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Corporate crime prevention project and Best practices manual Dr. Wybe Th. Douma

Corporate crime prevention project and Best practices manual Dr. Wybe Th. Douma T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague. Outline Introduction Activities Findings Further information. 1. Introduction Official title of project: “Preventing fraud, corruption and bribery committed

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Corporate crime prevention project and Best practices manual Dr. Wybe Th. Douma

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  1. Corporate crime prevention project and Best practices manual Dr. Wybe Th. Douma T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague

  2. Outline • Introduction • Activities • Findings • Further information

  3. 1. Introduction Official title of project: “Preventing fraud, corruption and bribery committed through legal entities for the purpose of financial and economic gain” Main aim: Contributing to more effective prevention Funded by: European Commission & Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice Project partners: T.M.C. Asser Institute for International and EU law PISM - Polish Institute of International Affairs

  4. Specific aims: • increased knowledge among the authorities of the EU MS and international regulations related to organised crime, fraud and corruption • improved understanding of the opportunities for the circumvention of those regulations misusing legal entities; • insight into the possibilities for improvement of the afore mentioned rules and regulations and enhanced awareness of available best practices.

  5. 2. Activities • 30 questionnaires for national experts • comparative study on implementation and application of int. & EU legislation on prevention of & fight against crimes such as fraud, corruption and bribery committed by legal entities • draft inventory of best practices; • conference in Warsaw, Poland; • experts meeting in The Hague, Netherlands • Results in: Manual of best practices

  6. 3. Comparative study • Part A) The legal framework of corruption, bribery and organised crime committed by or through legal entities • Part B) Application of preventive strategies and measures • Part C) Inventory of best practices

  7. Part A) The legal framework • organised crime definitions: • a stable association of two or more persons acting with a view to commit serious crimes (most States) • a form of conspiracy set up for the immediate commission of an offence (nine States) • mixed definitions

  8. Part A) The legal framework • In most cases active participation to such structured associations are criminalised and made a punishable offence • In most States, by their participation to such structured associations, leading persons can institute the (criminal) liability of the legal entity these persons are their “directing mind and will” of.

  9. Part B) Application of preventive strategies and measures • 13 of 30 States have preventive policies with regard to private sector corruption • overview of national authorities and their international counterparts • cooperation with the international counterparts mainlyby collecting, analysing and exchanging corruption related data • national agencies could form effective tools in addressing corruption, fraud and organised crime

  10. Part B) Application of preventive strategies and measures • Examples of preventive measures: • Prevention through setting up special training programs in the private sector addressing accounting misconduct • Codes of conduct in this area • Disqualification of corrupt directors and managers of private legal entities • Measures to encourage “pentiti” & protection to witnesses

  11. Part C) Inventory of best practices • * contact points • * whistle-blowers • * interconnection of business-registers and public records • Sector specific best practices: • * illegal trafficking of waste • * public procurement • * emission trading

  12. 4 Further information • Manual was finalised in February 2013 & distributed widely • Documents accessible at: • www.asser.nl, projects, Corporate Crime Project

  13. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! • Wybe Th. Douma • w.t.douma@asser.nl • www.asser.nl

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