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French Finance Minister Introduces Bill to Prevent and Combat Transnational Corruption |
On March 31, 2016, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin introduced a bill, entitled Le Projet de Loi Transparence, Lutte Contra la Corruption, et Modernisation de la Vie Economique (or Law for... |
Bruce Zagaris and Margaux Glovier |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-22 |
France |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Bribery, Compliance, Corruption, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Disclosure, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Law, Legislation, Money Laundering, Offshore Banking, Offshore trusts, Oversight, Penalties, Policy/Directives |
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U.S. Justice Department Fraud Section Issues FCPA Guidance |
On April 5, 2016, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Leslie Caldwell announced a new “FCPA pilot program” intended to motivate businesses to voluntarily self-disclose FCPA-related conduct. A newly... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-22 |
United States |
Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Compliance, Corruption, Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Disclosure, Due Diligence, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Information Exchange, Inspection, Investigation, Law Enforcement, Oversight, Penalties, Policy/Directives, Settlement, Training, Transparency |
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Portuguese Supreme Court Affirms Extradition of Former CIA Agent to Italy in Kidnapping Case |
On April 11, 2016, the Portuguese Supreme Court announced it had affirmed the decision of March 10, 2016 of the Supreme Court of Justice (the lower court) to extradite former CIA agent, Sabrina de... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-15 |
Italy, Portugal, United States |
Arrest, Central Intelligence Agency, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Counter-terrorism, Court Conviction, Cross-Border Communication, Detention, Extradition, Fair Trial, Fugitive, Kidnaping, Law Enforcement, Trial, Warrants |
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Council of Europe Sets up an Expert Group to Deal with Cultural Property Offences Relating to Cultural Property |
At its 1249th meeting held on March 2-3, 2015, the Ministers’ Deputies from all member states of the Council of Europe decided to set up the Committee on Offences Relating to Cultural Property (PC-... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-15 |
Europe |
Art and Cultural Property, Council of the European Union, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Cultural Property, Data Sharing, International Cooperation, International Crimes, International Law |
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International Criminal Court Declares Mistrial in the Ruto-Sang Case |
On April 5, 2016, the Trial Chamber V(A) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of The Prosecutor v William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang, having considered the applications for a... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-15 |
Kenya |
Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Genocide, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, International Criminal Court, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Investigation, Kidnaping, Law of War, Murder, Prisoner Rights |
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International Criminal Court Allows Re-prosecution and Re-trial of Katanga in Congo |
On April 7, 2016, the Presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of The Prosecutor v Germain Katanga, delivered its Decision pursuant to article 108(1) of the Rome Statute (the... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-15 |
Congo |
Administration of Justice, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Court Conviction, Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, International Courts, International Criminal Court, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Jurisdiction, Legal Ethics |
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ICIJ Panama Papers Cause Waves in Transparency and Accountability |
On April 3, 2016, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published a series of stories about a massive leak of documents from Mossack & Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-07 |
Panama |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Confidentiality, Conspiracy, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Disclosure, Due Diligence, Evidence Sharing, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, International Banking Supervision, Investigation, Money Laundering, OECD, Offshore Banking, Offshore trusts, Oversight, Political Leaders, Political Strife, Privacy, Protests, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Taxation, Transparency, Whistle-blowing, White Collar Crime |
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Romania Temporarily Extradites ‘Guccifer’ to U.S. to Face Hacking Charges |
On March 5, 2016, Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice approved the U.S. government’s request for the extradition of an infamous Romanian hacker Marcel Lehel Lazăr, better known by his... |
David A. Sadoff |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-07 |
Romania, United States |
Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Computer Crimes, Conspiracy, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cybercrime, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Detention, Extradition, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Law Enforcement, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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UN Secretary-General Task Force Issues Report on Improving Transparency of President’s Office |
On March 29, 2016, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Task Force issued a report on improving transparency with respect to the operation of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-07 |
United States |
Bribery, Charged with Crimes, Compliance, Data Sharing, Disclosure, Due Diligence, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Transparency, United Nations |
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ICTY Convicts Karadžic of Genocide and Other Crimes |
On March 24, 2016, Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Radovan Karadžic, former President of Republika Srpaska (RS) and Supreme... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-07 |
Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia |
Abuse of Children, Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Conspiracy, Court Conviction, Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Disclosure, Evidence Gathering, Genocide, Human Rights, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal, Investigation, Sentencing, Targeted Killings, Torture, Violence, War Crimes |
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European Parliament Releases Its Report on Organized Crime and Corruption |
In March 2016, the European Parliament (EP)released its report on the cost of non-Europe in the area of organized crime and corruption. On September 7, 2015, the Coordinators of the Committee on... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-01 |
European Union |
Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Corruption, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, European Commission, European Union, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Investigation, Law Enforcement, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Oversight, Policy/Directives |
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UK Court finds British Futures Trader Extraditable for Stock Market “Flash Crash” |
On March 23, 2016, District Judge Quentin Purdy, a U.K. judge in the Westminster Magistrates’ court, ruled that Navinder Singh Sarao, 36, the British futures trader accused of contributing to the so-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-01 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Administration of Justice, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Conspiracy, Court Conviction, Detention, Extradition, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Fraud, Indictment, Investigation, Jurisdiction, Securities Exchange Commission, Securities Law |
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UN Special Rapporteur Releases His Report on the Impact of Counter-terrorism Policy on Human Rights and Civil Society |
On October 26, 2015, the United Nations’ special rapporteur for human rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson QC, a senior British lawyer, has released his fifth annual report on the promotion and... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-01 |
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Civil Rights Organizations, Comparative and International Law, Counter-terrorism, Crimes against Humanity, Human Rights, United Nations |
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U.S. Indicts 7 Iranians Working for Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Affiliated Entities for Coordinated Cyber Attacks Against the U.S. Financial Sector |
On March 24, 2016, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Director James B. Comey of the FBI, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
4 |
2016-04-01 |
Iran, United States |
Charged with Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cybercrime, Evidence Gathering, Indictment, Internet Crime, Investigation, Jurisdiction, Law Enforcement |
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Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Documents |
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Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
3 |
2016-03-18 |
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Brazilian Federal Prosecutor Investigates McDonald’s on International Tax and Competition Law Practices |
On March 2, 2016, Marcos José Gomes Corréa opened a criminal investigation into McDonald’s and Arcos Dorados Holdings, its Latin American franchise owner, with respect to international tax and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
3 |
2016-03-18 |
Brazil |
Compliance, Corruption, Disclosure, Investigation, Lawsuits, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Two Cayman Financial Institutions Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Hide More than $130 Million |
On March 9, 2016, Cayman National Securities Ltd. (“CS”) and Cayman National Trust Co. Ltd (“CNT”), two Cayman Island affiliates of Cayman National Corporation, pled guilty in the U.S. District Court... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
3 |
2016-03-18 |
Cayman Islands |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Conspiracy, Court Conviction, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Disclosure, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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European Parliament Adopts Special Safeguards for Child Suspects in Criminal Proceedings |
On March 9, 2016, the European Parliament voted, in an overwhelming majority of 613 votes to 30 (with 56 abstentions), to pass a Directive on special safeguards for child suspects to ensure that... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
3 |
2016-03-18 |
European Union |
Abuse of Children, Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Civil Rights, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Confidentiality, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, European Union, Fair Trial, Fair Use, Law Enforcement, Legal Ethics, Prisoner Rights, Privacy, Trial |
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U.S. Further Liberalizes Cuban Sanctions as President Obama Prepares to Travel to Cuba |
On March 15, 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced significant... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
3 |
2016-03-18 |
Cuba, United States |
Adjective Enforcement, Border Security, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Economic Integration, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Policy/Directives, Regulation, Sanctions |
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Council of Europe Announces the Closure of Its Inquiry into CIA Detention Sites in Europe |
On February 26, 2016, Pedro Agramunt, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), announced that the inquiry under Article 52 of the European Convention on Human... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
3 |
2016-03-11 |
Europe, Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania |
Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Central Intelligence Agency, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Confidentiality, Conspiracy, Counter-terrorism, Crimes against Humanity, Cross-Border Communication, Detention, European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights, International Crimes, Investigation, Law of War, Oversight, Policy/Directives, Rendition, Torture, U.S. Federal Government |