U4 Issue
| 2025
The right to be free of corruption: A new frontier in anti-corruption approaches through national courts
How to cite this publication:
Naomi Roht-Arriaza (2025). The right to be free of corruption: A new frontier in anti-corruption approaches through national courts. Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Issue 2025:8)
Some national courts are framing corruption as a human rights issue, raising prospects for a stand-alone right that could expand accountability and victim protections.
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