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EU Reaches Agreement on Adopting the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive |
On January 12, 2015, the Council of the European Union announced a tentative agreement on a proposal for a directive on the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering directive. |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-23 |
European Union |
European Union, Financial Supervision, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Law, Money Laundering, Policy/Directives |
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U.S. Issues Regulations Liberalizing Relations with Cuba |
On January 16, 2015, the Obama Administration issued final regulations amending the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), liberalizing transactions... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-23 |
Cuba, United States |
Sanctions |
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Greek Government Will Extradite Algerian Terrorist Suspect to Belgium |
On January 20, 2015, a Greek justice source said Greece will extradite to Belgium an Algerian man with suspected ties to a jihadist cell dismantled by Belgian security forces. |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-23 |
Belgium, Greece |
Counter-terrorism, European Union, Extradition |
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Swiss Convict Whistleblower Rudolf Elmer of Violating Bank Secrecy Law |
On January 19, 2015, former Julius Baer employee and whistleblower Rudolf Elmer was found guilty of violating Swiss bank secrecy laws by transmitting data about offshore clients to WikiLeaks, which... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-23 |
Switzerland, United States |
Bank Secrecy, Whistle-blowing |
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Palestine’s Accession to the International Criminal Court Has Numerous Legal and Political Implications |
On January 2, 2015, Palestinian Authority (PA) officials presented to the United Nations (U.N.) documents for accession to 16 international conventions and treaties, including the Rome Statute of the... |
Michael Plachta |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-16 |
Israel, Palestine |
Administration of Justice, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Crimes against Humanity, Human Rights, International Convention, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal Court, International Law, International Organizations, Investigation, Jurisdiction, Law of War, Political Leaders, Political Strife, United Nations |
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Lord’s Resistance Army Commander Sought By ICC Surrenders to U.S. Forces |
On January 5, 2015, the United States government said Dominic Ongwen, a top commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) may have surrendered to U.S. forces in central Africa. |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-16 |
Central African Republic, Uganda, United States |
Abuse of Children, Administration of Justice, Arrest, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Human Rights, Human Trafficking |
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Former Japanese Executive Pleas to Price Fixing and Bid Rigging on Automobile Parts and to Agrees to Term of Imprisonment |
On January 6, 2015, a former executive of Japan-based Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. agreed to plead guilty and to serve one year and one day in a U.S. prison for participating in a conspiracy to fix prices... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-16 |
Japan, United States |
Charged with Crimes, Court Conviction, Financial Crimes, Investigation, Regulation, Sentencing |
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EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Reports on the Implementation of the EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy |
On October 13, 2014, the European Union Counter-Terrorism Coordinator (CTC) released his report on the implementation of the EU counter-terrorism Strategy. |
Michael Plachta |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-16 |
European Union |
Counter-terrorism, Eurojust, European Union, Europol, Evidence Sharing, Information Exchange, Intelligence, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Law Enforcement, Mutual Legal Assistance, Terrorism |
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Europol Evaluates Operation Archimedes |
In June 2013, the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council adopted the current 9 priorities concerning the fight against serious and organized crime for 2014–2017. In January 2014, all 12 Operational... |
Michael Plachta |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-09 |
Europe |
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Panama Adopts Banking Regulations Requiring Immobilization of Bearer Shares |
On December 2, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Superintendency of Banks issued a resolution requiring banks operating in Panama (hereinafter “banks”) opening new accounts for corporations issuing... |
Miguel González Marcos, Bruce Zagaris and Luis Shirley |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-09 |
Panama |
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European Union Considers Further Measures Against Foreign Terrorist Fighters |
The problem of foreign terrorist fighters has been on the agenda of various organs and bodies of the European Union for some time. Providing effective criminal justice response is among the top four... |
Michael Plachta |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-09 |
