Negotiated Settlements in Bribery Cases

A Principled Approach

Edited by Tina Søreide, Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Norway and Abiola Makinwa, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, the Netherlands

This thought-provoking book examines the scope, benefits and challenges of negotiated settlements as an enforcement mechanism in bribery cases, and demonstrates the need for a more harmonized and principled approach to deterring corporate bribery. Written by a global team of experts with backgrounds in legal practice, policy work and academia, it offers a truly international perspective, considering negotiated settlements in view of a variety of different legal systems and traditions.

‘Negotiated settlements resolve corporate corruption cases worldwide, but the practice is not standardized or well understood. Søreide and Makinwa’s excellent book consists of contributions from leading legal experts on the topic; it ought to be essential reading for both lawyers and anti-corruption campaigners. The contributors have no easy answers, highlighting both difficulties and strengths. But they stress the need for an international consensus to provide consistency and justice across legal regimes.’
– Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University, US