Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Security Council Has Failed to Set Up an International Tribunal for the Downed Malaysian Airplane Flight MH17 On July 29, 2015, the UN Security Council voted on a draft resolution submitted by Malaysia, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium and Ukraine. The resolution would have set up an international... Michael Plachta 31 8 2015-07-31 Australia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine Policy/Directives, Political Leaders, Political Strife, Targeted Killings, Terrorism, Transparency, United Nations, Victims Compensation, Violence
Implementation by Poland of the Strasbourg Court’s Judgments in Cases of Al Nashiri and Abu Zubaydah: Government Actions and NGOs Submissions On February 16, 2015, the judgments of July 24, 2014, delivered by the European Court of Human Rights in the case Al Nashiri v. Poland (application no. 28761/11) and Husayn (Abu Zubaydah) v. Poland (... Michael Plachta 31 8 2015-07-31 Poland, United States Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Central Intelligence Agency, Charged with Crimes, Civil Rights, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Counter-terrorism, Court Conviction, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Death Penalty, Detention, European Court of Human Rights, Extradition, Human Rights, International Cooperation, Interrogation, Prisoner Rights
Canadian Government Accused of Intentionally Delaying Prison Transfer from Ethiopia According to Said Makhtal a cousin of Bashir Makhtal, a 46-year-old who lived and worked in Toronto and has been in an Ethiopian jail since he was convicted of terrorism in 2009, the Canadian... Bruce Zagaris 31 8 2015-07-31 Canada, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia Administration of Justice, Arrest, Civil Rights, Comparative and International Law, Conspiracy, Court Conviction, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Detention, Extradition, Human Rights, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Attorney in Manhattan Brings Charges Against 3 Defendants in Multi-Million-Dollar Stock Manipulation Scheme On July 21, 2015, Prett Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with other law enforcement officials, announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Gery... Bruce Zagaris 31 8 2015-07-31 Israel, United States Charged with Crimes, Computer Crimes, Court Conviction, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cybercrime, Detention, Extradition, Financial Enforcement, Fraud, Indictment, Information Exchange, Investigation, Offshore Banking, Offshore trusts, Seizure
European Parliament's Committee Approves Proposal for an EU-wide Passenger Name Records Directive On July 15, 2015, the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) of the European Parliament has approved the draft EU rules on sharing and protecting the Passenger Name Record (PNR) data of people flying to or... Michael Plachta 31 8 2015-07-31 European Union Border Security, Counter-terrorism, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, European Commission, European Union, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, Policy/Directives, Privacy
Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) Delivers Its Decision on Life Sentence On June 23, 2015, the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) has rendered its Decision in Prosecutor v. Stanislav Galić. MICT President Meron sets out clearly for the first time that a... Michael Plachta 31 8 2015-07-31 European Union, Germany, Netherlands Administration of Justice, Capital Punishment, Civil Rights, Comparative and International Law, Court Conviction, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Fair Trial, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal Tribunal, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Policy/Directives, Prisoner Rights, Sentencing
U.S. Justice Department Brings Action to Forfeit $34 Million in Bribe Payments to Former Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission to the U.S. and Canada On June 30, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking the civil forfeiture of approximately $34 million, representing the... Bruce Zagaris 31 7 2015-07-17 Canada, Chad, United States Investigation, Jurisdiction, Offshore Banking, Offshore trusts
U.S. Charges 4 Individuals With Importing and Trafficking High-Tech Technology On July 1, 2015, U.S. law enforcement announced the arraignment that day of four individuals in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey on charges for allegedly smuggling counterfeit Sony... Bruce Zagaris 31 7 2015-07-17 China, United States Arrest, Border Security, Charged with Crimes, Counterfeiting, Customs, Customs Enforcement, Indictment, Money Laundering, Smuggle
Eurojust Releases Its Annual Report 2014 On July 15, 2015, the President of Eurojust, Ms. Michèle Coninsx, presented the Annual report 2014 to the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament. The Annual Report is a comprehensive... Michael Plachta 31 7 2015-07-17 European Union, Europe Adjective Assistance, Research, Teaching, Adjective Enforcement, Arrest, Corruption, Counter-terrorism, Eurojust, Europol, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Law, Investigation, Organized Crime
European Union Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Held an Informal Meeting in Luxembourg On July 9-10, 2015, the European Union Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) held an informal meeting in Luxembourg. The first part of the meeting was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and... Michael Plachta 31 7 2015-07-17 European Union, Luxembourg Border Security, Conferences, Counter-terrorism, Cybercrime, Data Sharing, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, Information Exchange, International Convention, International Cooperation, Tax Enforcement, Taxation
