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Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. Corruption in public procurement makes us poorer and takes our rights away.” It has debarred more than 60 suppliers for violations, and reduced unresolved complaints and canceled tenders.
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LECTURE Emilia ONYEMA, Corruption, Access to Arbitration for Local Communities: Mitigating the Cost of Corruption and Providing Access to Justice for Local Communities A written reflection of CIArbs 2024 Roebuck Lecture, this paper, in the context of the Nigeria v. 2023 (Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd.
On 31 August 2023 and 1 September 2023, the ICAL Alumni Association held the ICAL 20th Anniversary Conference entitled “Evolution or Revolution: Have We Mastered International Arbitration or Do We Need a New Blueprint for the Future?”.
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laws, treaties, domestic statues, ethical rules, etc.) Instead, it tries to highlight the most significant changes and additions to the draft that has been public since 31 August 2023. Where rules and regulations (e.g. This article does not aim to go over the recently published Guidelines in their entirety.
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