Whistleblowing in Peru – Lexology
07
Sep
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Whistleblowing in Peru – Lexology

Sandra Orihuela contributes to the Anti-corruption and Bribery in Peru chapter of the Lexology Navigator, a comparative global Q&A guide. This is the section related to Whistleblowing. Whistleblowing and self-reporting Whistleblowing Are whistleblowers protected in your jurisdiction? No, no specific legislation protects whistleblowers. Self-reporting Is it common for leniency to be shown to organisations that self-report and/or cooperate with authorities? If so, what process must be followed? Law 30424 (April 21 2016) and Legislative…
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05
Sep
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Anti-corruption and Bribery Penalties in Peru – Lexology

Sandra Orihuela contributes to the Anti-corruption and Bribery in Peru chapter of the Lexology Navigator, a comparative global Q&A guide. This is the section related to Penalties. Penalties Individuals What penalties are available to the courts for violations of corruption laws by individuals? The Criminal Code punishes the active bribery of domestic public officials with: imprisonment of between three and six years; from 365 to 700 ‘penalty days’; and debarment (ie, deprivation of office,…
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Anti-corruption Legal Framework in Peru – Lexology
03
Sep
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Anti-corruption Legal Framework in Peru – Lexology

Sandra Orihuela contributes to the Anti-corruption and Bribery in Peru chapter of the Lexology Navigator, a comparative global Q&A guide. This section is about legal framework and authorities. Legal framework Authorities Which authorities are responsible for investigating bribery and corruption in your jurisdiction? The local authorities responsible for investigating bribery and corruption are: the Prosecutor´s Office Specialised in Corruption Crimes at the Ministry of Justice; the Public Ministry; the courts; and the Office of…
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Anti-corruption Climate in Peru – Lexology
02
Sep
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Anti-corruption Climate in Peru – Lexology

Sandra Orihuela contributes to the Anti-corruption and Bribery in Peru chapter of the Lexology Navigator, a comparative global Q&A guide. Trends and climate Trends Have there been any recent changes in the enforcement of anti-corruption regulations? Peru has seen some important anti-corruption legal developments in 2016. Decree-Law 1243 (October 22 2016) modified the Criminal Code to broaden the civil disqualification penalty for public officials by introducing definitive civil disqualification measures following corruption. The so-called…
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Anti-corruption and Bribery in Peru – Lexology
01
Sep
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Anti-corruption and Bribery in Peru – Lexology

In September 2017, Sandra Orihuela contributed to Lexology with an analysis of the law and regulation on Anti-Corruption and Bribery in Peru. Trends and climate Trends Have there been any recent changes in the enforcement of anti-corruption regulations? Peru has seen some important anti-corruption legal developments in 2016. Decree-Law 1243 (October 22 2016) modified the Criminal Code to broaden the civil disqualification penalty for public officials by introducing definitive civil disqualification measures following corruption.…
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Orihuela present at the OECD Anti-corruption & Integrity Forum
31
Mar
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Orihuela present at the OECD Anti-corruption & Integrity Forum

Our founding partner Sandra Orihuela participated in the above forum held at the OECD Paris headquarters on March 2017 where government ministers, business leaders and civil society representatives discussed issues including the cost to society of corruption, the use of political donations to buy influence, developments in corporate liability for graft, and the role of export controls to counter bribery.
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11
Mar
Anti-corruption, Awards, Publications, ,

Anti-corruption developments affecting Latin America’s mining industry

This article provides a legal analysis of the most important anti-corruption developments affecting the mining industry in Latin America. See the PDF version or read the article in full below. ----- Despite a slowdown in the global mining industry, Latin America remains a key destination for mining investment, because of the sizeable wealth of its mineral resources, reduced operating costs and incentive-based policies. As a result of the large number of mega-projects it is able to…
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Transparency International Corruption 2017
02
Mar
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Transparency International Corruption 2017

75% Transparency International's 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index highlights that the majority of countries are making little or no progress in ending corruption. For 2017, the index found that more than two-thirds of countries score below 50, with an average score of 43. The index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople, using a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and…
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