Treaty Double Jeopardy: the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and the FCPA

This article explores the possibility of double jeopardy protection arising from an international treaty. In specific, it examines whether, either as a matter of general principle or from the treaty\u27s express provisions, the OECD Convention on Combatting Bribery of Foreign Public Officials protects a defendant from multiple or successive prosecutions under our domestic Foreign Corrupt Practices Act