The OECD Convention of Bribery; a Commentary on the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Transactions of 21 November 1997

The OECD Convention is the first major international treaty specifically to address 'supply-side bribery' by sanctioning the briber. The OECD Convention establishes an international standard for compliance with anti-corruption rules by 36 countries, including the 30 OECD members and six non-member countries, with the leading OECD exporting countries receiving particular attention. This book is an article-by-article commentary which gives particular attention to the results of the OECD monitoring process as applied to state implementation. Companies in particular are at ever greater risk of legal and 'reputational' damage resulting from failure to comply with the anti-corruption standards set inter alia, by the OECD Convention. This book provides them with comprehensive guidance on the OECD standards. The commentary also constitutes a significant work of comparative criminal law. It is written and edited by persons who include experts involved in development of the Convention standards as well as academics and legal practitioners.

Professor of Criminal Law at Basel University in Switzerland.

Partner in the law firm Lachat Harari & Associates, Geneva, Switzerland.

Head of the European criminal law section at the Academy of European Law, Trier, Germany.