Regional Anti-corruption Program (Asia)
Anti-Corruption
Thai Lawyers Day Conference: The Role Of Lawyers, The Bar and the Bench in Preventing and Combating Corruption Within the Justice System: Bangkok, Thailand, February 2007
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| Panelists at the Thai Lawyers Day Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, February 2007 |
In partnership with the Lawyers Council of Thailand (TLC), in February 2007 the Asia Division co-hosted a two-day conference, “The Role of Lawyers, the Bar and the Bench in Preventing and Combating Corruption Within the Justice System,” in Bangkok, Thailand.
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Thai Lawyers’ Day, the program brought together bar association leaders, judges, prosecutors and lawyers from Thailand, other Asian countries, the U.S. and Europe, to discuss their respective roles in improving governance in the justice system. The agenda for the program follows below.
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| UN Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand |
The program was opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha. H.R.H. Princess Bajrakitiyabha is a trained lawyer and works as a public prosecutor in Thailand. U.S. Ambassador Ralph Boyce delivered closing remarks. A range of experts spoke at the program, including ABA President Karen Mathis, Asia Division Chair Laura Stein, Asia Division Board member J. Clifford Wallace, and the Asia Division's former Regional Anti-Corruption Advisor, Charles Caruso. Mr. Caruso's successor, Andrew Boname, who now serves as the Asia Regional Anti-Corruption Advisor, also participated in the program.
Following the first day of the conference, the Asia Division convened an informal roundtable meeting for Asian and international bar leaders who had traveled to Bangkok to attend the larger program. The group discussed challenges confronted by lawyers in Asia, and explored ways to strengthen networking and information exchange activities. Represented at the program were bars from Bangladesh, Burma, Korea, Nepal, India, Cambodia, Lao, the Philippines, Indonesia, Timor Leste, and Mongolia, as well as representatives of the International Bar Association, LAWASIA, and Law Council of Australia.
Related Documents:
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| International Participants at the Thai Lawyers Day Conference pose with ABA President Karen Mathis in Bangkok, Thailand, February 2007 |
- The Role of Lawyers, the Bar and the Bench in Preventing and Combating Corruption Within the Justice System - Agenda
- ABA Rule of Law Initiative’s Asia Division Convenes Bar Leadership Roundtable in Bangkok
- Corruption Prevention in the American Public Prosecution System
- The Role Of The International Law Firm In Preventing Corrupt Practices – The Perspective of Practitioner in the Bangkok Office of an International Firm
- Internal Investigations By Outside Counsel: Implications for Anti-corruption Enforcement
- Corruption – the Cancer Looking for a Cure
- The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct
- Managing the sways of corruption: The role of a Prosecutor in an International Hybrid Court (Presentation)
- The role of the legal profession in preventing corrupt practices within the profession - an Australian perspective
The conference was generously funded by the U.S. State Department and U.S. Embassy/Thailand.
Prosecutorial Ethics Program: Bangkok, Thailand, May 2006
In May 2006, Charles Caruso, the Asia Division’s Regional Anti-Corruption Advisor, presented at a seminar organized by the NAS program dealing with prosecutorial ethics and co-sponsored by the Attorney General of Thailand. The seminar was two days in length and was attended by members of the Attorney General’s Office as well as local and provincial prosecutors.
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| Participants at the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Academy workshop in Kuala Lumpur, May 2006 |
Regional Seminar on Combating Corruption in the Justice Sector in Cooperation with the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Agency Training Academy: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2006
In May 2006, the Asia Division organized and held a seminar in Kuala Lumpur in coordination with the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Academy titled ‘Combating Corruption in the Criminal Justice System.’ The seminar covered a two day period and was alternately attended by between 50 and 75 persons from 13 different countries including members of the judiciary, the prosecution service and various law enforcement agencies.
Related Documents:
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| Brian Pearce gives a presentation at the MACA workshop in May 2006. |
- Combating Corruption in the Criminal Justice System - Agenda
- Extradition: The Process and Procedures and Asset Forfeiture and Recovery: The Laws and Practice of the United States
- The Independent Anti-Corruption Agency: A Comparative Study
- Combating Corruption in the Criminal Justice System
- Presentation on Combating Corruption in the Criminal Justice System: A Focus on Law Enforcement Agencies
- Presentation on Combating Corruption in Comparative Perspective
APEC Conference: Shanghai, China, April 2006
In April 2006, the Asia Division organized a seminar co-sponsored by the People’s Republic of China and APEC which was entitled “Denial of Safe Haven, Asset Recovery and Extradition.” During the course of the seminar, Charles Caruso, the Asia Division’s Regional Anti-Corruption Advisor, moderated the panel dealing with extradition and presented at the panel discussing “Core Elements of a Denial of Safe Haven Strategy.” The seminar attracted an audience of over 100 attendees with over 60 persons from 18 different APEC economies.
