Subjects:

Other Jurisdictions

Contents:

Part I. Comparative Analysis of Judicial Corruption:

1. Introducing the problem Mary Noel Pepys, Transparency International

2. Independence, political interference and corruption Susan Rose-Ackerman, Stefan Voigt, Roy A. Schotland, Tom Blass and Gugulethu Moyo

3. Accountability and competence of judges Greg Mayne, Emilio Cardenas, Hector Chayer, Vincent Yang, Linda Ehrichs, Carlo Guarnieri, Zora Ledergerber, Gretta Fenner and Mark Pieth,

4. The broader justice system Edgardo Buscaglia, Nicholas Cowdery, Eva Joly, Jorge Fernandez Menendez, Fiona Darroch, Don Deya and Arnold Tsunga

5. Courts, culture and corruption Marina Kurkchiyan Gherardo Colombo, Geoffrey Robertson, Katya Salazar, Jacqueline de Gramont, Celestine Nyamu-Musembi and Stephen Golub

6. Lessons learned about fighting judicial corruption Linn Hammergren, Oluyemi Osinbajo, Keith Henderson, Fabrizio Sarrica and Oliver Stolpe

Part II. Country Reports on Judicial Corruption:

7. Country reports on judicial corruption Transparency International

Part III. Corruption Research:

8. Introduction Robin Hodess

9. When are judges likely to be corrupt? Stefan Voigt

10. Bribes, punishment and judicial immunity Ernesto Dal Bo, Pedro Dal Bo and Rafael Di Tella

11. Informality, legal institutions and social norms Ase Berit Grodeland

12. Enforcement of anti-corruption laws: the need for performance monitoring Tiernan Mennen, Eric Fry and, Richard E. Messick

13. The global corruption barometer 2006 Tom Lavers

14. Measuring corruption: myths and realities Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay and Massimo Mastruzzi

15. Corruption perceptions index 2006 Johann Graf Lambsdorff

16. Bribe payers index (BPI) 2006 Diane Mak

17. International business attitudes to corruption John Bray

18. Business corruption - speak out or take part? Tina Sø

reide

19. Specific manifestations of corruption: comparing Brazil and Russia Leon Zurawicki

20. Explaining patterns of corruption in the Russian regions Phyllis Dininio and Robert Orttung

21. Quantifying public procurement losses in the Czech Republic David Ondracka

22. Identifying reticent respondents in Romanian corruption surveys Omar Azfar and Peter Murrell

23. ANCORAGE-NET - sharing knowledge-based solutions to corruption control Luí

s de Sousa and Joã

o Triaes

24. Auditing, accountability and anticorruption - how relevant are autonomous audit agencies? Carlos Santiso.

The Global Corruption Report 2007 looks at how, why and where corruption mars judicial processes, and to reflect on remedies for corruption-tainted systems. The book focuses on judges and courts but situates them within the broader justice system - police, prosecutors, lawyers and agencies responsible for enforcing judicial decisions.

It also looks at the social context of the judiciary and shows how societal expectations, the existence of non-state justice mechanisms and the strength of informal networks that circumvent the justice system, all have a bearing on judicial corruption. The book takes a close look at the two main judicial corruption problems: political interference and petty bribery by court personnel.

The 37 country case studies and a series of concrete recommendations for judges, political powers, businesses, lawyers, prosecutors, academics, NGOs and donors are supplemented by 15 empirical studies of corruption in various sectors, including the justice sector.

• Comprehensive reports on the judicial systems of 37 key countries allow the reader to assess in details the state of corruption in each
• Features practical guidelines to identify weaknesses in judicial systems and offers effective strategies for taking action
• Includes summaries of the latest empirical research on corruption related issues