Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Tobacco Smuggling Lawsuits Continue as WHO Convention is Approved Governments around the responded to rising concerns regarding smoking and health by increasing cigarette tax rates. Cigarettes are one of the most heavily taxed goods and as a result cigarettes are... Michelle Grant 19 7 2003-07-01 World Customs Enforcement
UN Security Council Adopts Resolution on Small Arms, Light Weapons & Mercenary Activities in West Africa On March 18, 2003, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1467 with recommendations to stop the escalating conflict in West Africa due the illicit trafficking in small arms and light... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 World, United States, Africa Transfer of Prisoners, United Nations, Arms Trafficking
Australian High Court Affirms Discretion of Requesting State to Request Extradition On March 4, 2003, the High Court of Australia affirmed the validity of the Attorney General of Australia’s request to extradite Antony Gordon Oates, a director of a company based in Australia in 1995... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 Poland, Australia Extradition, Fraud
Swiss Government Requests Information on Rio de Janeiro Fiscal Agents The Swiss Public Prosecution has sent a rotatory letter to Brazil requesting information on the investigations being carried out by Brazilian authorities against the former sub-secretary of the Tax... Jorge Nemr 19 7 2003-07-01 Brazil, Switzerland Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation
Swiss and Brazilian Governments Discuss Mutual Assistance At the beginning of May 2003, Swiss authorities visited Brazil to discuss the final wording of the bilateral treaty in criminal matter between both countries. The main focus is the fight against... Jorge Nemr 19 7 2003-07-01 Brazil, Switzerland Money Laundering, Corruption, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S.-Liechtenstein Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Almost in Effect The proposed Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty (MLAT) between the United States and Liechtenstein, which was signed at Vaduz on July 8, 2002, is becoming close to taking effect. On... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, Liechtenstein Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Appellate Court Applies MLAT to Pre-Charge Investigations On March 31, 2003, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that the U.S. Government had to honor a Canadian request for assistance under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 Canada, United States Mutual Legal Assistance
IMF Creates New Unit for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing On April 25, 2003, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that effective May 1, 2004, it established the Monetary and Financial Systems Department to indicate the reorganization of the... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 World, United States Money Laundering, International Organizations, Terrorism
Two Class Actions Against 34 Multinational Companies Claim Damages for Apartheid Support Two class action suits were brought on behalf of tens of thousands of victims of apartheid against 34 multinational companies and banks in the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 World, South Africa Alien Tort Claims Act
Trial Court Dismisses and Vacates Libyan Award On April 2, 2003, the United States Court of Appeals reversed a default judgment in favor of a U.S. national against the Libyan Government for a torture claim and vacated and remanded as o the... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, Human Rights, Immunity
U.S. Amicus Brief in UNOCAL Case Urges Restricting Alien Tort Claims Act On May 8, 2003, the United States Department of Justice filed an amicus curiae brief in the Unocal Corporation case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, urging the appellate... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, Iraq, Afghanistan, Human Rights, Alien Tort Claims Act
Asian Development Bank Approves New Anti-Money Laundering Policy On April 1, 2003, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a policy to increase anti-money laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financial (CTF) enforcement efforts in the Asian and Pacific region... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 Asia Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Terrorism
ICJ Hold Hearings on Provisional Measure Request by Congo Against French On April 29, 2003, the International Court of Justice concluded two days of hearings on the request by The Republic of the Congo for the indication of a provisional measure in the case concerning... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, France, Belgium, Congo Human Rights, International Courts
Federal Justice Will Have Courts For Crimes of Money Laundering The work developed by the Mixed Commission of Fight against Crimes of Money Laundering, of the Federal Justice Council (CJF) has already begun to produce results. According to the announcement made... Jorge Nemr 19 7 2003-07-01 Brazil Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation
U.S. Concludes Art. 98 Agreement with Albania and Presses Macedonia On May 2, 2003, the U.S. Government announced the conclusion of an Article 98 agreement with Albania that exempts U.S. nationals from prosecution by the International Criminal Court. Meanwhile, the U... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, Albania, Macedonia Immunity, Law of War, International Courts
Iraqi Victims Sue U.S. Leaders for Alleged Atrocities in Gulf War of 1991 As Belgium Parliament Amends War-Crimes Law On March 18, 2003, victims of alleged atrocities in connection with the bombing of a civilian shelter in Baghdad that killed 403 in the Gulf War of 1991 filed an action in Belgium, charging George... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Belgium, Iraq Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes
The Burberry Case: Criminal Prosecutions of Trademark Infringement in Spain In Spain, trademark infringement is estimated to result in a significant loss of sales and damage to the good will of apparel companies, including famous companies such as Burberry, Nike, Adidas,... Elizabeth Boburg 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Spain, Portugal Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property, Trade Enforcement
U.S. Invasion of Iraq Raises Many Legal Issues The U.S. invasion of Iraq has raised many legal issues that this article will only spot. Both Iraq and the U.S. are states-parties to all four Geneva Conventions (GC) of 1949 and are bound as such... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Iraq Law of War
EU Commission Adopts Requirements for Procedural Safeguards for Suspects and Defendants in Criminal Proceedings On February 19, 2003, the European Commission adopted a “green paper on procedural safeguards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings throughout the European Union.” It has decided to... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Europe Human Rights, European Union
Canada Repeals Money Laundering Regulations for Lawyers While FATF Prepares New Recommendations On March 25, 2003, the Canadian Federal Government announced the tabling of regulations exempting lawyers from the regime of mandatory “suspicious transactions” reporting that it had imposed on... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Canada Money Laundering, Terrorism

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