17th IACC: Integrity Pioneers and Community Solutio...

The world’s greatest forum for civil society, goverments and the private sector working together to fight corruption.

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Integrity Pioneers and Community Solutions to Combating Judicial Corruption

The global fight against corruption depends on the effectiveness of judicial systems. National and international anti-corruption laws rely on fair and impartial systems for enforcement, and the judiciary has a key role to play in reducing corruption by acting as an effective safeguard and sanctioning the culprits. Unfortunately the judiciary is globally perceived as the second most corrupt sector (TI, 2013). Judicial officials can be part of the problem when they are themselves contributing to grand corruption and avoid to sanction corrupt elites. On the other hand judicial officials can be part of the solution when they take a clear stance against corruption.
The workshop aims to encourage dialogue among key stakeholders (judiciaries, civil society and development partners) on the role of judicial officials in fighting grand corruption and ultimately sanctioning the corrupt. It closely addresses the track “Time for Justice” by providing concrete tools and participative ways of identifying advocacy targets to promote judicial integrity, as well as through a reflection on judicial integrity and more generally the role of judicial officials in punishing corrupt elites. In doing so, the workshop brings valuable, context-applied solutions to strengthen the judiciary and supports capacity building.

Moderators

Jose Ugaz

Chair, Transparency International

José Carlos Ugaz became President of PROETICA, TI’s chapter in Peru, in 2002, then an Individual Member of Transparency International in 2008. A lawyer by training, Ugaz served as Ad-Hoc State Attorney of Peru in several corruption cases. During the Fujimori-Montesinos affair (2000-2002), his office opened more than 200 cases against 1,500 members of the Fujimori network. Under his mandate, US$205 million in assets were frozen abroad... Read More →

Speakers

Victor Alistar

Executive Director, Transparency International Romania

Victor Alistar is a university professor at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (NUPSPA), Faculty of Public Administration since 2000, as well as executive director of Transparency International Romania since 2005. Mr. Alistar is also coordinating on behalf of the TI movement the global Integrity, Independence and Accountability of the Judiciary initiative since 2014. | While working with TI Romania, he has... Read More →

Elodie Beth

Programme Advisor, Governance and Peacebuilding, UNDP Bangkok regional Hub, Undp

Mrs. Elodie Beth is Programme Advisor in the Governance and Peacebuilding Team in UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub. She provides advice to governments, national partners and UNDP country offices in Asia-Pacific in their efforts to promote transparency, accountability, anti-corruption and the rule of law. | Mrs. Beth Seo has experience providing policy advice in the context of various international organisations, including UNDP, UNODC and OECD. Prior... Read More →

Thuli Madonsela

Former Public Protector, Government of South Africa

Advocate Thulisile (Thuli) Nomkhosi Madonsela, was appointed by the President as South Africa’s third Public Protector in October 2009 after being recommended by Parliament following a hundred percent vote in her favour by all parties represented in Parliament. A human rights and constitutional lawyer, equality expert and policy specialist with over two decades of post legal qualification experience, Advocate Madonsela holds a BA Law... Read More →

Pavlo Petrenko

Minister of Justice of Ukraine

Mr Pavlo Petrenko in 2001 graduated from the Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy Fedkovych (with honors, speciality “Jurisprudence”, Academic Level Master of Laws).In 2004 he graduated from the Ukrainian Academy of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine (speciality “Management of International Economic Activity”).Mr Pavlo Petrenko received the Degree of the Candidate of Legal Sciences in... Read More →

Michael Bowes QC

Joint Head of Chambers, Outer Temple Chambers

Michael Bowes QC is a barrister practising in London and is a joint head of Outer Temple Chambers. He specialises in business crime, civil fraud, financial services and economic sanctions. He is regarded as an expert in civil and criminal “cross-over” work and as “one of the few specialist criminal practitioners in this area” (Legal 500 2015). He is a Deputy High Court Judge (Queen’s Bench Division) and sits as a Recorder (part time... Read More →

Theodore Te

Chief of the Public Information Office, Supreme Court of the Philippines

Theodore Te is the Chief of the Public Information Office of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and holds the rank of Assistant Court Administrator (equivalent to a Justice of the Court of Appeals). He is primarily in charge of communications, messaging, and public information for the Supreme Court and reports directly to the Supreme Court and to the Chief Justice. Prior to joining the judiciary in 2013, he was for many years a human rights... Read More →

Session Coordinator

Liviana Zorzi

Regional Programme Officer On Transparency, Accountability & Anti-Corruption, UNDP

Liviana Zorzi has been working as a Programme Officer on Transparency, Accountability and Anti-corruption at UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub since 2014. She co-authored the UNDP report “A Transparent and accountable judiciary to deliver justice for all”. Ms. Zorzi supports countries in Asia-Pacific providing access to knowledge, building partnerships, promoting regional capacity building initiatives and coordinating events on transparency... Read More →

17th IACC Short Session Report Combating Judicial Corruption pdf

Sunday December 4, 2016 12:30 - 14:30
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