4. The provisions of this article shall also apply to victims insofar as they
are witnesses.
5. Each State Party shall, subject to its domestic law, enable the views
and concerns of victims to be presented and considered at appropriate stages of
criminal proceedings against offenders in a manner not prejudicial to the rights
of the defence.
Article 33.
Protection of reporting persons
Each State Party shall consider incorporating into its domestic legal system
appropriate measures to provide protection against any unjustified treatment for
any person who reports in good faith and on reasonable grounds to the competent authorities any facts concerning offences established in accordance with
this Convention.
Article 34. Consequences of acts of corruption
With due regard to the rights of third parties acquired in good faith, each
State Party shall take measures, in accordance with the fundamental principles
of its domestic law, to address consequences of corruption. In this context,
States Parties may consider corruption a relevant factor in legal proceedings to
annul or rescind a contract, withdraw a concession or other similar instrument
or take any other remedial action.
Article 35.
Compensation for damage
Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary, in accordance with principles of its domestic law, to ensure that entities or persons who
have suffered damage as a result of an act of corruption have the right to initiate
legal proceedings against those responsible for that damage in order to obtain
compensation.
Article 36.
Specialized authorities
Each State Party shall, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its
legal system, ensure the existence of a body or bodies or persons specialized in
combating corruption through law enforcement. Such body or bodies or persons shall be granted the necessary independence, in accordance with the fundamental principles of the legal system of the State Party, to be able to carry out
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