Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
French Refuse Italian Extradition Request of Ex-Member of Red Brigades on Humanitarian Grounds “On October 11, 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy refused to extradite a former terrorist of the Italian Red Brigades, Marina Petrella, for humanitarian reasons. The French government... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 France, Italy Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners, Prisoner Rights
Mexico Extradites Former Guatemalan President to Guatemala On October 7, 2008, the Mexican government extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera to Guatemala to face corruption charges. Although the Mexican Ministry of Foreign... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 Mexico, Guatemala Corruption, Extradition
OAS Holds First Meeting of Ministers of Public Security in the Americas on Transnational Crime “On October 9, 2008, during the inauguration of the First Meeting of Ministers of Public Security of the Americas, Mexican President Felipe Calderón praised the Organization of American States’... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 Canada, United States, Mexico, Latin America and South America, Caribbean, Brazil Administration of Justice, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, National Security, Trade Enforcement, United Nations, Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, Organized Crime, Conferences
Swiss Government Reportedly Will Give U.S. Names of UBS Depositors Swiss tax authorities apparently are preparing to furnish the U.S. Department of Justice the names of U.S. depositors in UBS on the basis that the U.S. government is investigating and/or prosecuting... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 United States, Switzerland Administration of Justice, Taxation, Fraud
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Petition to Review FCPA Conviction for Bribing Tax and Customs Officials “On October 6, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court denied without comment an appeal seeking a review of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act’s (FCPA) application to illegal acts in foreign countries that are... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 World, United States, Haiti Money Laundering, Corruption, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, National Security, Mutual Legal Assistance, Securities Law, International Courts, White Collar Crime, Bribery
U.S. Enacts Child Soldier Accountability Act On October 3, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the Child Soldier Accountability Act (S. 2135), which criminalizes the recruitment and use of child soldiers, defined as children under the age of... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 World, Chad Human Rights, International Organizations, Law of War
Victims File Crimes against Humanity and Torture Complaints in Senegal against Former Chadian Dictator Habré On October 3, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the Child Soldier Accountability Act (S. 2135), which criminalizes the recruitment and use of child soldiers, defined as children under the age of... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 Africa, Chad, Senegal Corruption, Administration of Justice, Extradition, Human Rights, International Courts
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS Books A. Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and Torture C. Fornet, The Crime of Destruction and the Law of Genocide; Their Impact on Collective Memory, 182 pp., Ashgate (2007)...[more] Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 World Bibliography
International Organizations, Governments, and Private Sector Try to Combat Somalia Maritime Piracy in Gulf of Aden On September 15, 2008, European Union foreign ministers approved plans for a possible naval mission to the Horn of Africa to prevent and arrest pirates attacking and hijacking ships and kidnapping... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Europe, Somalia International Organizations, Maritime, European Union, Kidnaping
Brazil Extradites Alleged Colombian Cocaine Capo to the U.S. "On August 22, 2008, Brazil extradited Juan Carlos Ramírez-Abadía, 45, allegedly a leader of Norte del Valle (NVC), a notorious cartel in Colombia, to the United States where he has been indicted on... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Brazil, Colombia, Latin America and South America, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Murder, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Money Laundering Charges for Tax Crimes "On June 17, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit overturned a dismissal of a case charging defendants with money laundering related to tax offenses involving legal sources. The... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 United States, Virgin Islands Fraud, Money Laundering, Treaties
Law and Politics in Sudan There are times when events in the legal and political systems entwine. This interplay of systems is very apparent right now with the situation in Darfur, particularly since mid-July, when the... Becky Farrar 25 1 2008-11-01 World, Africa, Sudan Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Immunity, Law of War, Murder, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts, White Collar Crime
Canada Deports U.S. Draft Deserter and U.S. Sentences Him to 15 Months "In July 2008, Canadian authorities deported Private Robin Long, 25, of Boise Idaho, who left his U.S. Army unit in 2005 because of his moral opposition to the war and fled to Nelson, British... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Canada, Iraq, United States Extortion
French Capture 9 Somali Pirates and NATO and Russia Send Naval Patrols to Gulf of Aden On October 22, 2008, In an effort to combat and prevent international maritime piracy, the French navy have captured nine suspected Somali pirates as NATO and Russia have dispatched ships to patrol... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 2008-11-01 World, France, Africa, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Somalia Administration of Justice, Customs Enforcement, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Maritime, National Security, European Union, United Nations, Kidnaping
Caribbean Countries Express Concern About Criminal Deportees from the U.S. "On August 20, 2008, Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, who is also the chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), reiterated his concern about the U.S. practice of deporting... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Antigua & Barbuda, Caribbean, Haiti, United States Immigration
Olenicoff Sues UBS and 30 Others for Fraud in Undeclared Income Scheme On September 16, 2008, Igor Olenicoff, who has pled guilty to tax crimes, sued UBS and more than 30 defendants for fraud and related causes of action, seeking $500 million in damages. Among the... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 United States, Switzerland, Money Laundering, Taxation
European Court of Justice Annuls Implementation of Al-Qaeda UN Sanctions "On September 3, 2008, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) set outside the judgments of the Court of First Instance and annulled the Council regulation freezing Mr. Yassin Abdullah Kadi, a resident... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Afghanistan, Europe, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, International Courts, Terrorism
EU Touts New Counterfeit Goods Cooperation with China "In May 2008, the European Union issued papers on its efforts to combat counterfeit goods and touted its new agreement with China as a likely means to reduce pirating from its chief source. At the... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 China, Europe Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property
Criminal Charges against Kenyans and Proposed Bill Focuses on Kenyan Counter-Terrorism Efforts "A criminal case against three Kenyans, the role of the U.S. and a proposed counter-terrorism bill have focused attention on Kenya’s counter-terrorism efforts. In the criminal case on August 11, 2008... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Kenya, United States Detention
Recognition and enforcement of the supervision of probation measures "At the 2838th meeting of the Council of the European Union held on December 6, 2007, the Council reached a general approach on a draft Framework Decision on the recognition and supervision of... Michael Plachta 24 11 2008-11-01 Europe Administration of Justice, European Union, International Organizations, Jurisdiction

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