Articles

E.g., 2026-10
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
UN Issues Report on Controlling the Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons On February 7, 2005, the United Nations Secretary-General issued a report on efforts to implement recommendations of the Secretary-General on ways and means in which the Security Council could... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 World United Nations, Arms Trafficking
Focus on Ability of Former Warring States to Surrender Indictees Since October 12, 2004, more than fifteen indicted individuals have surrendered to the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and made initial appearances, including... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 World, Europe, Balkans Human Rights, Law of War, European Union, War Crimes, International Courts
Internationally Perceived Threat of Russian Insurance Fraud and Business Risk Management With the increase of the Russian insurance market international exposure, participants (insurance and re-insurance companies and brokers) are being confronted by wide-spread suspicion about the... Timur Sinuraya 21 5 2005-05-01 Russia Fraud
U.S. Intelligence Act Creates New Powers to Act Against War Criminals On December 7, 2004, President George Bush signed the intelligence bill into law, providing new authority to the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) to take action against certain types of war... Bruce Zagaris 21 4 2005-04-01 United States Human Rights, War Crimes
Darfur Commission of Inquiry Finds Atrocities and Recommends Accountability Mechanisms On January 25, 2005, the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur issued its report to the UN Secretary General, finding the commission of widespread violations of international humanitarian... Bruce Zagaris 21 4 2005-04-01 Africa, Sudan Human Rights, International Organizations, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
Sierra Leone Prepares Trials of Three High-Profile War Crime Indictees On January 17, 2005, the media reported growing anxiety as the Sierra Leone Special Court prepares to start trials of three high profile war crimes indictees from the former military junta the Armed... Bruce Zagaris 21 4 2005-04-01 Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone Human Rights, War Crimes, Torture, International Courts
Central American Gangs Continue to Plague Both the U.S. and Home Countries On February 21, 2005, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and representatives of police organizations of Central America met in San Salvador, El Salvador and started an initiative to... Bruce Zagaris 21 4 2005-04-01 United States, Latin America and South America, Caribbean Organized Crime
US Enforcement Updates The IELR periodically publishes an updated list of U.S. extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaties. The changes since the last issue (the October 2004 issue of the IELR) are in... Bruce Zagaris 21 4 2005-04-01 World, United States Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance
Mexico Extradites Mexican National Wanted for Murdering U.S. Drug Agent On January 29, 2005, U.S. officials announced an agreement with the Mexican government to extradite Augustín Vásquez Mendoza, a Mexican national suspected of conspiring to murder an undercover U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 21 4 2005-04-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, Murder, Drugs & Trafficking
Colombia Extradites Former Cali Cartel Head and FARC Commander to the U.S. On February 23, 2005, the Colombian Supreme Court authorized the extradition to the United States of Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, a former head with his brother Gilberto of the Cali drug cartel. In... Bruce Zagaris 21 4 2005-04-01 United States, Colombia, Venezuela Extradition, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking
Swiss Decides to Return $458 Million of Looted Funds to Nigeria On February 16, 2005, the Swiss government announced it would return about $458 million to Nigeria that was deposited in Swiss bank accounts by General Sani Abacha, the former dictator, denying an... Bruce Zagaris 21 4 2005-04-01 Switzerland, Nigeria Corruption, Asset Forfeiture
EU Justice Council Agrees on Data Protection and Evidence Gathering On February 24, 2005, the Justice and Home Affairs Council met formally in Brussels for the first time this year under the chairmanship of Luc Frieden, the Luxembourg Minister for Justice and Nicolas... Bruce Zagaris 21 4 2005-04-01 Europe International Organizations, European Union, Privacy
German Prosecutor Declines to Pursue War-Crimes Allegations Against Rumsfeld On February 9, 2005, a German prosecutor announced it would not pursue a request to investigate war-crimes allegations against him arising from the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Larry Di Rita, a... Bruce Zagaris 21 4 2005-04-01 United States, Germany, Middle East Human Rights, Terrorism, War Crimes, Torture, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Indicts U.S. Citizen Detained Since June 2003 in Saudi Arabia and Denies Torture Accusations On February 3, 2005, a grand jury indictment was returned against Ahmed Omar Abu Ali in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, charging him with providing material support to... Bruce Zagaris 21 4 2005-04-01 United States, Middle East, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
Brussels Bar Sues Belgian Government for Anti-Money Laundering Laws In July 2004, the Brussels Bar sued the Belgian government for a declaration that the Belgian money laundering law, which was enacted January 12, 2004 to implement the European Money Laundering... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 Belgium, Europe, French Guiana Money Laundering
Thatcher Pleads Guilty in South Africa to Equatorial Guinea Coup Plot On January 13, 2005, Sir Mark Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, pleaded guilty to a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea in a Cape Town Court in South Africa. In... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 World, Africa, South Africa Law of War, Arms Trafficking, Mercenaries
Book Review: Chasing Dirty Money: The Fight Against Money Laundering In Chasing Dirty Money, Peter Reuter and Edwin Truman discuss money laundering and efforts to development an anti-money laundering (AML) regime. They describe the activity of money laundering and... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 World Money Laundering, Corruption, Terrorism
Barbados-Swiss Transfer of Prison Agreement Facilitates Transfer of Swiss National On January 9, 2005, Franciska Egil, 31, a Swiss national, arrived in Switzerland after Barbados transferred her pursuant to a prisoner transfer agreement signed on February 23, 2004. Ms. Egil served... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 World, Caribbean, Barbados, Europe, Switzerland Extradition, Human Rights, Transfer of Prisoners, Drugs & Trafficking
Canada Deports Anibalzinho to Mozambique on Murder Charges On January 21, 2005, Canada deported Anibal dos Santos, known as Anibalzinho, to Mozambique to stand trial for his part in the murder of Mozambique’s foremost investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 World, North America, Canada, Africa, Mozambique, South Africa Extradition, Transfer of Prisoners, Murder, Mutual Legal Assistance, Prisoner Rights
European Union Provides Recommendations on Implementing the European Arrest Warrent On October 21-23, 2004, participants at a conference of the Council of the European Union discussed and provided recommendations for their "first practical experiences with the European Arrest... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 Europe, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, Balkans, Italy, Netherlands Extradition, International Organizations, Transfer of Prisoners, European Union

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