Combating Corruption in New Uzbekistan And Ensuring Human Rights

Authors

Yuldashov Farxod Soliyevich

Independent researcher of the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37547/ajsshr/Volume06Issue08-08

Keywords:

Human rights corruption UN Convention against Corruption

Abstract

This article analyzes the connection between combating corruption and the protection of human rights within the framework of international law. It examines issues of corruption and human rights as addressed in the United Nations Convention against Corruption and international human rights treaties. Furthermore, although a human rights-based approach to combating corruption may be conceptually complex, it holds significant practical and normative advantages over purely criminal-legal or administrative approaches.

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