The paper focuses on corruption cases in Italy between 2004 and 2017 where a final guilty verdict was issued, studying their time and space trends. The aim is to assess the so-called criminal law effectiveness third level with respect to the criminal provisions at issue, viz. how the law enforcement agencies work, pointing out weak points, if any. This paper also tries to advance – in light of the empirical analysis – some reflections on effectiveness and fitness of the current legislation, taking into account the last three reforms not only on the actus reus, but also – and mostly – on the sanctioning level.
Report held at Northeastern University in Boston on 23rd January 2020
Within the US legal system, freedom of speech and corruption show an interesting point of tangency in the area of the campaign finance regulation. The crucial issue is whether limits imposed on campaign spending represent a restriction on the constitutionally protected political speech, and, thus, whether they violate the US Constitution. This article surveys the most significant US Supreme Court case law about the interactions between freedom of speech and corruption. In particular, analyzing the equation given by the Supreme Court between money spending for political purposes and political speech, this essay criticizes the use of the strong shield of the First Amendment for protecting actions that – as explained – may fall (far) outside the freedom of speech zone
This paper addresses the issue of implementation of big data analytics techniques in public and private anti-corruption compliance, highlighting how this new practice can transform the current features of crime-risk prevention activities. The work is aimed at showing the potential benefits and risks related to the adoption of the said digital tools, as well as hypothetical future scenarios, including the perspective of regulating the use of such compliance systems also for purposes other than risk management.