UN Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Treaties
Question
Consider the following statements:
- 1.
The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air'.
- 2.
The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument.
- 3.
A highlight of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly.
- 4.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member States to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC.
Options
1 and 3 only
2, 3 and 4 only
2 and 4 only
1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect—the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants is a separate protocol under UNTOC (Transnational Organized Crime Convention), not under UNCAC. Statement 2 is correct—UNCAC (2003) is the first and only legally binding global anti-corruption instrument. Statement 3 is correct—UNTOC includes protocols on asset recovery, which is a key feature for returning illicitly obtained assets to rightful owners. Statement 4 is correct—UNODC is specifically mandated to assist States in implementing both UNCAC and UNTOC, and works as the secretariat for these conventions. Statements 2, 3, and 4 are correct. > UNCAC is the premier anti-corruption treaty; UNTOC addresses organized crime with asset recovery provisions; UNODC implements both. Answer: b.
Question details
Year
2019
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q54
Subject
International Relations
Sub-topic
International Legal Instruments and Conventions
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
UNODC and UN Treaties on Corruption and Organized Crime
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