1. What is the legal framework governing bribery in
Argentina?
The crime of bribery is known in Argentina as bribery and
influence peddling. The second book of the Argentine Criminal Code
deals with bribery in Title XI (crimes against the Public
Administration), Chapter VI (Bribery and Influence Peddling),
sections 256 to 259. On December 10, 2003, Act # 25825 was passed,
which amended this chapter, including the title.
2. What constitutes a bribe?
Bribery is the giving of a financial, or any other type of,
advantage, with the intention of inducing or rewarding the improper
performance of functions of a public nature. Hence, it is bribery
when a public official receives some sort of asset as a result of
having performed, or intentionally failing to perform, a certain
act. Bribery against the public administration is committed both by
the authority asking for or accepting the benefit (bribee) and by
the one offering it (briber). The institution being protected
