Farouk El-Hosseny, a senior associate in the London office of Three Crowns, will be a featured panellist on “10 years after Arab Spring: is fighting corruption a reality or a dream?” The interactive webinar will take place on Friday, 26 August, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm BST (GMT +1).
Hosted by the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee and supported by the IBA Young Lawyers’ Committee and IBA Arab Regional Forum, the speakers will provide a unique overview of the situation in the Arab countries, shedding light on which countries failed or succeeded in the fight against corruption.
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The state of corruption 10 years after the Arab Spring
Ten years has lapsed since the first uprising and several questions remain unanswered. In particular, to what extent did the revolutions help to fight corruption? What are the measures that were taken by newly elected governments? Were these measures sufficient to fight corruption? What are the remaining challenges?
Topics to be discussed include:
- Evaluation of the situation 10 years after the revolutions
- Main challenges encountered in fighting corruption after the Arab Spring
- What are the measures taken to fight corruption and are they efficient
- What role the judiciary has taken in the fight against corruption.
- What are the lessons learned from the Arab Spring and its outcome? Is fighting corruption a dream or a reality?
ABOUT FAROUK EL-HOSSENY
El-Hosseny advises clients on arbitrations governed by the ICC, ICSID, and UNCITRAL rules, with a focus on complex commercial and investor-State disputes in the telecommunications and oil and gas sectors. He is often called upon by clients to provide strategic advice in respect to disputes raising matters of taxation, international sanctions, and claims by competing governments.
He is actively involved in the Firm’s pro bono practice, having recently assisted REDRESS in a landmark case before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR).