Legislative reform and development Archives - Â鶹APP and the Rule of Law /ruleoflaw/portfolio_category/legislative-reform-and-development/ Â鶹APP and the Rule of Law Tue, 19 Feb 2019 21:32:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Chile: Anti-corruption and transparency in public administration /ruleoflaw/blog/portfolio-items/chile-anti-corruption-and-transparency-in-public-administration/ /ruleoflaw/blog/portfolio-items/chile-anti-corruption-and-transparency-in-public-administration/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2015 22:15:29 +0000 /ruleoflaw/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=13509 The Government of Chile has undertaken measures to combat corruption and to enhance transparency in public administration through legislative and administrative measures. The most important measures adopted on this matter are as follows, as submitted by the Government of Chile: We should first note that 2014 saw the implementation of Act No. 20.730 governing lobbying [...]

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]]> /ruleoflaw/blog/portfolio-items/chile-anti-corruption-and-transparency-in-public-administration/feed/ 0 Switzerland: Legislating on freezing and recovery of assets of illicit origin of foreign officials /ruleoflaw/blog/portfolio-items/switzerland-freezing-and-recovery-of-assets-of-illicit-origin-of-foreign-officials/ /ruleoflaw/blog/portfolio-items/switzerland-freezing-and-recovery-of-assets-of-illicit-origin-of-foreign-officials/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:48:28 +0000 /ruleoflaw/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=12251 Switzerland passed a bill on the freezing and recovery of assets of illicit origin of foreign officials. The mechanism envisaged under the bill freezes and then returns assets of illegal origin deposited in Switzerland to their States of origin as quickly and transparently as possible while respecting the rule of law when mutual legal assistance fails. The bill is in line with the foreign policy goals of Switzerland and covers several aspects of the Â鶹APP Convention against Corruption, making an important contribution to its implementation.

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]]> /ruleoflaw/blog/portfolio-items/switzerland-freezing-and-recovery-of-assets-of-illicit-origin-of-foreign-officials/feed/ 0 Switzerland: Clarifying legal rules regarding Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) /ruleoflaw/blog/portfolio-items/switzerland-clarifying-legal-rules-regarding-private-military-and-security-companies-pmscs/ /ruleoflaw/blog/portfolio-items/switzerland-clarifying-legal-rules-regarding-private-military-and-security-companies-pmscs/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:36:54 +0000 /ruleoflaw/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=12005 Switzerland has worked both at the international level (with the International Committee of the Red Cross) and the national level towards clarifying the rules applying to the operations of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs).

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