Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
EU Will Propose Legislation to Implement FATF Revised Recommendations   On April 11, 2012, the European Commission issued a report on the application of Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
EU Justice & Home Affairs Focuses on Border, Migration, and Asylum Policies On March 8, 2012, the European Union Council on Justice and Home Affairs held its 3151st meeting in Brussels and focused on border, migration, and asylum policies. Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
Council of Europe Takes Up Problem of International Trafficking in Human Organs   The joint Council of Europe/United Nations study of 2009 has demonstrated that both the quantitative and also the qualitative description of trafficking in organs and trafficking in human... Michael Plachta 28 6 2012-06-01
Italy Arrests Dozens in Wide-Ranging Anti-Organized Crime Operation On March 19, 2012, in an effort to curb organized crime in the Naples region of Italy, Italian authorities, backed by the governments of Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, launched Operation Bad... Andrew Baskin 28 6 2012-06-01
Swiss Issue Arrest Warrant for Three German Tax Officials and Request Assistance from Germany While Swiss and German Governments Sign New Tax Withholding Agreement At the end of March 2012, the Swiss government announced it issued arrest warrants for three German tax inspectors due to the alleged purchase in 2010 of a CD with data on suspected tax criminals.[1... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
ICC Prosecutor Rejects Palestinian Claim on Gaza On April 3, 2012, the International Criminal Court Prosecutor issued a statement, denying a request of the Palestinian authority to sign the Rome Statute.  The statement was in response to a... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
ICC Orders Libya to Comply with its Obligations re Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi   On April 4, 2012, International Criminal Court (ICC) judges ordered the Libyan government to comply with its obligations under the Rome Statute with respect to the continued detention of Seif al-... Bruce Zagaris 28 6 2012-06-01
A. U.S. Trade Associations Request Better Guidance on FCPA Implementation On February 21, 202, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) sent a letter to the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission, requesting guidance on the... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01
A.Spanish Government Will Use Criminal Sanctions against Underground Economy and Fraud Using Tax Havens   On March 1, 2012, the Spanish Ministry of Finance issued an Official State Bulletin on its Annual Plan of Tax and Customs.  It focused on the main goals: (1) investigation of tax and customs fraud... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01
U.S. Attorney in New York Indicts 2 Swiss Asset Managers for Conspiring to Help U.S Taxpayers Evade Tax   On March 14, 2012, Preet Bharra, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Victor W. Lessoff, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01
Italy and India Square Off Over Prosecution of Italian Marines Accused of Killing Indian Fishermen As a result of an incident on February 15, 2012, in which two Italian marines allegedly shot two Indian fishermen, Indian law enforcement boarded the Enrica Lexie, an Italian oil tanker, arrested the... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01
U.S. Senator Introduces Legislation to Track Foreign Fugitives   On March 12, 2012, Senator Richard Durbin introduced S. 2183, bringing Fugitives to Justice Act, to provide funding for the Fugitive Extradition and Apprehension Trust Fund.[1]  The bill... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01
How to Reconcile the Fight Against Terrorism with Human Rights: The Council of Europe Response   At its 35th sitting on October 6, 2011, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a significant document concerning the problem of how to reconcile the fight against... Michael Plachta 28 5 2012-05-01
Whistleblower on Dutch Bank’s Participation in Offshore Shelter Files Suit Over Failure to Obtain Award   On February 21, 2012, Joseph A. Insinga, a former managing director of American operations of Rabobank, filed a petition in U.S. Tax Court, to dispute and appeal the IRS’s adverse... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01 United States Whistle-blowing
Enforcement Cooperation Issues Continue to Plague U.S.-Afghan Cooperation   As the U.S. begins withdrawing from Afghanistan, numerous transnational corruption and international human rights issues plague the relationship. Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01 Afghanistan Corruption
ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Sudan Minister of Defense On March 1, 2012, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant of arrest against the Sudanese Minister of Defense, Mr. Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein (“Hussein... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01 Sudan International Criminal Court
The FARC: Doing What Any Multinational Corporation Would Do—Diversify   As it has done several times over the course of its sixty-year struggle against the Colombian government, the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia; Revolutionary Armed Forces of... Luz E. Nagle 28 5 2012-05-01 Colombia Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
Spain Orders Mubarak Crony and Son Extradited to Egypt on Corruption Charges   On March 2, 2012, Spain's National Court ordered the extradition to Egypt of Hussein Salem Rawzi, an associate of former President Hosni Mubarak, along with his son Khaled.[1]   ... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01 Egypt, Spain Extradition
U.S. Charges Three Oil Service Executives with Paying Bribes to Nigerian Officials   On February 24, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged three oil services executives with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by participating in a bribery scheme... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01 Nigeria Securities Exchange Commission
Portugal’s Denial of U.S. Extradition Request for George Wright Becomes Final On February 29, 2012, a senior judge of the Portuguese Constitutional Court said that the case concerning the U.S. government's extradition request for George Wright is over since the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 28 5 2012-05-01 Portugal, United States Extradition

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