Fighting Corruption in Public Procurement

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-84946-020-0
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, Band 42, 356 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 702 g

Reihe: Studies in International Law

Anti-corruption measures have firmly taken centre stage in the development agenda of international organisations as well as in developed and developing countries. One area in which corruption manifests itself is in public procurement and, as a result, States have adopted various measures to prevent and curb corruption in public procurement. One such mechanism for dealing with procurement corruption is to debar or disqualify corrupt suppliers from bidding for or otherwise obtaining government contracts. This book examines the issues and challenges raised by the debarment or disqualification of corrupt suppliers from public contracts. Implementing a disqualification mechanism in public procurement raises serious practical and conceptual difficulties, which are not always considered by legislative provisions on disqualification. Some of the problems that may arise from the use of disqualifications include determining whether a conviction for corruption ought to be a pre-requisite to disqualification, bearing in mind that corruption thrives in secret, resulting in a dearth of convictions. Another issue is determining how to balance the tension between granting adequate procedural safeguards to a supplier in disqualification proceedings and not delaying the procurement process. A further issue is determining the scope of the disqualification in the sense of determining whether it applies to firms, natural persons, subcontractors, subsidiaries or other persons related to the corrupt firm and whether disqualification will lead to the termination of existing contracts.

The book compares and contrasts the legal, practical and institutional approaches to the implementation of the disqualification mechanism in the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Republic of South Africa and the World Bank.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams-Elegbe, Sope

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Währungsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Korruption
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction 2: Corruption, Anti-Corruption Measures and Disqualification 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Meaning, Nature and Effects of Corruption 2.3 Anti-Corruption Measures 2.4 Public Procurement And Corruption 2.5 The Use of Disqualifications in Public Procurement3: An Overview of Procurement Regulation, Anti-Corruption and Disqualification Policy in the Jurisdictions 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The European Union 3.3 The United Kingdom 3.4 The United States 3.5 The World Bank 3.6 South Africa 4: The Offences and the Requirement for a Conviction for Disqualification 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The European Union 4.3. The United Kingdom 4.4 The United States 4.5 The World Bank 4.6 South Africa 4.7 Summary and Analysis of Main Issues 5: Procedural Issues Affecting Disqualification 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Procedure for Disqualifying 5.3 Time Limits for Disqualification 5.4 Summary and Analysis of Main Issues 6: Disqualifying Entities and the Scope of Disqualification 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Disqualifying Entities 6.3 The Scope of Disqualification 6.4 Summary and Analysis of Main Issues 7: Investigations 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The Existence of a Requirement or Obligation to Investigate 7.3 The Entity with the Power to Investigate and the Extent of the Entity's Powers 7.4 The Nature and Sources of Information and Evidence 7.5 Summary and Analysis of Main Issues 8: The Disqualification of Persons Related to a Corrupt Supplier 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Rationales for Disqualifying Related Persons 8.3 The Related Persons 8.4 Summary and Analysis of Main Issues 9: The Effect of Disqualification on Existing Contracts 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Rationales for Contractual Termination 9.3 Is There a Duty to Terminate Existing Contracts for Disqualification? 9.4 Problems with Contractual Termination 9.5 Summary and Analysis of Main Issues 10: Derogating from Disqualification 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Reasons for Derogating from Disqualification 10.3 Preventing Abuse in the Use of Derogations 10.4 Summary and Analysis of Main Issues 11: Remedies for Affected Suppliers 11.1 Introduction 11.2 The Availabilty of a Right of Review 11.3 The Kinds of Remedies Available 11.4 Summary and Analysis of Main Issues

Über Autor(innen)

Williams-Elegbe, Sope
Sope Williams-Elegbe is a Research Fellow at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, a public procurement consultant and former lecturer at University of Nottingham.