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Ecuador Court Denies Belarus Extradition Request for Political Dissident |
On August 28, 2012, the Ecuadorean Supreme Court denied Belarus’ extradition request for 30 year-old Alexander Barankov, a blogger and former military official to whom Ecuador granted refugee... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
Belarus, Ecuador |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Shahin, Ex-Chief Executive of Deyaar, Deported from Yemen After Fleeing UAE On Bail |
After going on hunger strike in May 2012 and released on $1.4 billion bail in July, Zack Shahin, the former chief executive of Dubai-based company Deyaar, fled the UAE and was detained in Sanaa,... |
Sara Hefny |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen |
Deportation, Detention, Embezzlement, Extradition |
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ICC Denies Rules Against Gbagbo's Jurisdictional and Other Challenges |
On August 15, 2012, the International Criminal Court denied a motion by Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo's lawyers to its jurisdiction to try him for crimes against humanity... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast |
International Criminal Court |
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European Union’s Continued Commitment to the Fight Against Maritime Piracy |
At its 3183rd meeting on July 15, 2012, the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union adopted several conclusions concerning the current efforts of the European Union in the fight... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
Djibouti, Europe, Kenya, Libya, Seychelles, Somalia |
European Commission, European Union, Maritime, Piracy |
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Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Reports - October 2012 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND REPORTS - OCTOBER 2012 |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
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Ecuador Grants Asylum to Assange |
On August 16, 2012, the government of Ecuador announced its decision to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, who had been hiding out in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June 19... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
Africa, Ecuador, European Union, Europe, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States |
Asylum, Extradition |
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Mauritania Surrenders Qaddafi Intelligence Chief to Libya |
On September 5, 2012, Mauritania surrendered to Libya Abdullah al-Senussi, the intelligence chief during the Qaddafi administration and the brother-in-law of Muammar Qaddafi.[1... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
France, Libya, Mauritania |
Extradition, International Crimes, International Criminal Court |
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UNO Secretary General Reports on Fighting International Terrorism |
On July 19, 2012, the Secretary General of the United Nations submitted to the General Assembly his periodical report on measures to eliminate international terrorism.[2] The report has been prepared... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
Austria, Belgium, Cuba, Cyprus, El Salvador, European Union, Europe, Finland, Hungary, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United States |
International Organizations, Terrorism |
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European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Secret CIA Prisons in Europe |
At its plenary session on September 11, 2012, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution calling on EU member states to investigate whether there were secret prisons or facilities on their... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
European Union, Europe, United States |
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Better a Jail Cell in the United States: Using Extradition to Avoid Criminal Accountability in Colombia |
Extradition between Colombia and the United States has been a controversial, and often frustrating, arrangement for more than three decades. The on again, off again treaty has survived Colombian... |
Luz E. Nagle |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
Colombia, United States |
Deportation, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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Extradition of Chechen Man Detained in Ukraine Delayed Due to ECRH Appeal |
A Chechen man accused of plotting to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been detained in Ukraine after being arrested in the city of Odessa in February 2012[2]. |
Sara Hefny |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
Russia, Ukraine |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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U.S. District Court Rules U.S. Executive Cannot Block Lawyer Access for Guantánamo Detainees |
On September 6, 2012, Chief U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth denied U.S. government efforts to restrict lawyers’ access to detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo.
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Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
Afghanistan |
Counter-terrorism, Human Rights |
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Treasury’s FinCEN Allows Associations of Financial Institutions to Participate In Sharing of Anti-Money Laundering Information |
On July 25, 2012, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a ruling on the definition of “association of financial institutions.” It affirmed that an “early warning organization”,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
11 |
2012-11-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy, Money Laundering |
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Spain Arrest 3 for Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorism Scheme |
On July 31 and August 1, 2012, Spanish law enforcement arrested three men suspected of having connections to Al Qaeda and believed to have been planning terrorist attacks in Europe.[1] |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
10 |
2012-10-01 |
France, Gibraltar, Russia, Spain, Turkey |
Border Security, Terrorism |
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German Fugitive Wanted for Defrauding Investors of Over $100 Million Captured in Las Vegas |
What began as a drunken-driving case in Las Vegas has led to the arrest of a fugitive who had been on the run for over five years[2]. Ulrich Felix Anton Engler, a German national, is wanted in... |
Sara Hefny |
28 |
10 |
2012-10-01 |
Austria, European Union, Europe, Germany, Switzerland, United States |
Charged with Crimes, Customs Enforcement, Deportation, Financial Crimes, Fraud, Fugitive, INTERPOL |
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New York Bank Regulator Accuses British Bank of Violating Iranian Sanctions for Almost Ten Years |
On August 7, 2012, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“Department”) issued an order alleging that, for almost ten years, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), a wholly owned subsidiary... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
10 |
2012-10-01 |
Iran, United States |
Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision |
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DOJ Makes Music As Gibson Guitar Agrees to Deferred Prosecution Agreement for Illegal Wood Imports |
On August 6, 2012, Gibson Guitar Corp. entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the United States, resolving a criminal investigation into allegations that the company... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
10 |
2012-10-01 |
United States |
Environment, Illegal Importation |
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U.S. Undercover Sting Results in Seizure of Stolen Matisse Painting Believed Stolen from Caracas Museum |
On July 17, 2012, FBI agents in Miami arrested two persons in a sting operation and seized a Matisse painting worth approximately $3 million and believed to be stolen from a Caracas museum.[1]
[1... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
10 |
2012-10-01 |
United States, Venezuela |
Cultural Property, Robbery |
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Pfizer Agrees to Deferred Prosecution Agreement and Payment of $60 Million |
On August 7, 2012, Pfizer H.C.P. Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., agreed to pay a $15 million penalty to resolve an investigation of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
28 |
10 |
2012-10-01 |
Bulgaria, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Russia, United States |
Corruption |
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UK Supreme Court Rules on Children’s Fate in the Context of Extradition |
In a series of recent judgments handed down on June 20, 2012, the United Kingdom Supreme Court (UKSC) ruled on the interplay between Article 8 of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights and... |
Michael Plachta |
28 |
10 |
2012-10-01 |
Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, United States |
Charged with Crimes, Deportation, European Court of Human Rights, European Union, Expulsion, Extradition |
