The Basel Institute and the International Bar Association jointly published The International Bar Association Judicial Integrity Initiative: Judicial Systems and Corruption.

Based on a global survey with more than 1,500 legal professionals from 120 countries, in-country consultations and literature research, the report identifies the patterns underlying corrupt behaviour in the judiciary, the types of corruption that affect judicial systems and the roles played by the various professionals operating within them. 

It focuses in particular on concerns about bribery and also undue influence on judicial decisions, and the impact that these problems have on respect for the judiciary and for government as a whole. Published in May, the report has already been widely discussed, including at the IBA/OECD Anti-Bribery Conference in Paris in June and at the Vatican Conference on Human Trafficking and Corruption.