations conducted in multiple jurisdictions ; the increasing role of companies and compliance in the fight against corruption ; the performance of internal investigations ; the use of economic sanctions in fighting corruption; the role of lawyers, bribery issues in the context of international arbitration and setbacks in victims compensation.
The book will be of interest for practitioners, policy makers, and academicians.