Legislative Guide for the Implementation of the UNCAC
The United Nations Convention against Corruption was adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 58/4 of 31 October 2003. The objective of the present practical legislative guide is to assist States seeking to ratify and implement the Convention by … Read more
UNODC2006
Legislating for the Security Sector Toolkit: International Police Standards guidebook on Democratic Policing
This toolkit contains international standards and principles of democratic policing. The guidebook is designed to assist OSCE staff dealing with police and law-enforcement issues as well as police practitioners and policy-makers working to develop and strengthen democratic policing. It serves … Read more
DCAF2009
Legislating for the Security Sector Toolkit: The European Code of Police Ethics
This toolkit contains the European Code of Police Ethics accompanied by commentaries and recommendations. The European Code of Police Ethics together with the Guidebook on Democratic Policing (OSCE) and the Ten Basic Human Rights Standards for Law Enforcement Officials (Amnesty … Read more
DCAF2011
Security Sector Governance and Reform Guidelines for OSCE Staff
These guidelines provide OSCE staff with advice on supporting cross-dimensional approaches to security sector governance and reform (SSG/R). The purpose of such approaches is to promote a move away from the kind of fragmented support which has a limited impact … Read more
OSCE2016
Anti-Corruption Authority Standards
This document lists ten guiding principles and parameters on the notion of independence of Anti-Corruption bodies. These principles and standards are intended to be aspirational for, rather than legally binding on, organisations. They recognise that there are many different approaches … Read more
European Partners against Corruption / European Contact-Point Network against Corruption2011
Legislating for the Security Sector Toolkit: Compilation of Good Practices for Intelligence Agencies and their Oversight
The Compilation of Good Practices within the Security Sector Toolkit highlights the legal and institutional frameworks and measures that ensure respect for human rights by intelligence agencies while countering terrorism. The toolkit also identifies international standards for intelligence governance.
DCAF2011
Watchdogs? The Quality of Legislative Oversight of Defence in 82 Countries
This report aims to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of legislative institutions in controlling corruption in the defence and security sector, and to provide clear guidelines on how parliaments and legislatures can do better.
Transparency International2013
Core Values of Norway’s Defence Sector
The Norwegian defence sector promotes certain general values of openness, broadmindedness, respect, responsibility, and courage. The sector encompasses the Ministry of Defence and four administratively subordinate agencies: the Norwegian Armed Forces, the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency, the Norwegian National Security … Read more
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence2013
Technical Guide to the United Nations Convention against Corruption
The present Technical Guide primarily focuses on the provision to anti-corruption practitioners and authorities of relevant technical advice, tools and examples of good practices to make the articles of the Convention operational. The Technical Guide attempts to highlight policy issues, … Read more
UNODC2009
United Nations Guide on Anti-Corruption Policies
The United Nations Guide on Anti-Corruption Policies, which contains a general outline of the nature and scope of the problem of corruption and a description of the major elements of anti-corruption policies, is suitable for use by political officials and … Read more
UNODC2003
