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Controlling Corruption rests on the 1998 Laurentian Seminarparticipant’s assertion that the institution of parliament andparliamentarians are crucial in serving as a bridge between state andsociety and in implementing and/or strengthening the goodgovernance values of accountability, transparency andparticipation (see Figure 1: The Ecology of Governance). It alsoclaims that parliaments play a key and a leadership role in encouraginggood governance and, furthermore, that parliaments andparliamentarians need to work regionally and internationally in order toeffect change.

Controlling Corruption: A Parliamentarian's Handbook (Arabic Edition)

October 2007 Vol 5 No. 1

Read this issue for current information on the Global Task Forces.
In This Issue:
Parliamentary Ethics Global Task Force: The Approach
Parliamentary Oversight: A Latin America Approach
UNCAC: The Importance of Parliamentarians and Political Will

July 2005 Vol 4 No. 1

The Seed is Growing.
Corruption and Corporate Responsibility; The new Tenth Principle of the
Global Conduct.
South East Asia Takes First Steps.
Singapore Tackles Corruption Head- On.
Parliamentarians and Leadership in Combating Money Laundering.

October 2004 Vol 3 No. 1

GOPAC Regional Chapter and Organization of American States (OAS) Sign Cooperation Agreement
News from the GOPAC Secretariat
Trinidad and Tobago’s Anti-Corruption Strategy
Fighting Corruption in Norway
Combatting Corruption: The Approach of theCouncil of Europe
Measures to Prevent Corruption in the Thai Parliament
Regional Chapter Updates
Regional Contacts

October 2003 Vol. 2 No. 3

GOPAC Member Founds Centre for Good Governance
The Safeguards are in the Details: Proposed Senate Bill S2248
News From the GOPAC Secretariat
Creation of the International Movement of Parliamentarians for Democracy...
Financing Democracy: Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections
UK Draft Corruption Bill
GOPAC Regional Updates
GOPAC Regional Contacts
GOPAC Contacts

July 2003 Vol. 2 No. 2

Chairman’s Message
Problems Faced by Anti-Corruption initiatives in Post Soviet Union Countries: Ukraine
APNAC-Kenya Member in Plane Crash
Tanzania to Create National Chair
Global Conference of Parliamentarians Against Corruption Report
News from the GOPAC Secretariat
Congratulations to APNAC-Kenya
The Pioneer Work of GOPAC: A Russian Perspective
GOPAC Regional Updates
Regional Contacts
GOPAC Contacts

September 2002 Vol. 2 No. 1

GOPAC Welcomes the World
The Parliamentary Centre and GOPAC
The Problem of Corruption in a process of Democratisation of Postcommunist Countries
Fighting a Goliath...
German Parliament Approached
When the Bulls Fight, the Grass Suffers
Regional Contacts

• The Role of Parliaments in Holding Government to Account and Controlling Corruption by John G. Williams ( PDF )

• Introduction to APNAC by Augustine Ruzindana (MP, Uganda) ( PDF )

• Parliamentary Ethics and Accountability: A Code of Conduct for Parliamentarians by Ross Robertson (MP, New Zealand) ( PDF )

• Beware the Gap! – Parliamentary Oversight or Parliament Overlooked? A Paper For The Association of Public Accounts Committees Conference, Nelspruit, South Africa by Peter Loney MP, Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Victoria ( PDF )

• Parliamentarians Fighting Corruption : A Conceptual Overview by Tilla McAnthony, Rick Stapenhurst and Martin Ulrich. ( PDF )

USING NETWORKS FOR CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT - Lessons from Anticorruption Parliamentary Networks. Meaghan Campbell, GOPAC Program Manager and Frederick C. Stapenhurst, of the World Bank Institute

National, regional, or global networks of parliamentarians are proving important vehicles for enhancing their capacity and the effectiveness of parliaments in developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly in fighting corruption and mitigating its negative
impacts on economic and human development. This Capacity Enhancement (CE) Brief reviews the activities of several such networks worldwide at the individual, regional, and global levels that are making a difference in the ability of parliamentarians to address corruption in their countries.

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