Publications

Voices from the field - Stéphane de Navacelle

This series asks the Anti-Corruption Committee’s officers the most significant anti-corruption risks and challenges that are currently affecting their region. This edition is with Stéphane de Navacelle, the Committee’s Business Crime Committee Liaison Officer, who discusses the anti-corruption landscape in France, including challenges surrounding the difficulty of implementing anti-corruption policies and new multi-year legislation plans for French anti-corruption law.

Released on Jun 29, 2026

Navigating AI’s water footprint under Pakistan’s legal and environmental framework

The rapid ascent of AI is fundamentally reshaping global industry, and Pakistan is no longer a bystander to this revolution. Through its ‘Digital Pakistan’ plan, the state aims to weave cutting-edge computation into the national fabric, promising a future of optimised governance, automated fiscal management and a thriving tech ecosystem that can compete on the global stage. But AI also introduces a ‘hidden’ environmental cost that may challenge infrastructure and legal frameworks. This article argues that unless we align our national AI policy with our environmental and water laws, we risk building a digital economy that we cannot afford to sustain.

Released on Jun 29, 2026

Navigating AI’s water footprint under France’s legal and environmental framework

This article aims to provide legal insight on the prioritisation of artificial intelligence and the extent to which we are on the brink of a new systemic conflict over water.

Released on Jun 22, 2026

Tort liability and the importance of governing law in cross-border claims

The growth of cross-border trade, digital commerce and transnational corporate activity has reshaped tort litigation. A wrongful act today often spans several jurisdictions: the conduct originates in one country, the injury occurs in another and the parties are connected to legal systems in yet another jurisdiction. Claims of this kind turn on a single threshold question: which jurisdiction’s law governs the dispute? This question is rarely neutral because legal systems differ on liability, damages, limitation periods and remedies. This article examines tort liability and the role of governing law in cross-border claims from the perspectives of India and the United States.

Released on Jun 22, 2026