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U.S. Charges Two Individuals with Role in Attempted Coup in The Gambia |
On January 5, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a criminal complaint charging Cherno Njie, 57, and Papa Faal, 46, for their role in a recent attempted coup in The Gambia. Both... |
Bruce Zagaris and Robert Williams |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-09 |
Gambia, United States |
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Argentine Supreme Court Approves Extradition of American Citizen Wanted for Murder of Wife to the U.S. Based on U.S. Assurances about Potential Sentence |
On December 29, 2014, the Argentine Supreme Court approved the extradition of Kurt Sonnenfeld, a former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) spokesman who claims the U.S. government has helped... |
Bruce Zagaris |
31 |
1 |
2015-01-09 |
Argentina, United States |
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U.S. Senate Releases Report on U.S. Government Torture During the War on Terrorism |
On December 9, 2014, the U.S. Senate released a Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program. The bipartisan United States Senate Select Committee on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
15 |
2014-12-23 |
Afghanistan, United States |
Administration of Justice, Central Intelligence Agency, Compliance, Confidentiality, Counter-terrorism, Crimes against Humanity, Disclosure, Evidence Sharing, Human Rights, International Convention, International Crimes, International Criminal Court, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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U.S. and Cuba Swap Alleged Spies, Agree to Remove Economic Sanctions, and Normalize Relations |
On December 17, 2014, the United States and Cuba exchanged prisoners and agreed to normalize relations, demonstrating how international enforcement cooperation remains in the forefront of the thaw in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
15 |
2014-12-23 |
Cuba, United States |
Cross-Border Communication, Disclosure, Economic Sanctions, Export Enforcement, International Cooperation, Policy/Directives, Political Leaders, Prisoner Rights, Rendition, Settlement, Transfer of Prisoners |
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EU Court of Justice Rejects EU Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights |
On December 18, 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union – Full Court (CJEU) delivered a significant and far-reaching opinion on the draft agreement on the accession of the European Union to... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
15 |
2014-12-23 |
European Union, Europe |
Administration of Justice, Comparative and International Law, Council of the European Union, European Commission, European Court of Human Rights, European Union, Human Rights, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Courts, International Law, International Organizations, Lawsuits, Legal Ethics, Legislation |
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Italian Presidency Presents EU Plans to Fight Organized Crime |
At its meeting on December 11, 2014, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) held an exchange of views with Mr. Angelino Alfano, Minister for the... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
15 |
2014-12-19 |
European Union, Italy |
Administration of Justice, Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Conferences, Data Sharing, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Union, Evidence Sharing, Organized Crime |
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European Union Adopts @ON – New Tool to Fight Mafia-style Serious and Organized Crime Groups |
At its 3354th meeting on December 4-5, 2014, the Council of the European Union – Justice and Home Affairs adopted a resolution on the creation of an operational network - @ON - to counter mafia-style... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
15 |
2014-12-19 |
European Union, Italy |
Border Security, Compliance, Conferences, Council of the European Union, Cross-Border Communication, Data Sharing, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Information Exchange, Inspection, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Investigation, Organized Crime |
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Philippine Prosecutors Charge U.S. Marine with Murder as U.S. Insists on Keeping Custody under the Visiting Forces Agreement |
On December 15, 2014, Philippine prosecutors found “probable cause” against U.S. Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton, deciding that he used “treachery, abuse of superior authority and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
15 |
2014-12-19 |
Philippines, United States |
Administration of Justice, Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Investigation, Jurisdiction, Murder, Protests, Treaties |
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ICC Trial Chamber Rejects Prosecutor’s Request for Further Adjournment, Causing Prosecutor to Withdraw Charges against Kenyatta |
On December 3, 2014, Trial Chamber V(B) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a decision, rejecting the Prosecution’s request for a further adjournment of the case against Uhuru Kenyatta,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
15 |
2014-12-19 |
Kenya |
Administration of Justice, Arrest, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Corruption, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Data Sharing, Disclosure, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Information Exchange, International Criminal Court |