Inter-American Convention Against Corruption | |
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Signed | 29 March 1996 |
Location | Caracas, Venezuela |
Effective | 6 March 1997 |
Condition | 2 ratifications |
Parties | 33 |
Depositary | General Secretariat of the Organization of American States |
Languages | English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish |
The Inter-American Convention Against Corruption (IACAC) was adopted by the member countries of the Organization of American States on 29 March 1996; it came into force on 6 March 1997. It was the first international convention to address the question of corruption.
According to Article II of the Convention's text, it has two goals: