U.N. Imposes Sanctions on Liberia for Non-Compliance with Sierra Leone Resolution |
On May 4, 2001, the United Nations Security Council, which met in closed consultations on Liberia, considered the Secretary-General’s report on Liberia, and imposed sanctions on Liberia, effective... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
Liberia, Sierra Leone |
Economic Sanctions, United Nations |
UK Starts Criminal Laundering Investigations against Lawyers for Top Law Firms |
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced investigations of six lawyers linked to six of Britain’s top law firms, indicating that it is enforcing the gatekeepers’ initiative.
Already the SFO has... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
United Kingdom |
Mutual Legal Assistance, Fraud |
Bush Administration Ponders Position Towards International Criminal |
As the Bush Administration continues to develop its foreign and criminal policy teams and articulate its policies, it will be forced to grapple with the emerging of the International Criminal Court... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
United States |
International Courts |
Mexico Extradites to U.S. Alleged Lieutenant of Tijuana Cartel |
On May 4, 2001, Mexico extradited an alleged lieutenant in the Arellano Felix drug cartel just as Mexican President Vicente Fox was making his initial visit to the U.S.
The extradition of Arturo “... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
WMD Terrorism and International Enforcement |
The Symposium on Cooperation and Legal Assistance for the Effective Implementation of International Agreements, convened in February by the Legal Division of the Organization for the Prohibition of... |
Barry Kellman |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
World |
Terrorism |
Spanish Court Denies Extradition of Gusinsky to Russia |
On April 18, 2001, a Spanish court denied extradition of exiled media magnate Valdimir Gusinsky to Russia because of “peculiarities” in the extradition request.
By a verdict of two to one, three... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
Spain, Russia |
Extradition |
U.S. Appellate Court Holds Consular Treaty Gives No Exclusionary Rights to Defendants |
On February 26, 2001, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a foreign national defendant in a criminal case cannot invoke the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
United States |
Counterfeiting |
Miami Immigration Official Identifies Alleged French Murder Suspect |
On April 16, 2001, detectives in France expressed “cautious elation” that DNA samples from a Spanish suspect held in Florida were a close match for samples found at the scene of a July 1996 murder of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
United States, France, United Kingdom |
Murder, Mutual Legal Assistance |
U.S. Court Compels Judicial Assistance to Russian Tax Enforcement |
On November 1, 2000, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed an order of the district court denying efforts to dismiss proceedings brought by the U.S. Attorney, acting as... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
Russia, United States |
Fraud, Taxation |
EU Council Adopts Initiative on Execution of Orders Freezing Assets or Evidence |
On March 7, 2001, the Council of the European Union adopted a framework decision, whereby members of the European Union will be obligated to give judicial assistance in mutually recognizing orders... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |
EU Adopts Directive on Criminal Sanctions for Environmental Law Violations |
On March 13, 2001, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive that for the first time would introduce criminal sanctions for breaches of environmental law at an EU level.
The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
Europe |
Environment, European Union |
Canadians Arrest Impersonator Wanted by 3 Countries |
On April 26, 2001, in Oak Bay on Vancouver Island, Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested Christophe Rocancourt, an alleged impersonator who is wanted by authorities in the United States,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
Canada, United States, France, Switzerland |
Extradition, Fraud |
Quebec Plan of Action Proposes Much Criminal Cooperation |
The Final Declaration and Plan of Action resulting from the Quebec Summit of the Americas contain many proposals to enhance criminal cooperation in the Western Hemisphere.
The Declaration of Quebec... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
World |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
Japan and P.R.C. Agree to Cooperate on Stolen Cultural Property |
On April 17, 2001, the Miho Museum, a major new antiquities museum near Kyoto, announced that it would return one of its masterpieces, a rare Buddhist statue from the People’s Republic of China (P.R.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
China, Japan |
Art and Cultural Property |
Jamaica and Barbados Take Steps To Join International Criminal Conventions |
The Jamaican and Barbados Governments have taken steps to join two Organization of American States criminal cooperation conventions.
On March 30, 2001, Jamaica become the 22nd country in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
Barbados, Jamaica |
Corruption, Arms Trafficking, International Courts |
Peru Officials Meet with Venezuela Over Montesinos Search |
On April 13, 2001, the media reported that Peruvian Interior Minister Antonio Ketin Vidal met with senior Venezuelan law enforcement officials in Caracas in an effort to obtain strengthened help in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
Peru, Venezuela |
Money Laundering, Arms Trafficking |
ICTY Convicts Three for Rape and Enslavement as Crime Against Humanity |
On February 22, 2001, the ICTY delivered its judgement in the Foca rape case. The judgement is of historic importance since it is the first time ever rape and enslavement were withheld as crimes... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, War Crimes |
Scotland Yard to Open Investigation Against Saddam Hussein |
In the course of the month of April 2001, Lord Williams, the British Attorney General has asked Scotland Yard to start an investigation against Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi President and his Minister of... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
United Kingdom, Iraq |
War Crimes |
Yugsolav Government Delivers ICTY Indictment to Milosevic |
On May 3, 2001, the Yugoslav Government delivered to Slobodan Milosevic an arrest warrant and a list of war crimes charges against him after the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
Balkans |
Corruption, War Crimes |
ICTY Renders Judgement in Kordic and Cerkez Case |
On February 26, 2001, the ICTY sentenced Dario Kordic and Mario Cerkez to 25 and 15 years of imprisonment respectively. The accused were found guilty of having committed crimes against humanity,... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
6 |
2001-06-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, War Crimes |