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U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre

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Blog post | 2025

Getting the law on sexual corruption right: Why a ‘do no harm’ approach is essential

Elin Bjarnegård, Åsa Eldén, Janithrika Jayasundara, Ave Maria Semakafu (2025)
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https://www.u4.no/blog/getting-the-law-on-sexual-corruption-right-why-a-do-no-harm-approach-is-essential

Case studies from Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Sweden show that legal recognition is vital – and that legislation must address power imbalances and avoid criminalising the victims.

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https://www.u4.no/blog/getting-the-law-on-sexual-corruption-right-why-a-do-no-harm-approach-is-essential

U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre

Feb 2002 - Dec 2026
  • Corruption
  • Gender
  • Rights and Legal Institutions
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tanzania
  • Sweden
  • Antti-corruption
  • Corruption
  • Sexual corruption
  • Sextortion
  • Legal instruments
  • Courts

Also from this project:

U4 Brief | Nov 2026

Corruption and climate adaptation: Lessons from Iraq and Lebanon

Robert Forster

Blog post | Oct 2026

Political finance in India: Closing the gaps, and aligning with UNCAC Resolution 11/7

Shivani Kapoor, Shelly Mahajan

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Newspaper Op-Ed | Oct 2026

Bør Norge fortsette skattesamarbeidet etter voldelig valg?

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Ingrid Hoem Sjursen

CMI Brief | Aug 2026

When rules become discretionary: Business taxation under democratic decline

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Ingrid Hoem Sjursen

CMI Report | Aug 2026

Business taxation under democratic decline: a literature review

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Ingrid Hoem Sjursen

Journal Article | Jun 2026

Pragmatic security shift? How Mozambique bypassed SADC in favour of Rwanda and why it matters

Egna Rachel Isaias Sidumo

Third World Quarterly

Blog post | Oct 2026

What makes anti-corruption work in Ukraine effective and lasting?

David Jackson

CMI Brief | Sep 2026

Specialised police teams and sexual and gender- based violence: Why context matters

Marianne Tøraasen

U4 Practitioner Experience Note | Sep 2026

Operationalising the UNODC Statistical Framework to Measure Corruption. Interview series on corruption measurement initiatives at the national level

Sofie Arjon Schütte, Byron Villacis Cruz, Faryal Ahmed, Salomé Flores

Blog post | Sep 2026

European audiences do not need an overly positive story about anti-corruption in Ukraine. They just need a balanced one

David Jackson

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