Countries Differ in Assessment of Counter-Terrorism Financial Enforcement Cooperation |
On the Anniversary of the September 11, 2002 terrorist financial enforcement cooperation efforts. On August 29, 2002, the U.S. Department of the Treasury characterized international counter-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
United States, Europe, Middle East |
Terrorism |
U.S. and Swiss Governments Agree to Cooperate on Counter-Terrorism Financial Enforcement |
On September 4, 2002, U.S. and Swiss officials signed a formal working agreement that they say will enhance ongoing bilateral cooperation to combat the financial networks of Al Qaeda and other... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
United States, Europe, Switzerland |
Intelligence, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance |
NGO Locates former Union Carbide CEO, India Prepares Extradition Request |
On September 6, 2002, the media reported that the India Government was preparing to request the extradition of Warren Anderson, former chief executive of Union Carbide, for ?culpable homicide?... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
United States, India |
Environment, Extradition |
EU Council Proposes Electronic Exchange of Information Between EU Law Enforcement Authorities |
On June 27, 2002, The council of the European Union (EU) proposed an electronic exchange of information between law enforcement authorities of the EU that will more efficiently and quickly facilitate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |
Europol Starts Liaison Office in the U.S. |
On August 30, 2002, Europol started a liaison office in the offices of the European Commission in Washington, D.C. The opening of the liaison office is one of the most significant results of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
United States, Europe |
Terrorism, European Union, Economic Integration |
International Human Rights Tribunal issues Precautionary Measures for 9/11 Detainees |
On September 26, 2002, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued to the United States Government precautionary measures pursuant to Article 25 of the Commission?s Rules of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights |
U.S. Appellate Court Reinstates Alien Tort Claims Act against Oil Companies in Myanmar |
On September 18, 2002, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgement of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in favor of Unocal on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
United States, Myanmar |
Corruption, War Crimes, Alien Tort Claims Act |
Civilians Getting Away With Crimes Overseas While Accompanying the Armed Forces: Waiting for the Implementation of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000 and the Judicial Alternative |
In the aftermath of World War II, the United States established treaty relationships with nations in both Europe and Asia regarding the status of members of the U.S. armed forces, the civilian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
World, United States, Japan, Philippines |
Immunity, Jurisdiction |
EU Council Agrees on Counter-Terrorism Enforcement Measures |
On July 22, 2002, the European Union General Affairs Council (GAC) announced its agreements to adopt additional external measures to prevent and combat terrorism. It explained that its decision was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
Europe |
Terrorism, European Union |
EU Acts to Increase Counter-Terrorism Enforcement Cooperation |
On July 31, 2002, the Commission of the European Communities presented a decision on the financing of certain activities of Europol to strengthen its cooperation to prevent and prosecute terrorism.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
Europe |
Terrorism, European Union |
IMF Issues Assessment of Offshore Financial Centers |
On August 29, 2002, the Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund issued a report on its assessment program concerning offshore financial centers (OFCs). The report... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
EU Council Adopts Framework Decision on Combating Corruption in the Private Sector |
On August 2, 2002, the Official Journal of the European Communities carried the European Union Council adoption of a framework Decision on combating corruption in the private sector at the initiative... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
Europe |
Corruption, European Union |
Kommentar: Einziehung-Organisiertes Verbrechten-Geldwascherei Band II |
The work on ?confiscation-organized crime-money laundering? according to the law of Switzerland had been unfinished since 1998 when its first volume was published. The second volume presented here... |
Stephan T. Meyer |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation |
Lesotho Court Convicts Canadian company of Bribery |
On September 17, 2002, the Lesotho High Court found Acres International, the Canadian engineering consulting company, guilty on two counts of bribery involving US $430,000 ($440,000) to obtain... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
Canada, Lesotho |
Corruption, International Organizations |
Developing A Strong Framework For Tobacco Control |
The Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) has worked with government delegates to create a secure and effective framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) that is based on evidence and that... |
Michelle Grant |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
Europe |
Customs Enforcement, Trade Enforcement |
Nigeria Tries to Recover Abacha Funds from Foreign Bank Accounts |
The Nigerian Government is trying to confiscate more than $1 billion of funds allegedly stolen by San Abacha, the former dictator, from bank accounts in Europe and the U.S. after the breakdown of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Nigeria, Luxembourg |
Money Laundering, Corruption |
U.S. Reaches TIEA With Channel Islands |
On September 20, 2002, the U.S. and Guernsey signed a tax information exchange agreement. Although Jersey did not sign at the same time, the joint negotiation by Guernsey and Jersey assured the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
United States, Caribbean |
Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance, Economic Integration |
Croatia Refuses to Extradite General To ICTY |
The ICTY indictment accuses Gen. Bobetko, chief of staff of the Croatian army from November 1992 to July 1994, of commanding troops who committed war crimes during the ?Medak Pocket? operation in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
Balkans |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
EU Threatens Sanctions Against Switzerland as Savings Tax Discussions Remain at Impasse |
On September 6, 2002, European Union Tax Commission Frits Bolkestein announced the Swiss Government did not agree to adopt equivalent measures to ensure that individuals from the EU are taxed on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
Europe, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, |
Economic Sanctions, Taxation, European Union, Economic Integration |
Milosevic I Ends and Milosevic II Starts |
On September 11, 2002, the prosecutors rested the first phase of their case against former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
11 |
2002-11-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |