Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
ICTY Continues National Courts Referrals, Transfers As the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia approaches its closing, it continues to transfer detainees to other states to stand trial, and to transfer convicted prisoners to the... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 Balkans Human Rights, Transfer of Prisoners, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
Former Croatian Justice Minister Appeals Dismissal from Markac Case On March 20, 2007, former Croatian justice minister Miroslav Separovic appealed an International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) trial chamber order preventing him... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 Balkans Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
Uganda Agrees to Sign Extradition Treaty with Rwanda On March 23, 2007, following a Uganda-Rwanda meeting on border security and governance, Uganda announced that it would ratify the extradition treaty signed last year with Rwanda by the end of April... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 Uganda, Rwanda Extradition
Fifth UN Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity On April 2-5, 2007, governments, international organizations, and civil society endorsed the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) as the “primary global framework for action and... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 World Corruption, International Organizations, United Nations
U.S. Appellate Court Declines Jurisdiction over U.S. Citizen Facing Iraq Death On April 6, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a U.S. District Court decision denying jurisdiction over a U.S. citizen held by U.S. troops as part of the UN... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 United States, Iraq Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Capital Punishment
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari for Latest Guantánamo Cases On April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court denied petitions for writs of certiorari filed on behalf of approximately 40 detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, seeking to overturn a provision of the... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 United States Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism
EU Council Explains Counterterrorism Policy On March 9, 2007, the European Union Council issued an explanation of its counter-terrorism strategy. The EU counter-terrorism strategy covers four strands of work: prevention, protection, pursuit,... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 Europe National Security, Terrorism, European Union
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Acts on Illegal Immigration, Border Security On April 19-20, 2007, the European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 2794th meeting in Luxembourg and took action on illegal immigration, border, and a host of other international... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 Europe Immigration, European Union
Book Review: Policing the Globe: Criminalization and Crime Control in International Relations Policing the Globe addresses the intersection of two disciplines, international relations and criminology. In the context of the complexity and diversity of crime control in international relations... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 World Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of International Child Sex Charges On March 29, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an indictment against Gary Jackson, a former U.S. citizen charged with traveling to engage in illicit... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 United States, Cambodia Sex Crimes
Swiss Money Laundering Report Shows Growth of International Requests On April 17, 2007, Switzerland’s Money Laundering Reporting Office (MROS) issued its latest annual report, focusing on suspicious activity reports (SARs) and related matters.  This year’s report... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 Switzerland Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Money Laundering
Russia, U.K. Issue Arrest Warrants for Each Other’s Nationals in High-Profile Cases In April 2007, Russian and the United Kingdom issued arrest warrants and extradition requests in a number of high-profile, controversial cases.  On April 13, 2007, the Russian government... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 Russia, United Kingdom Extradition
Switzerland Tightens Anti-Corruption Laws, Focuses on Private Sector Bribery On July 1, 2006, little-noticed new anti-corruption legislation entered into force in Switzerland, introducing strong provisions targeting private sector bribery. Under the new legislation, the... Peter Burckhardt and Benjamin Borsodi 23 6 2007-06-01 Switzerland Corruption, International Organizations, White Collar Crime, Bribery
U.S. Arrests Gaming Site Founder, Loses Latest WTO Appeal On March 28, 2007, Dominican authorities arrested Stephen Kaplan, the founder of beleaguered gaming site BetOnSports.  Kaplan, arrested on the behest of U.S. authorities after an eight month manhunt... Jed Borod 23 6 2007-06-01 United States Gambling
Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Documents I. Books A. Human Rights D. Saxon, To Save Her Life; Disappearance, Deliverance and the United States in Guatemala, U. Of California Press (2007)... [more] Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 World Bibliography
U.S., Brazil Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement On March 30, 2007, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the signing on March 20, 2007 of a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with Brazil. The agreement is a standard TIEA. Most... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 United States, Brazil Taxation
Guilty Pleas End Grenada Bank Fraud Case On March 28, 2007, Karin J. Immergut, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, announced that Laurent Barnabe, 68, a Canadian citizen and resident of Lake Oswego, Oregon, had pled guilty to two... Bruce Zagaris 23 6 2007-06-01 United States, Caribbean, Virgin Islands, Grenada Fraud