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European Council’s 2337th Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs |
On March 15 and 16, 2001, the European Union held its 2337th Council meeting on Justice, Home Affairs and Civil Protection presided over by the Swedish Presidency of the EU…[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
5 |
2001-05-01 |
Europe |
European Union |
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Council of Europe Anti-Money Laundering Report Criticizes Latvia |
On January 22, 2001, the media publicized the Council of Europe’s criticism of Latvia for inadequate efforts in combating money laundering in the context of an increasing incidence of crime in Latvia... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
5 |
2001-05-01 |
Europe, Latvia |
Money Laundering, Counterfeiting, European Union, Organized Crime |
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EU Study Makes Recommendations on Ways to Combat Cybercrime |
On October 2000, the Computer Related Crime Research Unit, Queen Mary, University of London, submitted a study to the European Union containing recommendations on ways to combat criminal activities... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
5 |
2001-05-01 |
Europe |
Cybercrime |
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Jilted Former Wife of Cuban Spy Wins Punitive and Compensatory Damages |
On March 23, 2001, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Alan Postman awarded $20 million in punitive damages to Ana Margarita Martinez, the jilted former wife of a spy for the Cuban Government who used his sham... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
5 |
2001-05-01 |
United States, Cuba |
Human Rights |
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Cayman Freezes Accounts of Former Peruvian Intelligence Chief |
On March 14, 2001, the media reported that The Cayman Islands Grand Court has put a hold on more than US$33 million in accounts held by former presidential advisor Vladimiro Lenin Montesinos Torres... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
5 |
2001-05-01 |
Peru, Cayman Islands |
Asset Forfeiture |
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European Court of Human Rights Condemns France for its Contumacy Proceedings |
On February 13th, 2001 the European Court of Human Rights decided on the Case of Krombach vs. France that the French procedure of contumacy, which allows a tribunal to sentence a defendant in his... |
François Serres |
17 |
5 |
2001-05-01 |
Europe, France |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights |
