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EU and NGOs Urge U.S. to Alleviate Detainees? Conditions in Afghanistan |
On May 13, 2002 the European Union?s special envoy, the U.S. based Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), Afghan Taliban and Pakistani prisoners near the northern Afghan City of Mazar-e-Sharif. EU... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
7 |
2002-07-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, International Organizations, European Union, Prisoner Rights |
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Frankel Pleads Guilty, Five States Sue Vatican over Insurance Frauds |
On May 14, 2002 Martin R. Frankel, 47, a former fugitive, pleaded guilty to 23 federal counts of racketeering and wire and securities fraud. Meanwhile, insurance commissioners for five states sued... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
7 |
2002-07-01 |
United States, Germany, Switzerland |
Immunity, Fraud |
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Brazilian Police Arrest Egyptian National on Terrorism Charges in Egypt |
On April 17, 2002 the media reported that Brazilian national police arrested Muhamad Ibrahim Soliman, an Egyptian charged for terrorist conduct by his own government. The media report alleged that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
7 |
2002-07-01 |
Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Egypt |
Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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EU Orders Blocking Assets of 11 Terrorist Organizations |
On May 3, 2002 the European union ordered the blockage of the assets of 11 international terrorist organizations and seven individuals in a continuing efforts to probatively identify and block assets... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
7 |
2002-07-01 |
Europe |
Economic Sanctions, European Union, Asset Forfeiture |
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Spain Sends the Case Brought Against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to the International Criminal Court |
Judge Ferando Andreu of the Audiencia Nacional, Spain’s national court with jurisdiction over certain types of criminal matters, decided in late March to defer prosecution of the case brought against... |
Elizabeth Borburg |
19 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
Venezuela, Spain, Cuba |
Torture, International Courts |
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Yugoslavia Allows Extradition of War Crimes Suspects |
On April 11, 2002, under international pressure, Yugoslavia’s parliament enacted a new law permitting extradition of war crimes suspects to the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
Balkans |
Extradition, Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
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U.S. District Court Dismisses Corruption Prosecution By Narrow Application of U.S. Law |
On April 16, 2002, U.S. District Court Judge David Hittner of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division delivered a bow to the U.S. Government by narrowing the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
United States, Indonesia, Haiti |
Corruption, Jurisdiction |
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ICC Reaches Ratification Number and Will Come into Effect |
On April 11, 2002, delegates from 10 countries deposited instruments of ratification, bringing to 66 the number of countries that have done so. Because a minimum of 60 ratifications is required to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
World, United States |
Immunity, Jurisdiction, United Nations, International Courts |
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European Union Agrees to Cooperate with the U.S. |
On April 26, European Union justice and home affairs minister approved conditions to negotiate judicial and extradition cooperation agreements with the U.S. The agreements are specially designed to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
United States, Europe, Germany |
Terrorism, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Court Dismisses Victims’ Claims of U.S. Embassy Takeover in Iran and Second Court Awards A $ 21 Million against Iran for 1985 TWA Hijacking |
On April 18, 2002, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan issued an order vacating the default judgment on liability in favor of plaintiffs’ victims of the U.S. Embassy’s takeover in Iran in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
United States, Iran |
Terrorism, Alien Tort Claims Act |
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European Union Adopts Joint Action on Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
On March 11, 2002, the European Union’s Council adopted a joint action on the creation of the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prior to the joint action, February 18,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
Europe, Balkans |
Administration of Justice, International Organizations, European Union, United Nations |
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Dutch Government Resigns After Critical Report on Srebrencia |
On April 17, 2002, the Dutch Government resigned in response to a stinging report on the killing of 7,000 Bosnian Muslims taken by Bosnian Serbs from the U.N.-designated “safe area” of Srebrenica and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
Europe, Balkans, Netherlands |
European Union, War Crimes, Genocide |
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U.S. Charity Moves for Preliminary Injunction |
On April 4, 2002, the attorneys for the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLFRD) filed a motion and papers in support of a request for preliminary injunction and relief in its case... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
United States, Turkey |
Terrorism, Asset Forfeiture |
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Spanish Judge opens Criminal Investigation of Offshore Accounts |
On April 9, 2002, the media reported that Judge Baltasar Garzon, Spain’s best known criminal judge, had started an investigation into secret funds held offshore by senior executives at Banco Bilbao... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
Spain, Argentina |
Money Laundering, Corruption |
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G-7 Countries Jointly Freeze Assets of 10 Persons |
On April 19, 2002, the Group of Seven countries announced they had jointly identified 10 persons and entities whose funds they would freeze due to suspected terrorist connections. 8 of the 9 persons... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
World, Middle East, Egypt |
Economic Sanctions, Terrorism, Asset Forfeiture |
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OECD Releases List of Uncooperative Havens, a Model TIEA, and Threatens to Deal with Abstainers |
On April 18, 2002, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development released a package of information on the status of its harmful tax practices, including a model tax information exchange... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
World |
Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Taxation |
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U.S. Congress Focuses on Offshore Abusive Tax Schemes |
On April 11, 2002, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to discuss the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to identify and combat actively promoted tax schemes, including the offshore ones.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
United States, Caribbean, Bahamas, Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands |
Bank Secrecy, Taxation |
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British Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request on Algerian Pilot in Alleged Terrorism Conspiracy |
On April 24, 2002, British Judge Timothy Workman denied a United States extradition request for Lotfi Raissi because of insufficient evidence to support the conspiracy charges. Upon his arrest on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Algeria |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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Know Your Customer/Risk Management Procedures Against Terrorist Cross-Border Finances: Lessons From Russia-Chechen Conflict |
The political contradiction of “one man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist” is very much evident in the international terrorism aspect of Russia-Chechen conflict. While the U.S.... |
Timur Sunraya & Mikhail Mariah |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
Russia |
Due Diligence, Terrorism |
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Swiss Banks Agree to Return $ 1 Billion to Nigeria in Settlement of Abacha Corruption |
On April 17, 2002, the media reported a settlement between the family of the late dictator Sani Abacha and the Swiss Government, whereby the Swiss Government agreed to return $ 1 billion to Nigerian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
6 |
2002-06-01 |
Switzerland, Nigeria |
Corruption, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture |