On behalf of the Transparency International Helpdesk, I analyzed the role of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) as a legal basis for extradition. The Convention can play a role in corruption cases where countries don’t have a bilateral extradition treaty in place but require such a treaty to extradite a suspect. While the vast majority of UNCAC’s 183 state … Read More
Who funds Austria’s political parties? What we have learned from an effort to create meaningful transparency
(A version of this blog was released on the website of the Open Government Partnership and on Informationsfreiheit.at) As a voter, I would like to know who the largest donors or a party are before I make my choice on election day. To shed light on the funding of Austrian political parties, last July – three months ahead of … Read More