• the new policy brief on the IACCourt and Africa, published by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation;
• the special edition on the IACCourt from the journal Africa in Fact, published by Good Governance Africa;
• discussion of the IACCourt at the G20 and other regional forums;
• the introduction of III's new Deputy Director;
• activities of the III Youth Leaders Network;
• and other media coverage.

15th Commonwealth Regional Conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa

• "Support the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court as a global mechanism for holding kleptocrats all over the world accountable."

3rd Congress of the Federación Latinoamericana de Fiscales

G20 in South Africa

Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
Parliamentary Forum

III Vice Chair Justice Richard Goldstone spoke to the Forum on the Court’s global significance, while III Africa Coordinator Pusetso Morapedi outlined the court's alignment with regional anti-corruption frameworks. In closing, Good Governance Africa’s Vice Chairman Deji Haastrup and Founder Robert Rose emphasized the importance of good governance in Africa’s development and called for stronger SADC collaboration in support of the IACCourt initiative.

Canada

American Society of International Law

Halt to U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement

THE IACCourt IN THE NEWS

• "Calls for Africa to play an integral role in a proposed International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC) reflects the continent’s increasing commitment to fighting corruption, according to experts. The proposal is led by Integrity Initiatives International (III) and the declaration calling for its creation has been signed by over 300 world leaders from 80 countries. In early 2024, an expert group composed of international judges, international prosecutors, scholars, and other leading experts in international law and anti-corruption began drafting a treaty to establish the IACC."

• "One of the issues discussed was the proposed International Anti-Corruption Court. Dr Roger Koranteng, Head of Public Sector Governance at the Commonwealth Secretariat, said: 'The proposed International Anti-Corruption Court is very important because we don’t have a way of dealing with politically-influential people in corruption. Corruption is being committed by the most powerful people in society, and domestic courts across member countries are not able to deal with this without risk. We need to have an international court for corruption.'"

• "The idea of an International Anti-Corruption Court, championed by Justice Richard Goldstone, is gaining traction," said [Roger Koranteng, head of public sector governance at the Commonwealth Secretariat]. "Domestic courts often lack the power or political will to prosecute the most influential figures. This court could fill that gap."

• "[An IACC] could really assist global cooperation and a dedicated, focused fight against grand corruption, kleptocracy and state capture, which we know hijacks the democratic promise," said Karam Singh.

• "We know that globally across the world the enforcement regime is very uneven. Many countries have poor capacity to do investigations and prosecutions, so it's also about how the G20 can send a message around the need for reform of the global system, the need for stronger rule of law mechanisms, including things like domestic anti-corruption courts and support for an International Anti-Corruption Court, which could also help facilitate the enforcement of these types of crimes," said Karam Singh.

• "Despite some seeking to criticise the initiative, it would appear that the potential establishment of the IACC would be a positive development for the fight against corruption in South Africa."

• "The key vulnerability of kleptocrats is their reliance on complex international networks of lawyers, bankers, accountants, real estate agents, and other financial service providers, many of which are located in robust democracies. An IACC would therefore be effective if established by a small number of founding member states, so long as they include several of the major financial hubs and other jurisdictions where kleptocrats routinely launder and hide their illicit wealth."

• "The IACCourt will help Nigeria recover stolen assets and hold corrupt individuals accountable."

• recent advocacy for the IACCourt;
• activities of the III Youth Leaders Network;
• the U.S. Foreign Extortion Prevention Act;
• III Europe's Managing Director;
• the new film Bribe, Inc.;
• opportunities at III;
• and other media coverage.

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Estonia

South Africa

Uganda

Tanzania

The Netherlands

Belgium

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Colonel (ret) Eugene Vindman Elected to
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U.S. Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

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UPCOMING EVENTS

THE IACCourt IN THE NEWS

• "Establishment of International Anti-Corruption Court could catalyse reforms and restore confidence in institutions".

• "A growing coalition of governments, civil society organisations and individuals are working together to make the IACC a reality, and experts in international law are busy developing the treaty to establish it, with input from civil society organisations like the GGA advocating for the idea."

• An interview with Dutch Special Envoy for Anti-Corruption Caroline Weijers
• When asked, "The International Criminal Court has been criticized for targeting mainly African leaders. How can you prevent something like that from happening at an International Anti-Corruption Court?"
• Amb. Weijers said, "It shouldn't become a Western European hobby, and it isn't. You can see that in the interest: countries I speak to are either interested or downright enthusiastic. There is a lot of interest and enthusiasm."

• Following the death of Alexei Navalny in unjust Russian detention, David Lammy, who is now the UK Foreign Secretary, "urged the Government to back Labour calls for a new international anti-corruption court" as a part of its response.