In this era of globalization, anti-corruption compliance is becoming increasingly important. This has lead to the growth in the development of anti-corruption laws around the globe. The growth of anti-corruption laws can be traced through a number of events such as the entry into force of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in December, 2005.

It is in this backdrop that the book, ‘Anti-Corruption Regulation 2012’ published by Getting the Deal Through, assumes significance by summarizing national anti-corruption laws that have implemented and expanded treaty obligations that more than 150 countries have now adopted. These conventions oblige the signatories to enact domestic laws that prohibit paying bribes to foreign officials, including prohibition of paying and receiving of illicit payments. This book also comprehensively addresses national financial record keeping requirements that are increasingly becoming an aspect of foreign bribery laws because of their inclusion in anti-corruption conventions and treaties.

Public dispositions of anti-corruption enforcement actions, media reports of official and internal investigations, disclosures in corporate filings with securities regulatory agencies and stock exchanges, private litigation between companies and former employees, monitoring reports by international organizations, voluntary corporate disclosures, occasional confessions or exposes of implicated individuals, public statements by enforcement officials, statistics compiled by NGOs and international organizations, findings of anti-corruption commissions, World Bank reports, and academic studies all provide windows into the fast-changing landscape of enforcement of anti-corruption laws and conventions.

While there are not many literatures on global anti-corruption compliances, this book assists you in giving you a comparative analysis of the different anti-corruption laws in different countries across the world and different conventions that each one has adhered to including the stance taken by various international organisations such as the World Bank, United Nations, Transparency International, OECD etc. I recommend this book as a must buy for any practitioner specializing in anti-corruption compliance.