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Treaty List |
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2016-07-06 |
United States |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
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Afghan President Orders Prosecutor and Tribunal in $900 Million Bailout of Kabul Bank |
On April 4, 2012, Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced that he would establish a special prosecutor’s office and court to investigate a $900 million (£567 million) banking... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2016-07-06 |
Afghanistan |
Banking Supervision, Corruption, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, International Banking Supervision, International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
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Obama Administration Tries to Find Ways to Release Guantanamo |
The Obama Administration continues to try to find ways to release Guantánamo detainees. On April 19, 2012, it released two Uigur detainees and resettled them in El Salvador.[1] ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2016-07-06 |
Canada, El Salvador, United States |
Detention, Human Rights, Interrogation, Transfer of Prisoners, U.S. Federal Government |
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U.S. Attorney in New York City Sues For Forfeiture of 10th Cambodian Century Statue |
On April 4, 2012, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York brought a civil complaint seeking forfeiture of a 10th Century sandstone statue – the Duryodhana – in order to return it to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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European Parliament’s Further Action on Organized Crime |
In a Resolution on organized crime in the European Union (EU) adopted on 25 October 2011[1], the European Parliament (EP) expressed its intention to set up, within three months of the adoption of... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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U.S. and Colombian Governments Announce Action Plan on Regional Security Cooperation and Heads of Government Agree on Communique to Combat Transnational Organized Crime |
On April 15, 2012, in response to growing bilateral and multilateral dialogues on citizen security, the U.S. President Barrack Obama and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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SWISS CORRUPTION CASE SHOWS THAT CORPORATE CRIMINAL LAW IS A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING |
In a Swiss criminal investigation into bribery offences committed abroad, Alstom accepted heavy sanctions ordered by the federal prosecutor’s office. Following the conviction of a Swiss financial... |
Michael Hess, Roland M. Ryser |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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Swiss Federal Administrative Court Denies IRS Request for Bank Records from Credit Suisse |
On April 5, 2012, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court affirmed the appeal of one of Credit Suisse’s (CS) depositors, who brought an action to prevent the disclosure of his bank... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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U.S. Issues Final Regulations on Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens |
On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS issued final regulations[1] and a revenue procedure[2] implementing the final regulations regarding the reporting requirements for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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EHRC Allows Britain to Extradite Terrorist Suspects to U.S. In Spite of Likely Detention at Supermax Prison |
On April 10, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Britain can extradite five suspects to the United States to face terrorism charges. The individuals had challenged the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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Defining and Prosecuting Terrorism Under International and Domestic Law: Decision of UK Court of Appeal in Regina v Mohammed Gul |
Defining terrorism, terrorist acts and terrorists has for decades created serious problems to both international and domestic lawyers and academics.[1] Recently, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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World Bank Publishes Report on the Use of Criminal justice to Prosecute Illegal Logging |
On March 20, 2012, the World Bank released a report on suggesting a more targeted, punitive approach using the criminal justice system to combat illegal logging. In particular, governments... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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EU Will Propose Legislation to Implement FATF Revised Recommendations |
On April 11, 2012, the European Commission issued a report on the application of Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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EU Justice & Home Affairs Focuses on Border, Migration, and Asylum Policies |
On March 8, 2012, the European Union Council on Justice and Home Affairs held its 3151st meeting in Brussels and focused on border, migration, and asylum policies. |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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Council of Europe Takes Up Problem of International Trafficking in Human Organs |
The joint Council of Europe/United Nations study of 2009 has demonstrated that both the quantitative and also the qualitative description of trafficking in organs and trafficking in human... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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Italy Arrests Dozens in Wide-Ranging Anti-Organized Crime Operation |
On March 19, 2012, in an effort to curb organized crime in the Naples region of Italy, Italian authorities, backed by the governments of Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, launched Operation Bad... |
Andrew Baskin |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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Swiss Issue Arrest Warrant for Three German Tax Officials and Request Assistance from Germany While Swiss and German Governments Sign New Tax Withholding Agreement |
At the end of March 2012, the Swiss government announced it issued arrest warrants for three German tax inspectors due to the alleged purchase in 2010 of a CD with data on suspected tax criminals.[1... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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ICC Prosecutor Rejects Palestinian Claim on Gaza |
On April 3, 2012, the International Criminal Court Prosecutor issued a statement, denying a request of the Palestinian authority to sign the Rome Statute. The statement was in response to a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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ICC Orders Libya to Comply with its Obligations re Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi |
On April 4, 2012, International Criminal Court (ICC) judges ordered the Libyan government to comply with its obligations under the Rome Statute with respect to the continued detention of Seif al-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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SEC Concludes MOU With the EU and Cayman |
On March 22, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has established comprehensive arrangements with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) and the European... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
6 |
2012-06-01 |
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