Prelims 2019 · International Relations and Organisations · Question 34
Consider the following statements:
- The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a 'Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air'.
- The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument.
- A highlight of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly.
- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member States to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer
2 and 4 only
1. Incorrect. The Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air is a protocol to UNTOC, not to UNCAC.
2. Correct. UNCAC (2003) is widely recognized as the first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument.
3. Incorrect. The specific chapter on asset recovery is a major highlight of UNCAC, not UNTOC.
4. Correct. UNODC assists member States in implementing both UNCAC and UNTOC.
Hence, only statements 2 and 4 are correct.