Implementing the rules of transparency and accountability in government institutions to reduce corruption... the most important recommendations of the Faculty of Law conference

The conference of "Legal and Economic Aspects of Anti-Corruption", held under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, Faculty of Law, Ain Shams University, to support joint cooperation between state institutions to combat corruption and raise awareness through various media and ministries such as the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of Education of the severe effects of the phenomenon of corruption on society, revision of conflicting legislation to fill legal gaps through the enactment of modern legislation And developed to confront modern and traditional means of corruption with the application of the rules of transparency, accountability and governance in government institutions to reduce the manifestations of corruption and strictly control the implementation of these rules, and activate the role of civil organizations and civil society institutions in monitoring and combating administrative and moral corruption.

The conference also recommended supporting the role of the state’s monitoring bodies, ministries and institutions, such as the Ministry of Justice, the Administrative Prosecution Authority, and Administrative Oversight and others in combating and eliminating corruption, and committing to activating the principles of the constitution and the various laws that decide to combat corruption, nepotism, bribery and mediation in appointments to government agencies, and adopting the principles of merit and efficiency in Appointing state employees and reconsidering the provisions of immunity granted to members of parliament and workers in some state jobs in a way that does not conflict with the provisions of accountability and transparency, and stressing the need to hold training and educational sessions for members of judicial bodies and all state employees to educate them about the dangers of the phenomenon of corruption and avoid it, highlighting the importance of International cooperation in confronting and combating corruption crimes by reviewing the procedures for recovering looted and smuggled funds abroad to close the way for the corrupt to enjoy the funds resulting from corruption crimes.

It is worth mentioning that the conference coincided with the International Anti-Corruption Day and discussed 26 papers distributed over four sessions by Egyptian and Arab researchers, during which light was shed on the phenomenon of corruption and its problems, ways to address it, the legal and legal aspects of it and the danger it poses on the road to sustainable development.