Articles

E.g., 2026-10
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
EU Commission Presents Council Common Position for Protocol to Money Laundering Convention of 1990 On June 25, 2004, the Commission of the European Communities (EC) proposed a common position for the European Council on negotiations in the Council of Europe (CoE) concerning the 1990 Convention on... Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 European Union Money Laundering
Brazil Continues Anti-Money Laundering Efforts During the last few months Brazil has continued its efforts to develop a more effective anti-money laundering regime. Jorge Nemr and Paulo Fretta Moreira 20 9 2004-09-01 Brazil Money Laundering
U.S. Congressional Hearings on Riggs Portend Changes in Anti-Money Laundering On July 15, 2004, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) of the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, released a report and held a hearing on current enforcement of key... Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 United States Money Laundering
OECD Strengthens Exchange of Information Provisions in Model Tax Treaty On July 23, 2004, the OECD's Committee on Fiscal Affairs announced agreement on new provisions for the exchange of information between national tax authorities as part of its work to strenghten... Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 Latin America and South America Taxation
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Trafficking in Persons On June 24, 2004, a review of the fourth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report was held before the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation & Human Rights. Lindsay Nordell 20 9 2004-09-01 United States Human Rights
Bahamas Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Narcotics Kingpin Due to Fair Trial Considerations On June 23, 2004, Mr. Justice Hugh Small, Commonwealth of the Bahamas Supreme Court, granted a habeas corpus petition of Samuel Knowles, who had been detained pursuant to a U.S. extradition, when the... Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 Bahamas Extradition
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Alvarez-Machain Claim, But Upholds Alien Tort Law On June 29, 2004, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Humberto Alvarez-Machain, the Guadalajara, Mexico physician whom the U.S. Drug Enfrocement Administration (DEA)... Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 United States Alien Tort Claims Act
Privy Council Decides Three Caribbean Death Penalty Cases On July 7, 2004, the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, sitting in an expanded nine-person panel, issued three options concerning the validity of the death penalty in three former... Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 Caribbean Death Penalty
ICC Gains Momentum As the ICC continues its early operation, efforts focused on solidifying its mechanisms, namely the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the ratification of the Agreement on Privleges and Immunities,... Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 World International Criminal Court
Interpol Cooperates with Greece on Terrorism Prevention for Olympic Games On June 29, 2004, Interpol announced it will provide a variety of operational police support services to the organizers of the Olympic Games in Greece, including officers, expertise and technical... Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 Greece INTERPOL
OAS Adopts Counter-terrorism Enforcement Resolutions During the XXXIV regular session of the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly (GA), several resolutions concerning counter-terrorism enforcement cooperation were adopted. Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 Latin America and South America Counter-terrorism
U.S. Supreme Court Requires Rights for Counter-terrorism Detainees On June 28, 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court decided three cases involving the Bush Administration's detention of counter-terrorism suspects, declaring that all have basic due process and related rights... Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 United States Counter-terrorism
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Holds Ratification Hearing for Four Treaties On June 17, 2004, the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing on ratifying four law enforcement treaties. Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 United States Treaties
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Holds 2600th Meeting On July 19, 2004, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union held its 2600th meeting and took action on several international enforcement cooperation and criminal justice matters. Bruce Zagaris 20 9 2004-09-01 European Union Jurisdiction
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

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