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review process where States evaluate each other’s implementation of the Convention on an
ongoing basis. Under the OECD process, each State is subject to continuous monitoring,
whereas the United Nations Convention against Corruption process provides a staggered
review where not every State party is assessed regularly.
76.
Several networks exist for practitioners to share useful practices and support each
other in operations fighting corruption and recovering assets. For instance, the Camden
Assets Recovery Interagency Network, hosted by Europol, brings together law enforcement
officers and judicial experts from 54 States and 9 international organizations to share
expertise and provide a network whereby members can cooperate to recover assets from
unlawful financial transactions including corruption. 64 The effectiveness of the Network
model has led to similar networks being established in the Asia Pacific region, Southern
Africa and West Africa.65 The Corruption Hunters Network is another useful group in the
fight against corruption, which brings together police and prosecutors from nearly 20 States
(and all regions of the world) to exchange experiences regularly and discuss how best to
coordinate efforts. 66 The World Bank similarly brings together experts in the field,
including non-State actors, every two years as part of its International Corruption Hunters
Alliance.
77.
A new initiative spearheaded by the United Kingdom, in partnership with Australia,
Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States, will create
a permanent centre through which States will be able to cooperate in cases of grand
corruption involving international dimensions. The International Anti-Corruption
Coordination Centre will be based in London and will establish and implement an operating
model based on international cooperation through intelligence collection and analysis,
practical actions and case coordination. 67
78.
International financial institutions can play an important role in terms of sharing
information with national authorities. For instance, the World Bank Integrity Vice
Presidency has helped generate successful domestic prosecutions through its referral
system. The Integrity Vice Presidency conducts investigations of World Bank-financed
projects to determine if any project-related corruption or fraud has occurred. If, in the
course of its investigations, the Bank believes that national laws have been violated, it can
provide information to national law enforcement to initiate criminal investigations and
prosecutions. The Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative, run jointly with the UNODC, works
with States to build capacities and, when requested, assists with specific asset recovery
cases.
79.
The above-mentioned Initiative has several online tools that can help States recover
assets that have been unlawfully transferred overseas. For instance, it compiles asset
recovery guides for key jurisdictions around the world. 68 It has also created an in-depth
Asset Recovery Handbook that provides guidance on all stages of asset recovery. 69 The
OECD Typology on Mutual Legal Assistance in Foreign Bribery Cases also provides
detailed guidance on cooperation in foreign bribery cases. 70 In addition, the Group of 20 has
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See http://carin-network.org/.
See http://carin-network.org/other-information.
See www.norad.no/en/front/thematic-areas/democracy-and-good-governance/corruption-hunters/.
See INTERPOL, “Tackling corruption requires collective response, INTERPOL Chief tells
international summit” (12 May 2016). Available from www.interpol.int/en/News-andmedia/News/2016/N2016-060/; see also www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-new-plan-atanti-corruption-summit-to-recover-stolen-assets.
See http://star.worldbank.org/star/ArabForum/asset-recovery-guides.
See World Bank and UNODC, Asset Recovery Handbook A Guide for Practitioners (Washington,
D.C., 2011). Available from https://star.worldbank.org/star/sites/star/files/asset_recovery_
handbook_0.pdf.
See OECD, Typology on Mutual Legal Assistance in Foreign Bribery Cases (Paris, 2012). Available
from http://www.oecd.org/daf/anti-bribery/TypologyMLA2012.pdf.
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