ECOSOC Meets on International Tax Cooperation |
ECOSOC, the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, held on March 15, 2012 in New York a Meeting on International Cooperation in Tax Matters and Institutional Arrangement to... |
David Spencer |
28 |
5 |
2016-07-06 |
|
International Cooperation, International Law, International Organizations, OECD, United Nations |
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution and Recommendation on Enforced Disappearances |
On March 9, 2012, the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, acting on behalf of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 1868 (2012) and... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
5 |
2016-07-06 |
Europe |
Council of the European Union, Detention, European Union, Human Rights, Kidnaping |
Mozambique Prosecutes Nations for Violent Attack on Baby in South Africa |
On March 2, 2012, Mozambique authorities took action to prosecute Chakoma Machaba for his role in the April 2010 attack on infant Marzanne Kruger and her governess at a Robindale, Randburg house in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2016-07-06 |
Mozambique, South Africa |
Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Court Conviction, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Extradition, International Cooperation |
Enforcement Cooperation Issues Continue to Plague U.S.-Afghan Cooperation |
As the U.S. begins withdrawing from Afghanistan, numerous transnational corruption and international human rights issues plague the relationship. |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
Afghanistan |
Corruption |
The FARC: Doing What Any Multinational Corporation Would Do—Diversify |
As it has done several times over the course of its sixty-year struggle against the Colombian government, the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia; Revolutionary Armed Forces of... |
Luz E. Nagle |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
Colombia |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Sudan Minister of Defense |
On March 1, 2012, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant of arrest against the Sudanese Minister of Defense, Mr. Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein (“Hussein... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
Sudan |
International Criminal Court |
Spain Orders Mubarak Crony and Son Extradited to Egypt on Corruption Charges |
On March 2, 2012, Spain's National Court ordered the extradition to Egypt of Hussein Salem Rawzi, an associate of former President Hosni Mubarak, along with his son Khaled.[1]
... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
Egypt, Spain |
Extradition |
U.S. Charges Three Oil Service Executives with Paying Bribes to Nigerian Officials |
On February 24, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged three oil services executives with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by participating in a bribery scheme... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
Nigeria |
Securities Exchange Commission |
Portugal’s Denial of U.S. Extradition Request for George Wright Becomes Final |
On February 29, 2012, a senior judge of the Portuguese Constitutional Court said that the case concerning the U.S. government's extradition request for George Wright is over since the U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
Portugal, United States |
Extradition |
US Treasury Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Customer Due Diligence Obligation on Financial Institutions |
On February 29, 2012, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit public comment on a wide range of questions... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision |
Nigerian Former Governor Pleads Guilty of Laundering Public Funds |
On February 27, 2012, James Ibori, a former governor of the Nigerian state of Delta, pled guilty in London’s Southwark crown court, to ten charges of fraud and money laundering.[1]
... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
Nigeria |
Extradition |
Senator Levin Introduces Cut Unjustified Tax Act as Amendment to Transportation Bill |
On February 27, 2012, Senator Carl Levin introduced as an amendment to the transportation bill the Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes Act. |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision |
U.S. Attorney General Justifies Lethal Force Against U.S. Citizens Affiliated with Al Qaeda |
March 5, 2012, speaking on law and national security at Northwestern Law School, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder justified the use of lethal force under international law and the U.S. Constitution... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
United States |
Law of War |
A. U.S. Trade Associations Request Better Guidance on FCPA Implementation |
On February 21, 202, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) sent a letter to the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission, requesting guidance on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
|
|
A.Spanish Government Will Use Criminal Sanctions against Underground Economy and Fraud Using Tax Havens |
On March 1, 2012, the Spanish Ministry of Finance issued an Official State Bulletin on its Annual Plan of Tax and Customs. It focused on the main goals: (1) investigation of tax and customs fraud... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
|
|
U.S. Attorney in New York Indicts 2 Swiss Asset Managers for Conspiring to Help U.S Taxpayers Evade Tax |
On March 14, 2012, Preet Bharra, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Victor W. Lessoff, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
|
|
Italy and India Square Off Over Prosecution of Italian Marines Accused of Killing Indian Fishermen |
As a result of an incident on February 15, 2012, in which two Italian marines allegedly shot two Indian fishermen, Indian law enforcement boarded the Enrica Lexie, an Italian oil tanker, arrested the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
|
|
U.S. Senator Introduces Legislation to Track Foreign Fugitives |
On March 12, 2012, Senator Richard Durbin introduced S. 2183, bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, to provide funding for the Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund.[1] The bill... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
|
|
How to Reconcile the Fight Against Terrorism with Human Rights: The Council of Europe Response |
At its 35th sitting on October 6, 2011, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a significant document concerning the problem of how to reconcile the fight against... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
|
|
Whistleblower on Dutch Bank’s Participation in Offshore Shelter Files Suit Over Failure to Obtain Award |
On February 21, 2012, Joseph A. Insinga, a former managing director of American operations of Rabobank, filed a petition in U.S. Tax Court, to dispute and appeal the IRS’s adverse... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
5 |
2012-05-01 |
United States |
Whistle-blowing |