The anti‐corruption successes of Singapore and Hong Kong have encouraged the
establishment of strong, centralized anti‐corruption agencies across the globe. This study …

How much should we fear that a president will break the law to pursue power—then use
their office to avoid legal accountability? Political scientists studying the presidency have …

The problem of how best to control corruption has challenged policymakers from the dawn of
civilization. Strategies and institutional responses have varied, but in recent decades the …

This article addresses the implications of political executives losing control over corruption
investigations of senior officeholders following the creation of anticorruption mechanisms …

Why are politicians more likely to be prosecuted and convicted for corruption in some
contexts rather than in others? Pulling together disparate threads of the literature on what we …

How can an eighteenth-century Constitution effectively control a twenty-first century
government? Harold Bruff, who is Thomson Professor of Law at the University of Colorado …

This dissertation proposes an explanation of the variation of judicial responses to political
corruption. It asks why some judicial systems are more active than others in punishing …

The US Constitution is clear on the appointment of executive officials: the president
nominates, the Senate approves. But on the question of removing those officials, the …

Balthasar Garzón is undoubtedly a phenomenon. In Spain he is popularly known as
superjuez (Superjudge). He has pursued, amongst others, international drug traffickers …

Ethics reform in Congress is expected to display extensive instability and “cycling.” Members
hold conflicting views about ethics, and parties have weak capacities to order their …