Jordan's Anti-Corruption Efforts

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Which law merged the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Ombudsman Board into one body?

Anti-Corruption Law No (62)

Integrity and Anti-Corruption Law No. 13 of 2016 (correct)

Money-laundry and Illicit Gain Crimes Act

UN International Convention against Corruption

What was the purpose of the 2012 and 2014 amendments to the Anti-Corruption Law?

To monitor wealth growth for officials included in the illicit gain law

To establish a national environment opposing corruption

To define the goals and tasks of the commission

To provide protection for witnesses, whistleblowers, and experts in corruption cases (correct)

What is the goal of Jordan's Integrity & Anti-Corruption Commission?

To harmonize legislations with the UN International Convention against Corruption

To establish a national environment supporting corruption

To increase wealth growth for officials included in the illicit gain law

To prevent corruption from spreading and establish the values of integrity (correct)

What did the 2019 amendment to the Anti-Corruption Law emphasize?

The Commission's independence and expansion of rightful powers Signup and view all the answers

What did Jordan ratify in 2005 to combat corruption?

UN International Convention against Corruption Signup and view all the answers

What did the Anti-Corruption Law No (62) do?

Defined the goals and tasks of the commission Signup and view all the answers

What is available on the Commission's website?

The Commission's activities and actions based on the principle of transparency and openness Signup and view all the answers

Which law merged the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Ombudsman Board into one body?

Integrity and Anti-Corruption Law No. 13 of 2016 Signup and view all the answers

What did the 2014 amendment to the Anti-Corruption Law provide?

Protection for witnesses, whistleblowers, and experts in corruption cases Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of Jordan's Integrity & Anti-Corruption Commission?

To prevent corruption from spreading Signup and view all the answers

What did the 2019 amendment to the Anti-Corruption Law emphasize?

The Commission's independence and expansion of its powers Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Commission's website?

To make its activities, work, and actions available to everyone based on the principle of transparency and openness Signup and view all the answers

What did Jordan ratify in 2005 in its efforts to combat corruption?

The UN International Convention against Corruption Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of Jordan's efforts to combat corruption?

To consolidate the principles of justice, equality, and equal opportunities Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Jordan's Efforts to Combat Corruption

Jordan established an independent Anti-Corruption Commission in response to a serious political will to declare war on corruption and dry its sources.
Jordan ratified the UN International Convention against Corruption in 2005 and harmonized most of its legislations in line with the provisions of the agreement.
In 2006, the Anti-Corruption Law No (62) was issued to define the goals and tasks of the commission and set the corruption acts.
Two amendments were made in 2012 and 2014 to provide protection for witnesses, whistleblowers, and experts in corruption cases and to cover money-laundry and illicit gain crimes.
A royal committee was formed to develop a national charter for integrity, which led to the “Integrity and Anti-Corruption Law No. 13 of 2016” that merged the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Ombudsman Board into one body.
The Integrity & Anti-Corruption Commission aims to create a national environment opposing corruption, fighting, isolating and preventing corruption from spreading, and establishing the values of integrity, standards of individual and institutional behavior.
An amendment was made at the end of 2019 to emphasize the Commission's independence, expand its rightful powers, monitor wealth growth for officials included in the illicit gain law, and issue a regulation to protect whistle-blowers, witnesses, experts and their related individuals.
The Commission updates its website to make its activities, work, and actions available to everyone based on the principle of transparency and openness.
The website includes many windows and links of interest to scholars and researchers, as well as communication mechanisms with the commission to file a complaint, a grievance, or report a corruption act.
Jordan's efforts aim to consolidate the principles of justice, equality, and equal opportunities and enforce the values and behavioral rules that correct the performance of public administration.
The Commission's goal is to contribute to unifying the reference related to national integrity and fighting corruption and achieving principles of justice, equality, and equal opportunities.
Jordan's efforts were appreciated by many other countries that participated in ratifying the UN International Convention against Corruption and putting it into effect.

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Test your knowledge on Jordan's efforts to combat corruption with this informative quiz! Learn about the country's establishment of an independent Anti-Corruption Commission, ratification of the UN International Convention against Corruption, and various laws and amendments aimed at preventing and fighting corruption. Explore the Commission's website and its communication mechanisms, and understand the country's commitment to justice, equality, and integrity. Discover the appreciation Jordan received from other countries for its efforts in combating corruption. Take this quiz to assess your understanding of Jordan