Eva Joly, 61, is a well-respected name among anti-corruption activists. Calm in demeanor, she is a figure who has undergone hundreds of fights against corruption.

Eva's heroic story started when she was elected judge in the Tribunal de Grande Instance, Paris, in 1983. Eva, a mother of two, started to face a variety of corruption cases gnawing at France. Her life changed drastically. Threat after threat arrived at Eva's door. Although her life