Obama Proposes International Tax Enforcement Initiative |
On May 4, 2009, the Obama Administration released its plan to increase international tax enforcement. On May 12, 2009, the U.S. Department of Treasury released a green book on the proposals...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, United States |
Fraud, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
Curaçao Authorities Arrest 17 for Involvement in Hezbollah-Linked Drug Activities |
On April 29, 2009, Curaçao law enforcement authorities announced the arrest of seventeen persons for alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization with links to Hezbollah...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Lebanon, Curaçao |
Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement |
UBS, Swiss Government, and Banking Associations All Oppose U.S. Request to Enforce John Doe Summons |
In a closely watched case by the international financial services community and governments, UBS has filed its brief in a the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, opposing the U.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, United States, Switzerland |
Bank Secrecy, International Courts, White Collar Crime, Treaties, International Banking Supervision, Banking Supervision |
Former U.S. Government Employee Sues for Immunity in CIA Rendition Case |
On May 14, 2009, Sabrina De Sousa, a former U.S. government employee, accused by Italy of participating in a CIA-organized kidnapping of radical Muslim cleric, has sued the State Department,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, Italy |
Administration of Justice, Immunity, Kidnaping, International Courts, International Cooperation |
U.S. Congress Passes Fraud Enforcement Bill After Removing International Tax Crime Provisions |
On May 18, 2009, prior to a House vote Congress passed a fraud enforcement bill (S. 396) after removing provisions making movement into or out of the U.S. money for the purpose of committing tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering, Taxation, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
Three Bills Introduce to Regulate and Tax Internet Gaming |
On May 6, 2009, three bills were introduced in Congress to regulate and tax Internet gaming. Barney Frank (D-Ma.) is again leading the effort...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering, International Gaming, Taxation, Fraud |
European Court of Human Rights Declines Application of Mauritanian to Overturn French Torture Conviction |
On March 30, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights found inadmissible the application brought by Ely Ould Dah, a Mauritanian national concerning the case of Ould Dah v. France. A French court... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
France, mauritius |
Human Rights, United Nations, Torture, International Courts |
Beyond the Law: The Bush Administration’s Unlawful Responses in the “War”on Terror by Jordan J. Paust, Cambridge Univ. Press, 311 pp., 2007 |
The book discusses violations of international law authorized and assisted by secret memos, authorizations and orders of the Bush Administration. The book focuses on why several Executive claims... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, United States, Iraq, Afghanistan |
Terrorism, War Crimes, International Courts, Book Review, Treaties, International Cooperation, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
Italy Prioritizes International Tax enforcement for the Next G-8 Meeting |
On May 12, 2009, Minister of Finance Giulio Tremonti announced it will have the development of international standards for fighting tax evasion the top priority at July’s Group of Eight Summit near... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, Italy |
International Organizations, Taxation, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
Stanford Receiver’s Report Shows Fraud and Disputes with Antigua and Venezuela |
The report of the Receiver Ralph S. Janvey filed on April 23, 2009, in the case of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Stanford International Bank, Ltd. (SIBL) indicates confirmation of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Venezuela, Antigua & Barbuda |
Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime, Asset Seizure |
ICTY Appellate Chamber Increases Officer’s Sentence for Not Protecting Croat Detainees |
On May 5, 2009, an Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia increased the sentence of Veselin Šljivančanin, a major in the Yugoslav Peoples’ Army (JNA), for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Netherlands, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
U.N. Special Tribunal Releases Suspects in Hariri’s Death Due to Lack of Evidence |
On April 29, 2009, Judge Daniel Fransen of the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon ordered the release of four Lebanese generals, who were arrested in August 2005 as suspects in the assassination of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Syria, Lebanon |
Terrorism, United Nations, International Courts |
EU Council Issues Work Strategy and Practical Measures against Cybercrime |
On March 17, 2009, the Council of the European Union issued conclusions setting forth a work strategy and practical measures to combat cybercrime...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Aruba, Lebanon, Curaçao |
Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement |
Darfur Rebel Leader Reports to ICC Voluntarily |
On May 17, 2007, Abu Garda, a suspected Darfurian war criminal arrived voluntarily in the Netherlands. Upon arrival, International Criminal Court (ICC) officials notified him of the order to appear... |
Philip Mayer |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Sudan, Netherlands |
Administration of Justice, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
Swiss and U.S. Governments Adjourn Negotiations of Tax Treaty Protocol on Information Exchange |
On May 4, 2009, Beat Furer, a spokesman for the Swiss Finance Ministry, said the two governments concluded their first round of talks in Bern, Switzerland, with an agreement to meet again in June... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Taxation, Fraud, Treaties, Tax Enforcement |
French Court Rules Lawsuit Against Three African Presidents for Embezzlement Admissible |
On May 5, 2009, a French magistrate ruled that an action against three African leaders accused of embezzlement is admissible despite the opposition of the Paris prosecutors’ office when the case was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
France, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Gabon |
Corruption, International Courts, Embezzlement, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND DOCUMENTS |
1. Books
A. The Law of War
T.M. Noble, Eve of Destruction: The Coming Age of Preventive War. U. Of Pennsylvania Press, 171 pp., 2008....(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
Controversy in Liberia Over Asset Seizure from Nigerian Visitor |
On May 5, 2009, a French magistrate ruled that an action against three African leaders accused of embezzlement is admissible despite the opposition of the Paris prosecutors’ office when the case was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
France, Nigeria, Liberia |
Corruption, International Courts, Asset Forfeiture, Embezzlement, Asset Seizure |
U.K. and Libya Conclude Prisoner Transfer, Extradition, and Mutual Assistance Treaties |
On May 4, 2009, the media reported that the United Kingdom and Libya have concluded a package of four agreements, including prisoner transfer, extradition, mutual legal assistance, and civil and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Libya |
Extradition, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners, Mutual Legal Assistance, Prisoner Rights, Treaties |
SEC Charges Pang with Fraud and Orders Repatriation of Assets and Surrendering Passports |
On April 27, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained an emergency order freezing the assets of Danny Pang and his two Irvine, California-based firms Private Equity Management Group, Inc... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, China, Taiwan |
Administration of Justice, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime |