Nordic Council Aims to Negotiate TIEAs with More Low Tax Jurisdictions |
Building on the tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) they signed with the Isle of Man at the end of October 2007, the Nordic Ministers of Finance are negotiating a TIEA with the Cayman Islands... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
Caribbean, Europe |
Taxation |
U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Suit by Foreign Detainee for Failure to Notify Him of Consular Rights |
On May 22, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a suit by Hector Gandara against various local government officials for failing to notify him of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States, Uruguay |
Treaties |
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Narrow Definition to U.S. Money-Laundering Law in United States v. Santos |
On June 2, 2008, an uncharacteristic line-up of Justices in a court divided 5 to 4 threw federal anti-money laundering law into a state of, if not chaos, then certainly confusion. Focusing on the... |
Russell Bikof |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
Financial Action Task Force Issues Revised Mandate for 2008-2012 |
On April 12, 2008, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a revised mandate for 2008-2012, affirming its three main activities: standard setting, ensuring effective compliance with the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
Mexico Returns to the ICJ on the Avena Case |
On June 5th, 2008, Mexico filed a Request for Interpretation of the Judgment delivered on March 31, 2004, by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
World, United States, Mexico |
Human Rights |
British Appellate Court Affirms Extradition of Radical Muslim Cleric to U.S. |
On June 20, 2008, the British High Court affirmed the order to extradite the radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri on terrorism-related charges. The Court ruled that the decision to extradition... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Terrorism |
Cuba Deports American Fugitive Wanted for Sexual Crimes against a Minor |
On June 13, 2008, the Cuban government deported Leonard B. Auerbach, 61, a mortgage specialist from Orinda, California to the U.S. Auerbach is the fourth such U.S. fugitive Cuba has deported since... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Extradition |
Justice Department Investigates Arar Rendition But Inspector General Redacts Report |
On June 5, 2008, at a Congressional Subcommittee hearing, Justice Department spokesman Peter A. Carr said its ethics office is reviewing a decision in 2002 by department officials to send a Canadian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
Canada, United States, Syria |
Extradition, Terrorism |
South Africa High Court Dismisses Relator’s Effort to Set Aside Extradition Request |
On June 23, 2008, a Pretoria High Court judge, Acting Judge Piet Ebersohn, dismissed with costs an application by Steven Goodwin, who is detained in the U.S., to set aside and declare... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States, South Africa |
Corruption, Extradition |
Justice Comes to Guantanamo: Boumediene v. Bush |
On June 12, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S.___ , 2008 WL 2369628 (2008). The petitioners in Boumediene, non-citizens detained at Guantanamo Bay as... |
James Park Taylor |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, Terrorism |
U.S. Renews Rewards for Arrest of Men Suspected of War Crimes During Rwanda Genocide |
On May 13, 2008, the U.S. government announced the renewal of rewards of up to $5 million for tips leading to the arrest of any of thirteen persons suspected of war crimes during the Rwandan genocide... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States, Africa, Rwanda, Congo, Kenya |
War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
U.S. Supreme Court Holds U.S. Nationals Arrested in Iraq Have Habeas Rights |
On June 12, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that the habeas corpus statute extends to U.S. citizens held overseas by U.S. forces operating subject to a U.S. chain of command, but... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States, Iraq |
Human Rights |
Faro Technologies Agrees on Deferred Prosecution Agreement on Corrupt Payments to Chinese Officials |
On June 5, 2008, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich announced that Faro Technologies Inc. (Faro), a public company specializing in computerized measurement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States, China |
Corruption |
European Parliament Adopts Directive on Return of Illegal Immigrants |
On June 18, 2008, the European Parliament adopted by a 369 to 197 vote a directive to set forth EU-wide rules and procedures on the return of illegal immigrants. It covers periods of custody as well... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
Europe |
Immigration, European Union |
ABA White Collar Crime 2008 |
On March 6-7, 2008, the American Bar Association held its 22nd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime. The materials are encyclopedic and contain many items useful to international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States |
White Collar Crime |
EU Justice and Home Affairs Progresses on Illegal Aliens, Cooperation to Prevent and Investigate Criminal Offenses, and Environmental Crimes |
On June 5-6, 2008, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union held its 2873rd Council meeting and reached agreement on several matters of international criminal cooperation...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Economic Integration |
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies International Transportation of Criminal Proceeds |
On June 2, 2008, the United States Supreme Court in a unanimous decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas clarified in favor of the defendants the definition of the money laundering statute that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
U.S. Department of State Publishes 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report |
On June 4, 2008, the U.S. Department of State published the 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report. The Report, published annually since 2001, includes a comprehensive discussion of 170 countries?... |
Anne Kelsey |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
World, United States |
Human Trafficking |
Former UBS Banker Birkenfeld Will Plead to Conspiring to Help Client Evade Taxes |
On May 29, 2008, a notice filed by Bradley Birkenfeld in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida revealed that Birkenfeld, a former UBS private banker who was indicted for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States, Liechtenstein |
Bank Secrecy, Taxation |
ICC Chief Prosecutor Presents Seventh Darfur Report to U.N. Security Council, Provides Impetus for U.S., Council Action |
On June 5, 2008, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno Ocampo, presented his seventh report on the ICC?s Darfur investigation to the United Nations Security... |
Golzar Kheiltash |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
World |
International Courts |