U.S. Issues International Narcotics Control Strategy Report |
On February 27, 2009, the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, David T. Johnson, gave a media briefing on the release of the 2009 International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
World, United States, Mexico, Colombia, Afghanistan, Guatemala |
Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement |
The Position of the ICC Prosecutor in the Recent Hostilities in the Gaza Strip |
As it usually happens with the initiation of large multilateral projects, the advent of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in July 2002 was greeted with a sense of joy. It was believed that the... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
Middle East, Israel, Sudan |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Holds Second Hearing on Tax Haven Banks and the UBS Case |
On March 4, 2009, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, held a hearing on Tax Haven Banks and U. S. Tax Compliance - Obtaining... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
World, United States, Switzerland |
Bank Secrecy, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
ICC Issues Historic Arrest Warrant for Sudanese President over Darfur |
On March 4, 2009, The judges of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) issued a highly anticipated arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir for his alleged... |
Golzar Kheiltash |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
World, Sudan |
Human Rights, Genocide, International Courts, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
U.S. Cracks Down on Sinaloa Cartel As Border Violence Accelerates |
On February 25, 2009, U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced the arrest of 755 individuals on narcotics -related charges and the seizure of more than 23 tons of narcotics as part of a 21-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle |
U.S. Congress Abandons Bush Era Sanctions on ICC Member States |
The U.S. Senate recently passed the Omnibus Appropriations Bill, without mention of sanctions to be levied against countries that have ratified the International Criminal Court, quietly ending an era... |
Philip Mayer |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
World, United States, Latin America and South America, Middle East, Iraq, Afghanistan |
Immunity, International Courts, Treaties, International Cooperation |
U.K. Arrests British Solicitor over Nigerian Gas Bribes and U.S. FCPA Charges |
On March 5, 2009, British police arrested a British solicitor, Jeffrey Tesler, 60, in North London after United States authorities requested his extradition and that of Wojciech Chodan, also a Briton... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Gibraltar |
Corruption, Extradition, Fraud, Bribery |
EU Prepares Petition in the WTO Against U.S. on Internet Gaming Discriminatory Prosecution |
In 2009, the European Union is likely to exert increasing pressure this year to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), a 2006 law prohibiting online gambling...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
United States, Europe |
International Gaming, European Union, International Cooperation, Betting |
European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) |
After having reached a political agreement on the Framework Decision on the organization and content of the exchange of information extracted from criminal records between Member States at the... |
Michael Plachta |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
Europe, Bulgaria, Romania |
Administration of Justice, International Courts, International Cooperation |
U.S. Court Grants Asset Forfeiture To Return Colonial Paintings to Peru |
On February 12, 2009, Judge James Cacheris of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgement to the U.S. government on an asset forfeiture action brought by... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
United States, Bolivia, Peru |
Art and Cultural Property, International Courts, Smuggle |
Council Proposal on Prevention and Settlement of Conflicts of Jurisdiction in Criminal Proceedings |
On January 20, 2009, the Council of the European Union issued a proposal for a Council Framework Decision on prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
Europe |
Extradition, Jurisdiction, European Union, International Cooperation |
Colombia Extradites Paramilitary Leader to the U.S. for Drug Trafficking Charges |
On March 4, 2009, Colombia extradited Miguel Angel Mejia-Munera, also known as “El Mellizo” to the United States to face narcotics trafficking charges...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris and Philip Mayer |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Customs, Smuggle |
THE POSITION OF THE ICC PROSECUTOR IN THE RECENT HOSTILITIES IN THE GAZA STRIP |
As it usually happens with the initiation of large multilateral projects, the advent of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in July 2002 was greeted with a sense of joy. It was believed that the... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
Israel, Palestine |
Administration of Justice, Terrorism, International Courts, Peacekeeping |
Brazil Loses Restraining Order Against Opportunity Fund in Civil Asset Forfeiture Case |
On February 24, 2009, Judge D. Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order dissolving the restraining orders against funds held by Opportunity Fund and related... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
United States, Brazil |
Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime |
Financial Center Governments Pledge to Follow OECD Harmful Tax Practices |
During the second week of March 2009, a number of important governments with strong international financial services, pledged to abide by the OECD harmful tax practices standards concerning tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
United States, Switzerland, Singapore, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Austria, Hong Kong, monaco |
Taxation, European Union, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
Practitioners Discuss Defects of Criminalizing International Tax Fraud as a Separate Money Laundering Offense |
On March 18, 2009, a group of concerned practitioners, many of whom are members of the American Bar Association Sections of Taxation, International Law, and Criminal Justice, and alumni of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Makes Progress on Migration, Jurisdiction and Many Other Subjects |
On February 26-27, 2009, the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 2927th meeting and achieved progress on a number of criminal justice and enforcement matters...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
Europe, Japan |
Jurisdiction, Immigration, Terrorism, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Drug Enforcement |
U.N. Secretary General Visits ICTR on Ending Mandate While Rwanda Government Urges Countries to Surrender or Try Suspects |
At the end of February 2009, the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, made his first visit to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, to discuss, among other things... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
5 |
2009-05-01 |
World, Africa, Rwanda |
Human Rights, United Nations, Genocide, International Courts |