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threshold of value of thing given or received to invoke criminal
responsibility in the Slovak Republic. An interesting finding is
that the U.S. Code does not trigger heavier penalties as the value
of the thing given or received by corrupted practices increases.
The opposite approach is applied in the Slovak Republic. In the
Slovak Republic, sanctions for criminal offences of corruption
depend on value of thing given or received. There is a
correlation between the value of the thing and sanction imposed
on the perpetrator. Upon conviction of committing criminal
offence of Receiving a bribe regulated in section 328 (1) of the
Slovak criminal code, the perpetrator may be sentenced to 2 - 5
years in prison. If perpetrator receives thing of value of more
than EUR 133,000 he or she may be sentenced to 7 - 12 years in
prison according to section 328 (3) of the Slovak criminal code.
The Slovak criminal code is built on the idea of penalties that
grow as the damage to the society increases.

Finally, there are many legal ways of exchanging money for
favors in politics in the United States. Lobbyism hampers
democratic values of society and it is not legal in the Slovak
Republic. American Anti-Corruption Act is aiming at limiting
legal ways of exchanging money for favors in politics. American
Anti-Corruption Act represents a great initiative, but its
implementation is not very successful. It will be difficult to limit
options for receiving money in politics, because naturally,
politicians would oppose it. However, American Anti-
Corruption Act is a good start for ending the controversial
aspects of lobbying in the United States.

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Overview of Corruption Perception Index in 180 Countries

Monitored by Transparency International in 2018 (Transparency
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Primary Paper Section: A

Secondary Paper Section: AG, AH

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