Control of politicians
— #28 Commitment of fair behavior in the public office
Commitment that the politician or public official will not engage in undue behaviour, for example, that he/she will not misuse confidentiality of communication with closely related person(s) while in the public office;
If before elections the candidate undertook that should he/she be elected he/she would not misuse his/her powers, at least a political liability of the subsequently elected politician would be established, should he/she violate this duty.
Sources:
- OECD: Guidelines for Managing Conflict of Interest in the Public Service, June 2013, point 2.1.1., p. 9
- Myerson, R., Democratic Decentralization and Economic Development, Chicago University, February 2013 [online], p. 15
- Vondráček, O., Havrda, M., 21 recipes – Anti-corruption cookbook, Recipe 4: Non-corruption statement and asset declaration, December 2013
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