Spanish Judge Opens Investigation into Crimes Against Humanity Allegedly Committed by ETA On July 10, 2015, in Madrid (Spain), National Court Judge Juan Pablo Gonzalez partially upheld the relevant claims submitted by the Dignity and Justice, Luis Portero Foundation and a number other... Michael Plachta 31 7 2015-07-17 Spain Assassination, Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Evidence Gathering, Fair Trial, Gang Activity, Genocide, Human Rights, Investigation, Kidnaping, Terrorism, Trial
European Parliament Adopts Resolution on the European Agenda on Security On July 9, 2015, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a non-binding resolution on the European Agenda on Security for 2015-2020. This document sets out the guidelines on how the Union can bring added... Michael Plachta 31 7 2015-07-17 European Union
Swiss Federal Office of Justice Approves Extradition of Naser Oric to Bosnia and Herzegovina On June 25, 2015, in simplified proceedings, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) approved the extradition to Naser Oric to Bosnia and Herzegovina.  For reasons of security and privacy, the FOJ... Bruce Zagaris 31 7 2015-07-09 Bosnia, Serbia, Switzerland Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Deportation, Extradition, Fair Trial, Human Rights, Indictment, International Cooperation
UK High Court Undermines the Reliability of Information Contained in an Interpol’s Red Notice On June 24, 2015 the UK High Court delivered its judgment in the case of Leke Prendi aka Aleks Kola v Albania. The appeal focused on the extent to which the judge at first instance was entitled to... Michael Plachta 31 7 2015-07-09 Albania, United Kingdom Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Civil Rights, Comparative and International Law, Court Conviction, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Detention, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Extradition, Fair Trial, Fair Use, False Papers, INTERPOL, Indictment, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Courts, International Crimes, Legal Ethics
A Necessary Dialogue: Alternatives to the Status Quo and the 2016 Special Session of the UN General Assembly In recent years, months even, several countries have decreased their criminal sanctions for personal drug consumption. The rationalizations for these policy changes are varied - as varied as the... Cristóbal M. Puig-Monsen 31 7 2015-07-09 Jamaica, Portugal, United States, Uruguay Adjective Assistance, Research, Teaching, Adjective Enforcement, Comparative and International Law, Conferences, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Fair Trial, Fair Use, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes, International Organizations, Political Leaders, Sentencing, United Nations
U.S. Requests Extradition of Detained FIFA Officials, CONCACAF Votes to Reform Procedures, and Canadian Banks Conduct Internal Investigations On July 2, 1015, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) announced the United States (U.S.) had on the following evening made the formal extradition requests for the seven FIFA officials arrested... Bruce Zagaris 31 7 2015-07-09 Canada, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United States Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Banking Supervision, Bribery, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Corruption, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Enforcement of International Sports Law, Extradition, Financial Supervision, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Indictment, International Crimes, Investigation, Organized Crime
FATF Plenary Concludes in Brisbane On June 26, 2015, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded its plenary meeting, which occurred in Brisbane, Australia on June 24-26 under the Australian Presidency.The main issues dealt with... Bruce Zagaris 31 7 2015-07-02 Australia Adjective Assistance, Research, Teaching, Comparative and International Law, Conferences, Counter-terrorism, Cross-Border Communication, Data Sharing, Financial Enforcement, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Law Enforcement, Terrorism
Commonwealth Caribbean Governments Form Integrity Commissions On June 25, 2015, twelve Commonwealth Caribbean governments decided to establish a new regional body to strengthen transparency and help impede corruption. Bruce Zagaris 31 7 2015-07-02 Caribbean Policy/Directives, Training, Transparency
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution and Recommendation on Cyberterrorism At its 27th sitting held on June 26, 2015, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Resolution and Recommendation on the co-operation against cyberterrorism and other... Michael Plachta 31 7 2015-07-02 European Union, Europe Espionage, European Union, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Extortion, Identity Theft, Intelligence, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Internet Crime, Law Enforcement, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Policy/Directives
25th Summit of the African Union Debates International Criminal Court, Al Bashir & Terrorism At the 25th Summit of the African Union (AU) held June 14-15, 2015, in Johannesburg, South Africa, the AU Assembly of Heads of States and Governments discussed, among other issues on its agenda,... Michael Plachta 31 7 2015-07-02 Africa Administration of Justice, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Conferences, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Human Rights, Indictment, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes, International Criminal Court, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Legal Ethics, Political Leaders, Political Strife, Sovereignty, Terrorism

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