Legal Tools to Combat Corruption in Public Procurement in Algeria

Abstract

Corruption is a long-standing phenomenon. As it intensifies in modern societies due to the complexity of the political, economic and social spheres, governments and communities have sought to mitigate it through various means. This includes identifying areas susceptible to corruption and implementing legal mechanisms to address it, both preventive and dissuasive.

This paper aims to examine corruption and its causes in Algeria, focusing particularly on corruption within the highly vulnerable field of public procurement. We will identify the key legal mechanisms established by the Algerian legislature to combat corruption, whether preventive or dissuasive.

Our findings suggest that the Algerian legislature has effectively implemented preventive measures to ensure the integrity of public procurement procedures, though there are shortcomings in their implementation. On the dissuasive front, it is challenging to delineate behaviours that lead to corruption, primarily due to their evolving nature.