Comment To "United Nations Convention Against Corruption" And The Effect To Criminal Law Of China

Nowadays, corruption has become a global problem that catches the common attention of many countries. In 2003, the Anti-Corruption Convention was signed on the UN Convention. And in Oct. 2005, the 18th Conference of the Standing Committee of the 1 Oth NPC passed the decision to join the pact. It is the first legal document that guides the global anti-corruption activities, and it is viewed as the milestone of the international cooperation in the 21st century. Comprehensive, native qualified, holistic and consultative, it puts emphasis on the precaution, and will stimulate the anti-corruption activities in China. The pact paves the way for the international law that blocks up the elopement of malfeasants and perfects the anti-corruption criminal system. It also provides a better international environment to fight against corruption.This paper mainly discusses the five major mechanisms established by the Convention, in particular the international judicial cooperation mechanisms, asset recovery and return of assessment mechanisms. At the same time, talks about the comparison between Chinese current criminal laws and the Convention on the criminal law, Criminal Procedure Code. At the end, according to the present situation of Chinese criminal law, make recommendations and the perfect convergence proposals.