Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS I. Books A. Comparative Criminal Law and Enforcement Cooperation Jeffrey Davidow, The U.S. and Mexico: The Bear and the Porcupine. Markus Wiener Publishers, 254 pp., ISBN 1-55876-334-1. (The U.S... Bruce Zagaris 20 8 2004-08-01 World Bibliography
English Court Holds Extradition Hearings for British Bankers Wanted in Enron Case Hearings were held June 21 and 23 by British courts to review a U.S. request for the extradition of 3 men accused of secret off-balance-sheet investments in an Enron partnership. Bruce Zagaris 20 8 2004-08-01 United States, United Kingdom Extradition, Fraud, White Collar Crime
U.S. Justice Department Finally Decides to Honor Court’s Conditional Extradition Order On June 18, 2004, the U.S. Justice Department agreed to the extradition conditions imposed by a Dominican Republic court. This came one day after initially claiming as “non-binding” the provision... Bruce Zagaris 20 8 2004-08-01 United States, Dominican Republic Extradition, Capital Punishment
Congo Refers Crimes Situation to ICC Prosecutor and U.S. Abandons U.N. Immunity Request On April 19, 2004, Luis Moreno Ocampo, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), received a letter from the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) referring to him the... Bruce Zagaris 20 8 2004-08-01 United States, Congo Human Rights, Immunity, United Nations, International Courts
Yugoslav Tribunal Continues in Full Force As the work of the Yugloslav Tribunal reaches at its peak, a key concern is whether it has the ability to implement and enforce its mandates. On June 11, 2004 a 42-page report commissioned by the... Bruce Zagaris 20 8 2004-08-01 Balkans Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts
Sierra Leone Court Upholds Jurisdiction over Former Liberian President and Affirms Recruitment of Children Was a War Crime On May 31, 2004, the Special Court for Sierra Leone denied an application by Charles Taylor, the former President of the Republic of Liberia, to quash his indictment and to set aside the warrant for... Bruce Zagaris 20 8 2004-08-01 Liberia, Sierra Leone Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes
How Effective is the UN Mechanism in Combating Terrorism Financing? The Case of Qatar and the Former Chechnyan Leader Yandarbiyev On February 13, 2004, Zelimkhan Ahmedovich Yandarbiyev, the acting President of the breakaway Republic of Chechnya from April 1996 to February 1997, died in Doha, the capital of Qatar, from wounds... Konstantinos D. Magliveras 20 8 2004-08-01 World, Russia, Qatar International Organizations, Terrorism, United Nations, Asset Forfeiture
EU and European Banks Start Counter-Terrorism Database On June 10, 2004, several major European Commission, in partnership with the four European Credit Sector Federations (European Banking Federation; European Savings Bank Group; European Association of... Bruce Zagaris 20 8 2004-08-01 Europe Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence, Terrorism, European Union, Privacy, Economic Integration
Saudi Arabia Acts to Regulate Terrorist Financing, But Questions Remain On June 2, 2004, Saudi Arabia announced it would disband all existing charitable entities and committees operating abroad, including Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (responsible for as much as $50... Bruce Zagaris 20 8 2004-08-01 Saudi Arabia Terrorism
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Sovereign Immunity No Bar to Suit to Recover Art from Austria On June 7, 2004, the United States Supreme Court held by a 6-3 majority that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) of 1976 applies to conduct of the Republic of Austria’s alleged wrongdoing... Bruce Zagaris 20 8 2004-08-01 United States, Austria Art and Cultural Property, Immunity
U.S. and British Detention Policies Continue to Unravel and Draw Litigation and Criticism During May and June 2004, controversy over U.S. and British detention policies continued to mount. Due to space limitations this article covers only the U.S. Government decision to charge Australian... Bruce Zagaris 20 8 2004-08-01 United States Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
European Human Rights Courts Orders Russia To Pay Legal Fees of Gusinsky for Wrongful Prosecution On May 19, 2004, the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgment holding the Russian Government violated the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in... Bruce Zagaris 20 8 2004-08-01 Europe, Russia Corruption, Administration of Justice, Human Rights, European Union
New U.S. Laws Pertaining to U.S. Nationals Committing Sex Crimes Against Minors in Foreign Lands On April 10, 2003, Congress passed the Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today (Protect) Act. One important section of the act addressed the problem of so-called... Lindsay Nordell 20 8 2004-08-01 United States Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Sex Crimes
FATF Mandate Renewed for 8 More Years On May 14, 2004, the Financial Action Task Force held a Ministerial meeting on the margins of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting. Its 33 members reaffirmed their commitment to its mandate to... Bruce Zagaris 20 7 2004-07-01 World Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Terrorism, White Collar Crime
EU Commission Urges Members to Quickly Implement 2001 Framework Decision on European Anti-Money Laundering Convention On April 6, 2004, the European Commission adopted a draft report on the measures the European Union (EU) Member states must take to comply with the Council Framework Decision of June 26, 2001 on... Bruce Zagaris 20 7 2004-07-01 Europe Money Laundering, European Union, White Collar Crime
Analysis of Money Laundering Cases in Canada Published In March 2004, the Nathanson Centre for the Study of Organized Crime and Corruption published a study that provides a comprehensive review of money laundering cases in Canada. Updating a prior study... Bruce Zagaris 20 7 2004-07-01 Canada Money Laundering, Terrorism, Organized Crime, White Collar Crime
U.S. Continues Unilateral Crackdown to End Internet Gambling On April 4, 2004, bowing to pressure from the U.S. Government, Google and Yahoo, two of the most widely used Web search engines, announced they would cease running advertisements for online casinos... Bruce Zagaris 20 7 2004-07-01 United States, Antigua & Barbuda Cybercrime, International Gaming, Jurisdiction
U.S., UK, Canada and Australia Form Task to Combat Abusive Tax Shelters During the weekend of April 23, 2004, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada announced they are planning the creation of a Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre (... Bruce Zagaris 20 7 2004-07-01 Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia International Organizations, Taxation
U.S. Announces Racketeering Indictment against Colombian Cartel Leaders On May 6, 2004, the U.S. Government announced the unsealing of the indictment filed on April 29, 2004 in the U.S. District Court in the District of Colombia against nine persons, including six... Bruce Zagaris 20 7 2004-07-01 United States, Colombia Money Laundering, Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
Canada and U.S. Arrest Over 140 for International Ecstasy Ring On March 31, 2004, the U.S. and Canadian law enforcement authorities announced the arrest of more than 140 persons in 18 cities for trafficking in Ecstasy or MDMA, and alleged the group supplied... Bruce Zagaris 20 7 2004-07-01 Canada, United States Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking

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