Legist Newsletter
Issue: February, 2022
For Private Circulation Only
Welcome readers, to this year’s second issue of Legist.
This February, we would like to abreast you with the developments that have taken place in the anti-corruption framework. In our first article, we have brought to you a detailed analysis of the anti-corruption legislations that are in force in India. Special emphasis has been placed on elaborating the 2018 amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act. In our second article, we venture out to compare the anti-corruption laws prevalent in different countries and compare the same with the ones enforced in India. The objective being to get a bird’s eye view of what all areas may require better policy formulation in Indian laws.
We hope you find this issue of Legist informative and interesting.
Happy reading!
Analysis of Anti-Corruption Laws in India
Shruti Singh and Krishna Garg (Research and Editorial) (4 minutes read)
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Comparative Analysis of International Anti-Corruption Laws
Shreya Rai and Krishna Garg (Research and Editorial) (4 minutes read) The legislative regime in India for prevention and penalization of corruption is stringent. With multiple statutes in place to prevent corruption among public officials as well as private bodies including companies. Currently, India’s anticorruption laws lack extraterritorial jurisdiction over cases of illicit gratification and payments made to foreign officials or employees employed by public international organizations. The aim of this article is to make a comparative analysis of international trends and legislations pertaining to prevention of corruption with the Indian regime, as a key step towards better policy formulation. |
