The International State of Corruption: Why the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Continues to be the Most Successful Mechanism Available to Fight Corruption

Maraya Best argues that corruption poses a threat not only to economics and international development, but to basic human rights, and in a global environment rife with unchecked opportunities for corruption, “the only law truly effectively deterring such violations on a larger scale appears to be the United States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.” She cites the act's international reach, the strength of its sanctions as a deterrent, and the substantial rewards the SEC offers to whistleblowers.