International agreements against corruption and transnational organized crime

Bertram I. Spector

Chapter 10 in Handbook on the Politics of International Agreements, 2026, pp 158-168 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Two international agreements, one addressing transnational organized crime and the other dealing with corruption, were negotiated, adopted, and ratified by most of the world's countries in the early 2000s. The first agreement was the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), and the second was the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). What motivated countries to address these issues, the negotiation processes followed, the formulation of the agreements, their impacts over the first quarter of the century, and the future challenges they face are all examined in this chapter. Both conventions evolved from earlier partial or regional agreements, where it became obvious to the parties that agreements at an international and more comprehensive level were required to effectively deal with these issues.

Keywords: United Nations; International Conventions; Transnational Organized Crime; Corruption; UNTOC; UNCAC (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035318582
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