Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Microsoft Files Appellate Court Brief on Search of Emails in Ireland Supported by a Host of Amicus Briefs from Ireland, the EU, and the High Tech Industry On December 8, 2014, counsel for Microsoft Corporation filed its appellate brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, challenging the U.S. District Court’s decision on July 31, 2014,... Bruce Zagaris 31 1 2015-01-23 European Union, Ireland, United States Eurojust, Mutual Legal Assistance, Privacy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
European Union Court Takes Hamas Off List of Terrorist Organizations On December 17, 2014, the General Court of the European Union – Second Chamber, delivered its judgment in the case Hamas vs European Council. The Court annuls, on procedural grounds, the Council... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-19 European Union Compliance, Counter-terrorism, European Commission, European Court of Human Rights, European Union, International Courts, International Crimes, Legal Ethics, Oversight, Terrorism
Council of Europe Experts Discuss Various Aspects of International Cooperation in Criminal Matters Recently, Council of Europe (CoE) experts have discussed current problems of international cooperation in criminal matters. The European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) held its 67th plenary... Michael Plachta 30 15 2014-12-12 Denmark, European Union, Europe, Turkey Corruption, Council of the European Union, Extradition, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes

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