Each
State Party shall consider adopting such
legislative and other
measures as may be necessary to
establish as a
criminal offence, when committed
intentionally, the
abuse of functions or
position, that is, the
performance of or failure to perform an
act, in
violation of laws, by a
public official in the
discharge of his or her functions, for the
purpose of obtaining an
undue advantage for himself or herself or for another
person or
entity.