SLS’ Rule of Law Pro Bono Project Advises Moldova on Anti-Corruption Prosecutions
SLS’ Rule of Law Pro Bono Project Advises Moldova on Anti-Corruption Prosecutions
A team of Stanford Law students recently submitted a report to the Chief Anti-Corruption Prosecutor of Moldova outlining procedures and strategies for the country to consider in order to avoid delays in its prosecution of corruption cases.
A team of Stanford Law students recently submitted a report to the Chief Anti-Corruption Prosecutor of Moldova outlining procedures and strategies for the country to consider in order to avoid delays in its prosecution of corruption cases.
Erik Jensen, director of SLS’s Rule of Law Program and lecturer, supervised the four-month-long pro bono project, which resulted in Justice Delayed: Countering Dilatory Tactics in Moldova’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutions, an analysis of how other European countries effectively manage defense tactics such as abusive motions, delay tactics, and frivolous requests. Moldova is looking to strengthen existing procedural safeguards against the threat of anti-corruption defendants using sophisticated, concerted delay tactics. The report was delivered to the Chief Prosecutor for Corruption in August 2023.
Read the full article in SLS's Stanford Lawyer.