Core aspects of anti-corruption agencies
Scope of the Course
In accordance with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), this course covers the capacities to undertake both (i) preventive functions (Article 6) and (ii) law enforcement functions (Article 36).
The course focuses on functions performed by an agency, rather than the institutional arrangement or the title of the agency. Thus, this tool can be used to assess the capacity of an Independent Commission Against Corruption with both prevention and law enforcement functions, an anti-corruption unit with a prevention function, an Audit Office with an investigation function or even a Department of Prosecution with enforcement functions.