Asset recovery is a fundamental principle of anti-corruption law, without which the financial damage from corruption cannot be repaired. Yet recovering assets is notoriously difficult and time-consuming, and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption provides little technical or institutional support to facilitate such returns. To remedy this, we propose the creation of a transnational asset recovery mechanism that could provide myriad services to states upon request, including gathering and publishing information, providing technical assistance and capacity building, helping to conclude agreements on asset return, and monitoring returned funds. Theoretically, we introduce the concepts of customizability and selectability to explain why a flexible transnational asset recovery mechanism has advantages over more formal international institutions, such as an international anti-corruption court. These benefits include lower financial and political costs, enhanced adaptability, and a greater likelihood of enhancing interstate cooperation regarding asset returns.

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国际反腐败制度中的灵活制度建设：提出跨国资产追回机制

资产追回是反腐败法的一项基本原则，没有资产追回，腐败造成的经济损失就无法修复。然而，追回资产是出了名的困难和耗时，《联合国反腐败公约》几乎没有提供技术或机构支持来促进此类返还。为了解决这个问题，我们建议建立一个跨国资产追回机制，可以根据要求向各国提供多种服务，包括收集和发布信息、提供技术援助和能力建设、帮助达成资产返还协议以及监测返还资金。从理论上讲，我们引入了可定制性和可选择性的概念来解释为什么灵活的跨国资产追回机制比国际反腐败法院等更正式的国际机构更具优势。这些好处包括降低财务和政治成本、增强适应性以及更有可能加强资产回报方面的州际合作。