Related Documents:
- Asset Forfeiture and International Cooperation
- Summary of the Expert Papers Presented at the APEC Workshop Concerning the Denial of Safe Haven, Asset Recovery and Extradition Together With the Resulting Recommendations of the Discussion Group
- Official Statement of the Shanghai APEC Anti-corruption Workshop
- Core Elements of a Denial of Safe Haven Strategy
- Mutual Legal Assistance
ADB/OECD Denial of Safe Haven Workshop: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 2006
In March 2006, Charles Caruso, the Asia Division’s Regional Anti-Corruption Advisor, attended the ADB\OECD workshop held in Kuala Lumpur at the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Training Academy. Mr. Caruso acted as a moderator on two separate panels held at the “Denial of Safe Haven and Return of Corrupted Assets” seminar, dealing with extradition matters. The first panel discussed problems and solutions dealing with practical problems encountered in routine state practice, while the second dealt with overcoming legal obstacles to extradition.
Related Documents:
- Denying Safe Haven to Corruption and its Assets: Enhancing Asia-Pacific Cooperation on MLA, Extradition and the Recovery and Return of the Proceeds of Corruption
- Workshop Participants List
- Overcoming Legal Challenges in Extradition
- Working Together and Intensifying Actions to Strengthen the Extradition Process
The International Evolution of Judicial Ethics and the Bench of Thailand/ Analysis of the Corruption Trial of a Political Figure: Bangkok, Thailand, November 2005
In conjunction with the Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions of the Thai Supreme Court, the Asia Division produced a seminar concentrating on two discreet although philosophically related topics: (1) the development of judicial codes of conduct and ethical standards at an international level and the response of the Thai judiciary to those developments; and (2) the prosecution and resulting trial of a political figure for acts of corruption. A portion of the seminar featured Thai officials presenting talks on judicial ethics and codified rules of behavior through which the Thai judiciary meets its professional obligations. During the second part of the program, and in order to present an analysis of how political corruption cases are handled in the U.S., an American judge, prosecutor and defense attorney who were involved in an actual judicial corruption trial in the U.S. made presentations on their respective roles in the case.
The objectives of the seminar were: (1) to provide an overview of the professional codes of conduct presently in place in Thailand; (2) to share with the audience experiences in the prosecution of a political figure charged with corrupting a legitimate political organization for personal gain; (3) to acquaint the audience with the structure of the U.S. Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO); and (4) to share with the audience elements of the investigative techniques and criminal procedure upon which such a trial is grounded.
Related Documents:
- Judicial Ethics and the Corruption Trial of a Political Figure
- Charles Caruso Introductory Remarks
- Prosecuting Public Officials/Figures for Corruption: The Approach in the United States
- United States v. McDonough: The Judicial Perspective
- Defending a Public Official Against Charges of Public Corruption in the United States and the Model Case of United States of America V. McDonough
- Public Corruption Cases: A Prosecutorial Perspective
- Elements of the Criminal Process in the United States in Comparative Perspective
APEC ACT Symposium: Seoul, Korea, September 2005
- Hong Kong's Arrangements for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders
- Pragmatic Solutions To Challenges Presented To National Systems By The UNCAC Extradition Regimen
- Vietnamese law on extradition in comparison with Article 44 of the UN Convention Against Corruption
Thai Ministry of Justice Third National Symposium on Anti-Corruption Measures: Bangkok, Thailand, August 2005
- Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand Relating to Extradition
- United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC): Its Effects On Extradition In Thailand
UNODC UNCAC Training Seminar: Vientiane, Laos, March 2005
ADB/OECD and NAB Anti-Corruption Conference: Islamabad, Pakistan, February 2005
- The Role of Codes of Conduct for Legal Professionals in the Effort to Eliminate the Culture of Corruption
- Judicial Oversight Regiment Flow Chart
For more information, contact Rabya Chaudhry, <ChaudhrR@staff.abanet.org>
