Nicola Okes and Gabriel Sipos, TRAFFICFirst published on TNRC (Tackling Natural Resource Corruption) The rhino horn trade represents one of the four largest illegal wildlife trade flows (UNODC 2020) by value. Although the drivers and uses of rhino horn differ across user groups and market destinations (e.g., medicinal use or status-conferring prestige products), the overall Read more >
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CORRUPTION NEWS
In part 2 of our new mini-series on the factors that may influence the proposed establishment of an international anti-corruption court, we look at various current views expressed by experts, who argue for and against the court, all making valid points. In part 1 we presented an overview of the concept. The pro-international anti-corruption court Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Image of the International Criminal Court from Wikipedia, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. One current hot topic in the news and elsewhere is that of the establishment of an international anti-corruption court (IACC). There are arguments for, and against, the proposal – and both sides make valid points. Part 1 Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Kwazi Dlamini US$1-trillion paid in bribes every year. Up to 30% of development aid lost to corruption annually. Corruption costs about 5% of global GDP every year. We hear these statistics quoted often in articles, reports, interviews, and more, but do we actually know how accurate these frightening figures are? Oslo-based anti-corruption advice team Read more >
