Магистратура
2021/2022
Антикоррупционный комплаенс и этика в корпоративном секторе
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Статус:
Курс обязательный
Направление:
40.04.01. Юриспруденция
Кто читает:
Департамент международного права
Где читается:
Факультет права
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 2, 3 модуль
Формат изучения:
с онлайн-курсом
Онлайн-часы:
14
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Иванов Эдуард Александрович
Прогр. обучения:
Комплаенс и профилактика правовых рисков в корпоративном, государственном и некоммерческом секторе
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
40
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Due to the efforts of the UN and the OECD the international system of combating corruption was gradually formed. Not only public but also private sector is more and more involved in this process. During the last 12 years Russia has enacted legislation to implement provisions of the UN and the OECD conventions. Harmonization of anti-corruption laws and regulations, developing compliance standards and guidelines for business sector are important preconditions for cooperation, integration and investment protection. Anti-corruption compliance become an important part of the system of anti-corruption measures in many countries. More and more companies in various jurisdictions implement the concept of compliance beyond the law and develop anti-corruption compliance programmes based on ethical principles and values. The main objective of the proposed course is to familiarize students with norms of international law, norms of Russian and foreign legislation, standards and guidelines in the field of anti-corruption compliance. They will also receive practical skills for designing and implementing anti-corruption compliance programmes in companies based on applicable laws, corporate principles and values. The target audience is both students of the Master’s Program “Compliance and Legal Risk Prevention in the Corporate, Public and Non-Profit Sector” and foreign exchange students. The course is taught in English.
Learning Objectives
- The course main objectives comprise: analyzing general concepts of preventing and combating corruption; study of the main international conventions on countering corruption; study of the main international standards and guidance on anti-corruption compliance (OECD, ICC, ISO, FATF) enhancing students’ skills of application of international and national legal norms in the fields of preventing and combating corruption; extending skills required for designing and implementing anti-corruption compliance programmes in companies.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Has deep knowledge on an anti-corruption compliance and practical skills in designing and implementing an anti-corruption compliance programme.
- Has deep knowledge on anti-corruption compliance guidelines and on the use of guidelines for designing compliance programmes.
- Has deep knowledge on anti-corruption laws that have extraterritorial application.
- Has deep knowledge on anti-corruption management system and functions of an anti-corruption compliance officer
- Has deep knowledge on anti-corruption measures, can use legal terminology and definitions.
- Has deep knowledge on conflict of interests.
- Has deep knowledge on due diligence and practical skills in conducting due diligence.
- Has deep knowledge on ethical principles and values and their role in anti-corruption compliance.
- Has deep knowledge on incentives to implement anti-corruption compliance, can use legal terminology and definitions.
- Has deep knowledge on modern corruption, can use legal terminology and definitions.
- Has deep knowledge on reporting misconduct and skills in managing hot lines.
- Has deep knowledge on typologies of corruption offences, can use legal terminology and definitions.
Course Contents
- Modern corruption
- Typologies of corruption offences
- Anti-corruption compliance in the system of anti-corruption measures
- Rational for an anti-corruption compliance programme
- International anti-corruption compliance standards and guidelines
- Extraterritorial application of anti-corruption laws
- Business ethics. Principles and values
- Designing and implementing an anti-corruption compliance programme
- Anti-corruption compliance management system
- Due diligence and Risk management
- Conflict of interests. Gifts and hospitality. Charitable donations
- Reporting misconduct. Internal investigations. Addressing violations
Assessment Elements
- Attendance, active participation and in-class discussion. Online.Each student is expected to attend all the sessions having read and thought about the assigned material, including the questions and any problems in the text which are assigned, and actively participate in class discussions, ask questions and make analytical comments about the readings. Students may be called at random to answer particular questions. Online.
- Written homeworkStudents will write a paper on topics proposed by a lecturer.
- Written Exam. Online.Students will write a test consisting of 10 questions.
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 3rd module0.2 * Written homework + 0.2 * Attendance, active participation and in-class discussion. Online. + 0.6 * Written Exam. Online.
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Field, A. (2017). ISO 37001 : An Introduction to Anti-Bribery Management Systems. ITGP.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- United Nations Convention Against Corruption (Treaty doc. 109-6) : report (to accompany Treaty doc. 109-6). (2006). [Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 2006.