Research Article
Fighting Corruption Through the Federal System: Independence as the Key to Corruption Eradication
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.26-9-2020.2302601, author={Christopher Cason}, title={Fighting Corruption Through the Federal System: Independence as the Key to Corruption Eradication}, proceedings={Proceedings of The International Conference on Environmental and Technology of Law, Business and Education on Post Covid 19, ICETLAWBE 2020, 26 September 2020, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICETLAWBE}, year={2020}, month={12}, keywords={corruption federalism concurrent jurisdiction}, doi={10.4108/eai.26-9-2020.2302601} }- Christopher Cason
Year: 2020
Fighting Corruption Through the Federal System: Independence as the Key to Corruption Eradication
ICETLAWBE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.26-9-2020.2302601
Abstract
Corruption is an age-old and persistent problem. While many nations have employed independent bodies dedicated to anti-corruption, with varying degrees of success, the United States has left its corruption eradication efforts to state and federal prosecutors charged with enforcing myriad anti-corruption statutes. While there is a large body of literature examining the effectiveness of dedicated anti-corruption agencies worldwide, there has been incomplete examination of how the United States’ federal system of checks and balances and concurrent jurisdiction stacks up against agencies focused solely on anti-corruption. The Paper analyzes the constitutional framework and the Jurisprudence authorizing concurrent jurisdiction of corruption cases. The paper also looks at the practical impact of this system in contrast to other countries and concludes that there is no need or place for dedicated anti-corruption agency in the United States.
