International Anti-Corruption Resources
Guide to digital and print resources relating to international anti-corruption law.
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U.S. Anti-Corruption Laws
- The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA), Pub. L. 95-213, 91 Stat. 1494 (1977), 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, et seq.
- Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, Pub. L. 93-400, 88 Stat. 796 (1974).
- False Claims Act, ch. 67, 12 Stat. 698 (1863).
- Civil False Claims Act, Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat. 877 (1982), 31 U.S.C. §§3729, et seq.
- Criminal False Claims Act, Pub. L. 80-772, 62 Stat. 698 (1948), 18 U.S.C. §§287, et seq.
Session Laws
- United States Statutes at Large (Stat.)Official version containing the public and private laws passed by Congress. Contains the official statement of the law.
- United States Code Congressional and Administrative News (U.S.C.C.A.N.)Unofficial version of the United States Statutes at Large.
Codified Laws
- United States Code (U.S.C.)Official Code of federal laws.
- United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)Unofficial version of the United States Code. Annotations following a code section provide citations to court cases, federal regulations, law review articles, and legislative history documents.
- United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)Unofficial version of the United States Code. Annotations following a code section provide citations to court cases, federal regulations, law review articles, and legislative history documents.
Regulations
- Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)The Federal Register is the official publication for notifying the public of federal agency rulemaking and includes both proposed and final rules.
- Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)Codification of final rules published in the Federal Register. The C.F.R. is divided into 50 titles (which do not necessarily correspond to the titles of the U.S. Code). Each title is further subdivided into chapters, parts, and sections.
Congressional Materials
Agency Guidance
- A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices ActCompiled jointly by the DOJ and SEC, this guide covers common questions by businesses relating to the FCPA through the use of various examples to illustrate what is permissible under the act.
Securities and Exchange Commission
- ALJ & Commission DecisionsSEC Administrative Law Judge proceedings to determine if allegations in an Order are true. Appeals go to Commission, then the U.S. Court of Appeals.
- Federal Court DecisionsAppeals from the Commission.
- SEC No-Action LettersSEC staff analyze particular circumstances of an individual or entity to determine if an action would be a violation. If no action is granted, the SEC would not recommend the Commission take action.
- Securities ReleasesContains rulemaking activity including proposed/final rules, policy statements and interpretive releases.
Department of Justice
- FCPA Opinion ReleasesOpinion of Attorney General requested by issuer or domestic concern to determine if actual, prospective conduct conforms with the FCPA.
Bluebook Rules
- R12: Statutes
- R13: Legislative Materials
- T1.1: Federal Judicial and Legislative Materials
- T1.2: Federal Administrative and Executive Materials
Interpreting Citations
Raytheon Co., SEC No-Action Letter, 2013 WL 1452862 (Mar. 28, 2013).
- Raytheon Co. = Name of correspondent
- SEC No-Action Letter = Type of letter
- 2013 WL 1452862 = Commercial database citation (or service)
- Mar. 28, 2013 = Date letter became publicly available