Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
German-Swiss Tax Enforcement Cooperation Increases             During October 2014, German tax enforcement against Swiss banks and bankers has increased. Significantly, Swiss authorities have cooperated with the German tax authorities in their... Bruce Zagaris 30 13 2016-08-10 Germany, Switzerland Antitrust Cooperation, Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Deceased Holder of Disputed Nazi-Looted Art Leaves Collection to Swiss Museum in Will Cornelius Gurlitt, the ascetic German who turned the art world on its head when he revealed a huge collection of 19th and 20th century famous European works that had been hidden for decades, died at... Sara Hefny 30 8 2016-08-10 Germany Art and Cultural Property, International Law, Investigation, Property Restitution, Victims Compensation
U.K. Extradites Terrorist Suspect Aswat to the U.S.             On October 21, 2014, the United Kingdom government extradited to the United States Haroon Aswat, 40, who is accused of conspiring with Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, known as Abu Hamza al-Masri,... Bruce Zagaris 30 13 2016-08-10 United Kingdom, United States Counter-terrorism, European Court of Human Rights, Extradition, Terrorism
Ukraine Accepts Limited Jurisdiction of ICC and ICC Opens Preliminary Investigation into Alleged Crimes against Humanity                 On April 17, 2014, the Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Herman von Hebel, received a declaration lodged by Ukraine accepting the ICC’s jurisdiction with respect to... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2016-08-10 Ukraine Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, Investigation
Council of Europe Experts Discuss Double (Dual) Criminality in the Context of Extradition The double (dual) criminality requirement has been discussed at the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions in the Penal Field (PC-OC) for several... Michael Plachta 30 13 2016-08-10 European Union Council of the European Union, Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Extradition
European Commission Wants to Limit OLAF Powers                     The European Commission released its proposal aimed at setting reforms of the European Union anti-fraud office, OLAF.[2] The objectives of the proposal are to further strengthen... Michael Plachta 30 10 2016-08-10 European Union European Union, Fraud, OLAF
U.S. Will Transfer Russian Capture in Afghanistan for Trial in U.S.             On October 24, 2014, U.S. officials announced that Irek Hamidullan, who was captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan and held by the U.S. military at Bagram, Afghanistan, will be... Bruce Zagaris 30 13 2016-08-10 Counter-terrorism, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Detention, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners
U.S. Will Destroy Its Inventory of Elephant Ivory as Irish National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Trafficking of Endangered Rhinoceros Horns                 On November 5, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that, on November 14, it will destroy some six tons of elephant ivory seized over the years by its special agents and... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2016-08-10 United States Environment, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle
Credit Suisse Informs More than 1,000 Employees It will Transmit their Names to U.S. Department of Justice on U.S. Tax Evasion Investigations                 On July 10, 2014, the Swiss media reported that Credit Suisse has informed more than 1,000 employees that it will transmit their names to the U.S. government with respect to the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 30 10 2016-08-10 United States Banking Supervision, Investigation, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Taxation, U.S. Federal Government
International Community Found to be Lax in Identifying and Returning Nazi Looted Art                 On September 10, 2014 a comprehensive report by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) was published, reviewing... Robert Williams 30 13 2016-08-10 Europe Art and Cultural Property, Cultural Property, Holocaust
Drone Technology Latest Weapon in Fight Against Elephant Poachers With Kenya facing its most serious poaching threat in over 25 years, its authorities are stepping up efforts to protect the declining Kenya wildlife which attracts over $1 billion a year in tourism... Sara Hefny 30 1 2016-08-10 Congo, Kenya, Uganda Environment, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle
ICC and Dutch Government Return Witnesses to Congo, Rejecting Asylum Claims                 On June 27, 2014, after a long procedure involving both the ICC and the authorities of the Netherlands, the Dutch Council of State decided to return three witnesses to the Democratic... 2016-08-10 Netherlands Asylum, International Criminal Court, Legal Ethics, Witness Protection
Belgian Judge Charges Swiss HSBC Branch with Tax Fraud and Money Laundering                 On November 17, 2014, a Belgian investigating judge charged the Swiss private banking arm of HSBC Holdings Plc with tax fraud and money laundering, and forming a criminalization... Bruce Zagaris 30 14 2016-08-10 Belgium, Switzerland Banking Supervision, Charged with Crimes, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
British Arrest on U.S. Charges Activist Charged with Hacking US Government Database                 On October 25, 2013, British law enforcement officials, involving investigators with the Cyber Crime Unit of the National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested Lauri Love, a young activist with... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2016-08-10 European Union, United Kingdom, United States Charged with Crimes, Computer Crimes
African Union Approves Draft Decision to Grant Leaders and Senior Government Officials Immunity in the Regional Court                 On July 4, 2013, the African Union announced it has approved a draft protocol for the proposed African Court of Justice and Human Rights (African Court) to grant leaders, heads of... Bruce Zagaris 30 10 2016-08-10 Africa Immunity, International Criminal Court
Belgium Lures and then Arrests Somali Pirate Mastermind                 On October 15, 2013, alleged Somali pirate Mohamed “Afweyene” Abdi Hassan arrived at the Brussels airport, believing he would advise as an expert in a film project on maritime piracy... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2016-08-10 Belgium, Somalia Arrest, Deportation, Extradition, Piracy
Discovery of Nazi-Looted Trove Causes Controversy                 On November 4, 2013, a trove of about 1,500 pieces of artwork confiscated by the Nazis was confirmed to have been discovered in the Munich, Germany apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt, an... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2016-08-10 Germany Art and Cultural Property, Investigation, Privacy, Tax Crimes
European Ministers Adopt a New Action Plan to Counter Syria-bound EU National Fighters The European Union's counter-terrorism co-ordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, announced a new initiative to tackle the threat of terrorism. In the margins of an informal meeting of EU interior ministers... Michael Plachta 30 10 2016-08-10 European Union Counter-terrorism, Human Rights, Investigation, Terrorism
Diebold Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement and Agrees to $25.2 Million Penalty for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations                 On October 22, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney of the Northern District Ohio announced that Diebold Inc. (Diebold), the Ohio-based provider of integrated self-... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2016-08-10 China, Russia, United States Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
U.S. District Judge Upholds Magistrate's Decision Requiring Microsoft To Comply with Search Warrant for Customer E-mails Stored Abroad                 On July 31, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta Preska, ruling from the bench, upheld the decision of U.S. Magistrate Judge James C. Francis IV, requiring Microsoft to comply with... Bruce Zagaris 30 11 2016-08-10 United States Drugs & Trafficking, International Organizations, Investigation, Privacy

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