The Role of the Civil Servant in Reducing Corruption: A Comparative Study of International Conventions and Laws in Iraq

The title of this study is “The Role of Government Employees in Reducing Corruption (A Comparative Study between International Conventions and Legal Law in Iraq)”. The role of the civil servant in reducing corruption is one of the most important issues in the field of international law and national law, which, despite the special attention paid to it and civil service laws in the form of bills, rules, duties and prohibitions, is still to be controlled. Corruption and work in government jobs are not enough, and this requires concerted efforts to examine the role and support of government forces in the public interest in administrative institutions across the country, especially in international conventions and Iraqi law. The importance of this research becomes clear from the fact that there is a strong relationship between government employees and the fight against corruption, which is determined by providing periodic reports on the results of their work and the degree of success in their implementation. Also, due to the multiplicity of forms and types of corruption and by analyzing the legal texts in Iraqi law and comparing it with international treaties, the role and responsibility of government employees in dealing with corruption is possible only by studying corruption as a multidimensional phenomenon. Therefore, the focus of this study is on the role of the employee in reducing corruption in international treaties and Iraqi law, and what are the manifestations of combating corruption in the context of government jobs? And what mechanisms does the employee have to reduce corruption under international conventions and Iraqi law? The expression of employee guarantees in accordance with the text of international treaties and Iraqi law has been another issue of interest in this study. Comparative research method is our main method in this study, but this method has not been an impenetrable barrier against the use of other methods, including descriptive, analytical and historical methods, and through these methods we can avoid historical studies that have addressed this issue. The conclusion of the study also emphasizes the role of the employee in reducing corruption; Corruption, which is the improper performance of duty or abuse of position and power. In this section, we also mention the compatibility of Iraqi law with international anti-corruption treaties. Among the most important conclusions reached by the researcher are the following: the Iraqi legislature does not adhere to all the clauses of the UN Convention against Corruption, in addition to the lack of legislation to reduce corruption at the moment. Political conditions and partisanship are also one of the reasons for the failure of the employee to reduce corruption, because the division of positions between the parties and the interference of party considerations in the work of government agencies prevent them from doing their job properly. In addition, corruption is considered a threat to national and international stability, so combating it is possible only through comprehensive and coordinated national and international efforts, as well as strengthening the role of the employee in fighting and controlling corruption. The seriousness of the government in adhering to the provisions of the International Anti-Corruption Convention should be tangible in reviewing, amending and regulating the rules and regulations governing anti-corruption, not just in the form of enforceable laws.