Brazil Charges Cisco Director with Tax Fraud and Other Crimes |
On November 23, 2007, a Brazilian judge formally charged Carlos Roberto Carnevali, director of operations at Cisco Systems Inc.’s Brazil unit, with tax fraud and other crimes involving. A Brazilian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
United States, Brazil |
Taxation, Fraud |
OECD 2007 Assessment on Tax Cooperation and a Level Playing Field |
On October 12, 2007, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) published Tax Co-operation: Towards a Level Playing Field - the 2007 Assessment by the Global Forum on Taxation.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
World |
Taxation |
Chevron Agrees to Pay $30 Million to Settle Oil-for-Food Charges |
On November 14, 2007, the Chevron corporation and its subsidiaries agreed to pay $30 million to resolve criminal and civil regulatory liabilities relating to Chevron’s procurement of Iraqi oil under... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
United States, Iraq |
Money Laundering, Corruption |
European Commission Requests Mandate to Negotiate New International Anti-Counterfeiting Agreements |
On October 23, 2007, the European Commission (EC) said it will ask for a mandate from its members to negotiate a new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) with major trading partners, including... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
World |
Intellectual Property, International Organizations |
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES |
1. BOOKS
A. Economic Integration and Criminal Law
E. Guild, Immigration and Criminal Law in the European Union; the Legal Measures and Social Consequences of Criminal Law in Member States on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
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Bibliography |
U.S. Repatriates to Brazil $1.6 Million Frozen in U.S. Banks |
On November 5, 2007, the media reported that the U.S. government through the Department of Homeland Security will repatriate $1.6 million that was frozen to the Brazilian government. The money was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
United States, Brazil |
Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Asset Forfeiture |
Mexico Orders Extradition of Former Governor of Quintana Roo |
On November 7, 2007, the Mexican Foreign Ministry announced Mexico has ordered the extradition of a former state governor, Mario Villanueva, to the United States where he has been indicted on drug... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
United States, Mexico, Colombia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
ICTY Handles 8 Trials, Including Seselj, and Prosecutor Gives Positive Recommendation on Serbian Cooperation to the EU |
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has a full slate of business. It is currently conducting eight different cases at the trial stage. Meanwhile the Office of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
Europe, Balkans |
Law of War, International Courts |
ICTY Orders Arrest of Witness in the Haradinaj Case for Contempt |
On November 9, 2007, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) arrested Avni Krasniqi, a witness in The Prosecutor v. Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj & Lahi Brahimaj,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
Europe, Balkans |
Law of War, International Courts |
U.S. Law Enforcement Intercepts Ship with 1,221 Pounds of Cocaine |
On November 4, 2007, U.S. law enforcement officials assigned to the Caribbean Corridor Initiative (CCI) intercepted the Venezuelan-flagged Doña Antonieta approximately 700 nautical miles from Brazil... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
United States, Caribbean, United Kingdom, Venezuela |
Maritime, Drugs & Trafficking |
ICJ Schedules Hearing in Case in Which Djibouti Accuses France of Violations of MLAT |
On October 2, 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) scheduled hearings for January 21, 2008 in the case concerning Certain Questions of Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Djibouti v.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
France, Djibouti |
Immunity, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts |
European Parliament Report Criticizes U.N. and EU Blacklisting |
On November 12, 2007, a report issued by the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights criticized the targeted sanctions of the United Nations (U.N.) and the European Union (EU... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
Europe |
Economic Sanctions, Human Rights, European Union |
European Human Rights Court Halts Extradition of Croatian General From Austria to Croatia |
On November 9, 2007, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) suspended the extradition of former Croatian General Vladimir Zagorec from Austria to Croatia. A judge of the ECHR decided to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
Europe, Balkans, Austria |
Extradition, Human Rights, International Courts |
Britain Detains Wife of the Former Governor of the Delta State of Nigeria |
On November 1, 2007, officers of the London Metropolitan Police (the Met Police) arrested Nkoyo Theresa Nakanda, wife of James Ibori, the former governor of Delta State in Nigeria at London’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
United Kingdom, Nigeria |
Money Laundering, Corruption |
Brazil Police Raid AIG and UBS for Alleged Tax Fraud |
On November 6, 2007, the Brazilian Police arrested 30 persons, including black exchange control operators, business executives, and officials of three foreign banks. The law enforcement operation,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
Brazil, Switzerland |
Taxation, Fraud |
Against Amnesty International’s Recommendations, U.N. Brokers Congo-Rwanda Repatriation Agreement |
On November 2, 2007, Amnesty International urged governments not to extradite or send persons suspected of crimes during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide to Rwanda because of the serious problems in Rwanda’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
Rwanda |
Extradition, Law of War, International Courts |
U.K. Court Rules Abu Hamza al-Masri Can Be Extradited to the U.S. |
On November 15, 2007, a British court ruled that Abu Hamza al-Masri, the radical Muslim cleric, could be extradited to the U.S. on eleven charges. The senior district judge Timothy Workman made his... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Terrorism |
European Justice Council Focuses on Migration Enforcement |
On September 18, 2007, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) held its 2818th meeting which focused on migration enforcement issues...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
Europe |
Immigration, European Union, Economic Integration |
Testimony and Bills on Human Rights Violators in the U.S. |
On November 14, 2007, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held a hearing entitled “No Safe Haven: Accountability for Human Rights Violators in the... |
Anne Kelsey |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, Torture |
U.N. Special Rapporteur’s Report on Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism |
On October 31, 2007, Mr. Martin Scheinin, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism spoke at the... |
Anne Kelsey |
24 |
1 |
2008-01-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, Terrorism, United Nations |