Articles

E.g., 2026-10
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Brazil Performs Joint Anti-Trust Enforcement Operation against Refrigeration Cartel For the very first time in Brazil, a joint operation between the Brazilian Federal Police and American and European Authorities was simultaneously performed to investigate an alleged global cartel... Jorge Nemr 25 4 2009-04-01 World, United States, Brazil, Italy International Antitrust Administration, Antitrust Cooperation
Russian Judge Sets Hearing For Russian Customs Service and Bank of New York on Application of U.S. RICO Law On January 27, 2009, the Moscow Arbitration Court Judge Lyudmila Pulova held a hearing on the suit between the Russian Federal Customs Service in Moscow against the Bank of New York (BoNY) for... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 Russia, United States Administration of Justice, Customs Enforcement, Money Laundering, Taxation, White Collar Crime
U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Urges Blocking Bush Internet Gaming Financial Regulations On February 3, 2009, Barney Frank, (D-Mass) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman, said he will seek to repeal Bush Administration regulations on illegal Internet gambling. Meanwhile, a... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, World Fraud, International Gaming
Appellate Court Overturns U.S. Government Win on Fugitive Disentitlement On January 27, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned a summary judgment order in favor of the U.S. government in an international asset forfeiture case... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, Virgin Islands Administration of Justice, Asset Forfeiture, International Courts, International Gaming
Obama Administration Signals Engagement with the ICC On January 29, 2009, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice indicated a shift from the Bush approach to the ICC by raising it in her first appearance in the Security Council. In her statement, she... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, World Genocide, International Courts, United Nations
Czech Presidency Presents Program in Justice and Home Affairs The Czech Presidency has presented a robust program in Justice and Home Affairs for January 1-June 30, 2009...[more] Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 Czech Republic, Europe Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, European Union, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Terrorism
Justice Department Proposes Applying Money Laundering to International Tax Evasion On February 11, 2009, at a hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the need for increased fraud enforcement in the wake of the economic downturn, the Department of Justice... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 World, United States, Russia Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Customs Enforcement, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
Double Jeopardy Case Highlights Inconsistencies in International Criminal Law In a case concerning scope and meaning of the “ne bis in idem” principle, enshrined in Article 54 of the Convention implementing the Shengen Agreement (CISA), the European Court of Justice found this... Axel Knabe 25 4 2009-04-01 Algeria, France Administration of Justice, European Union, Extradition, Murder
Latin American Commission on Drugs Calls for Paradigm Shift Away from Prohibition On February 14, 2009, the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, headed by former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso and former presidents Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico and Cesar... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, Mexico, Latin America and South America, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama Corruption, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement
Sudan Charges National of Helping ICC On December 22, 2008, Sudanese national Mohamed Alsary Ibrahim appeared in a Sudanese court on charges of helping overthrow the state by transmitting information about a Darfur war crimes suspect... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 United States, Sudan Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
U.N. Security Council Tells ICTR to Transfer Genocide Suspects to Rwanda as Rwanda Tries to Correct Its Deficiencies On December 19, 2008, the United Nations Security Council asked the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to conclude its trials and start transferring defendants to Rwanda for trial.... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 World, Rwanda Human Rights, United Nations, Genocide, International Courts
Mexico Extradites Benjamin Arellano Felix to the U.S. On December 24, 2008, Mexico extradited to the United States Alberto Benjamin Arellano Felix, one of the members of the family that has allegedly been a major narcotics cartel in Tijuana...[more] Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 United States, Mexico Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance
EU Strengthens Initiative on Confiscation and Recovery of Criminal Proceeds On November 20, 2008, the European Commission issued a Communication focusing on the need and its efforts to strengthen the confiscation and recovery of the proceeds of crime in the European Union.... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 Europe Administration of Justice, European Union, Asset Forfeiture
Somalia Piracy: Responses of the United Nations and International Community Piracy is considered to occur in international waters while armed robbery at sea occurs in territorial waters or in port. These activities illustrate a broader problem of criminality which involves... Michael Plachta 25 3 2009-03-01 World, Somalia Human Rights, Maritime, National Security, United Nations, Kidnaping, Mercenaries
The Revised Criminal Statute on Insider Dealing (Repeal of Article 161 (3) SPC) The revised criminal statute on insider dealing entered into force on 1 October 2008. This provision prohibits the exploitation of knowledge of confidential facts that could have an influence on the... Benjamin Borsodi and Delphine Jobin 25 3 2009-03-01 World, Switzerland Securities Law, White Collar Crime
EC Approves U.N. Convention against Corruption On September 25, 2008, the European Council, on behalf of the European Community, approved the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The significance of the EC’s approval and... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 World, Europe Corruption, Administration of Justice, International Organizations, European Union, United Nations, International Criminal and Comparative Law
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Uses Border Search of Computer to Convict Person of Child Pornography On January 12, 2009, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the conviction of a U.S. citizen of child pornography arising from the discovery and subsequent search of his personal... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 Canada, United States Customs Enforcement, Sex Crimes
EU Takes Council Decision on a Contact-Point Network Against Corruption On October 16, 2008, the Council of the European Council issued a Council Decision to establish in Europe a network of contact points of EU Members. The European Commission, Europol, and Eurojust... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 Europe Corruption, Administration of Justice, International Organizations, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Use of Letters Rogatory to Obtain Foreign Evidence On January 15, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida concerning efforts to obtain foreign... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Russia, Virgin Islands, monaco, Cyprus Administration of Justice, Mutual Legal Assistance, White Collar Crime, Treaties
French Government Agrees to Provide Training and Law Enforcement Help to Suriname On December 3, 2008, during a counter-narcotics control and money-laundering seminar in Paramaribo, French Ambassador Richard Barbeyron announced it would provide € 400,000 over the next four years... Bruce Zagaris 25 3 2009-03-01 Trinidad & Tobago, Brazil, Colombia, France, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana Customs Enforcement, International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking

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