Articles

E.g., 2026-03
Title Abstract Author Volumesort ascending Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Arrest of Duterte by the ICC: Legal and Political Ramifications In March 2025, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court (ICC) following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his “war... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-03-20 Philippines Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, Murder
European Parliament Amends the Europol Regulation to Effectively Combat Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings On November 25, 2025, the European Parliament adopted its legislative resolution on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and... Michael Plachta 41 12 2025-12-05 European Union Europol, Human Trafficking
European Court Rules Against Russia in the Case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia On July 9, 2025, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its long-awaited judgment in the interstate case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (... Michael Plachta 41 8 2025-07-25 Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine European Court of Human Rights
DRC Makes Informal Transfer of 3 Americans Convicted of Terrorism in Coup Attempt On April 8, 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (PRC) transferred three Americans to the United States after DRC President Felix Tshisekedi commuted their death sentences to life... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-10 Congo, Rwanda, United States Transfer of Prisoners
ICC Assembly of States Parties Takes Action on Outstanding Arrest Warrants The 23rd session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP or Assembly) to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court) was held from December 2 to 7, 2017, in the Hague.[1] One... Michael Plachta 41 1 2024-12-13 International Criminal Court
Multinational Crypto Scammer Faces Justice After an International Pursuit In late summer 2025, Do Hyeong Kwon pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, New York, to securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit commodities fraud for his role in the... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 9 2025-08-22 South Korea, United States Conspiracy, Cybercrime, Extradition, Fraud
EU Court Holds Maltese Investor Citizenship Scheme Violates EU Law On April 29, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided that the Maltese investor citizenship scheme violates EU law and that the acquisition of EU citizenship cannot result... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-05-05 European Union, Malta Economic Integration, European Union, Immigration
U.S. Shares $50m in Forfeited Assets with Estonia in Exchange for Financial Enforcement Activities On January 7, 2025, the United States Department of Justice announced it agreed to share $50 million in forfeited assets with the Republic of Estonia (Estonia) in recognition of Estonia’s... Bruce Zagaris 41 2 2025-01-17 Estonia, United States Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure
U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Trial Court Acquittal Decision on Commercial Bribery Abroad On July 2, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a judgment of acquittal entered by the district court in the case of U.S. v. Hernán Lopez,... Bruce Zagaris 41 10 2025-09-12 United States Corruption
Sudan v. United Arab Emirates: Reservations to Genocide: Substance or Procedure? On March 6, 2025, Sudan initiated proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging violations of the Convention on the Prevention and... Alexandra Manfield 41 6 2025-05-30 Sudan, United Arab Emirates Genocide, International Criminal Court
Trump Issues Executive Orders on Foreign Terrorists and Migration Enforcement On January 20, 2025, President Trump on his first day in office issued four executive orders  (E.O.s) concerning foreign terrorists, national security, and migration and a proclamation. The... Bruce Zagaris 41 2 2025-01-31 United States Policy/Directives, Political Leaders, Terrorism
Italy Has Frustrated the ICC Arrest Warrant For Libyan Warlord Accused of War Crimes On January 18, 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), by majority, issued a “Warrant of Arrest for Mr. Osama Elmasry / Almasri Njeem.” The warrant was... Michael Plachta 41 2 2025-01-31 Italy, Libya International Criminal Court, War Crimes
Danish Tax Agency Loses and Will Appeal British Court’s Ruling in Cum-Ex Dividend Trial On October 2, 2025, Mr. Justice Andrew Baker of the High Court of England and Wales dismissed the Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) case against Sanjay Shah, Solo Capital Partners, and other defendants... Bruce Zagaris 41 11 2025-10-17 Denmark Tax Enforcement, Trial
U.S. Sanctions on the ICC Signal a Shift in U.S. Foreign Policy In June 2025, the Trump administration announced additional sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to its investigations into United States (U.S.) military actions... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 7 2025-06-20 United States International Criminal Court, Sanctions, U.S. Federal Government
U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swaps Facilitate Turn in Relationship On February 11, Russia released Marc Fogel as part of a deal negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East. A former teacher in a private school... Bruce Zagaris 41 3 2025-02-21 Russia, United States Transfer of Prisoners
Cartel Broker and Fentanyl Kingpin ‘Brother Zhang’ Arrested in Cuba  Zhi Dong Zhang, a Chinese national and Mexican citizen with various aliases, such as “El Chino” and “Brother Wang,” has been extradited into United States (U.S.)... Austin Wahl 41 12 2025-11-07 Cuba, Mexico, United States Detention, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, International Cooperation
U.S. Supreme Court Permits Trump Administration to Deport Migrants to South Sudan On July 3, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court in an unsigned order permitted the Trump administration to deport eight men who had spent more than one month under guard on a U.S. military... Bruce Zagaris 41 8 2025-07-11 United States Immigration
U.S. Notifies its Withdrawal from Int’l Center to Prosecute Aggression against Ukraine and Ends Support for Database on Accountability for War Crimes On March 17, 2025, the United States Department of Justice informed Michael Schmid, president of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (EUROJUST), that the United States is... Bruce Zagaris 41 4 2025-03-20 Russia, Ukraine, United States War Crimes
Ex-Philippine Mayor Given Life Sentence for Human Trafficking On November 20, 2025, Alice Leal Guo, the first-ever female mayor of Bamban — a Philippine city a little over 100 miles north of Manila — was sentenced to life in... Austin Wahl 41 12 2025-12-05 China, Philippines Corruption, Human Trafficking, Sentencing
The Case of Vladimir Plahotniuc: How Europe’s Unique Geopolitical Quirks Enable Deep-Rooted Corruption in a Tiny Post-Soviet Republic On July 22, 2025, Greek authorities detained infamous Moldovan oligarch, Vladimir Plahotniuc, and another unnamed Moldovan citizen in response to Plahotniuc’s placement on Interpol’s... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 8 2025-08-01 Greece, Moldova Corruption, White Collar Crime

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