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Codes of conduct in action: continental law states

24 August 2012 in Accountability, Politics and government

As the previous post in this series revealed, examples of codes of conduct from common law countries show how the same issues – such as gifts and asset disclosures – are handled differently by different countries. A similar divergence can be seen in continental law countries. This is the fifth post in our series on […]

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Codes of conduct and the legal system: ideas and implications

3 August 2012 in Accountability, Politics and government

The third post in our series on codes of conduct examines different legal traditions, and the impact these have on countries implementing a code of conduct. What do the Bangladeshi and US legal systems have in common, as compared to those of France and Germany? Read on to find out. You can also read the […]

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