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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Uses Hearing on Offshore Tax Evasion to Unveil Proposed Measures At a hearing on July 24, 2008, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) said he and ranking Republican Charles Grassley (IA) will introduce six new measures to reduce offshore tax evasion... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 United States, Caribbean, Switzerland Customs Enforcement, National Security, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
U.S. Congress Approves Counter-Narcotics Aid for Mexico, Central America, and Others On June 26, 2008, the U.S. Congress approved a package of $465 million in counter-narcotics assistance for Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti, known as the Merida Initiative... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 World, United States, Mexico Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
Reform to the Mexican Judicial System and the Repercussion for Extradition After a full debate in the Mexican Senate and in the legislatures of the 31 states, plus the Federal District, on June 17, 2008, a reform of criminal system entered into force in Mexico, by means of... Alberto H. Villa 24 9 2008-09-01 United States, Mexico Extradition
Eurojust Helps Dismantle Human Trafficking Organization in Iberia On May 27, 2008, the European Union reported the successful action of the European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) in coordinating law enforcement action by Portuguese and Spanish... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 Europe, Spain Human Trafficking, International Organizations, Immigration
ICJ Grants Provisional Measures Ordering U.S. Not to Execute Mexicans on Death Row On July 16, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) granted provisional measures to the Mexican government and agreed that the U.S. government has not done enough to assure the treaty rights... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, International Organizations, Capital Punishment
Trinidad Surrenders 3 Terrorism Suspects to U.S. On June 22, 2008, Trinidad and Tobago extradited three terrorism suspects to the U.S. to stand charges on conspiracy to blow up the John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York (JFK)... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago, United States Extradition, Terrorism
ICC Prosecutor Requests Arrest of Sudanese President On July 14, 2008, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo presented evidence showing that Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir committed the crimes of genocide, crimes... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 Human Rights, International Organizations, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
Israeli Banker Pleads Guilty To Helping Americans Defraud U.S. On June 27, 2008, Joseph Roth, 66, of Tel Aviv and a banker with United Mizrahi Bank, pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge in Los Angeles, admitting that he participated in a scheme to... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 Israel, United States Fraud, Taxation
Serbian Authorities Arrest Karadzic On July 21, 2008, Serbian secret police arrested Radovan Karadzic near Belgrade, and quickly brought him before an investigative judge at Serbia’s war crimes court in preparation for his extradition... Bruce Zagaris 24 9 2008-09-01 Serbia Human Rights, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
European Parliament Adopts Directive on Return of Illegal Immigrants On June 18, 2008, the European Parliament adopted by a 369 to 197 vote a directive to set forth EU-wide rules and procedures on the return of illegal immigrants. It covers periods of custody as well... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 Europe Immigration, European Union
EU Justice and Home Affairs Progresses on Illegal Aliens, Cooperation to Prevent and Investigate Criminal Offenses, and Environmental Crimes On June 5-6, 2008, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union held its 2873rd Council meeting and reached agreement on several matters of international criminal cooperation...[more] Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 Europe European Union, Economic Integration
U.S. Department of State Publishes 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report On June 4, 2008, the U.S. Department of State published the 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report. The Report, published annually since 2001, includes a comprehensive discussion of 170 countries?... Anne Kelsey 24 8 2008-08-01 World, United States Human Trafficking
ICC Chief Prosecutor Presents Seventh Darfur Report to U.N. Security Council, Provides Impetus for U.S., Council Action On June 5, 2008, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno Ocampo, presented his seventh report on the ICC?s Darfur investigation to the United Nations Security... Golzar Kheiltash 24 8 2008-08-01 World International Courts
U.S. Renews Rewards for Arrest of Men Suspected of War Crimes During Rwanda Genocide On May 13, 2008, the U.S. government announced the renewal of rewards of up to $5 million for tips leading to the arrest of any of thirteen persons suspected of war crimes during the Rwandan genocide... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 United States, Africa, Rwanda, Congo, Kenya War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
Faro Technologies Agrees on Deferred Prosecution Agreement on Corrupt Payments to Chinese Officials On June 5, 2008, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich announced that Faro Technologies Inc. (Faro), a public company specializing in computerized measurement... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 United States, China Corruption
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Narrow Definition to U.S. Money-Laundering Law in United States v. Santos On June 2, 2008, an uncharacteristic line-up of Justices in a court divided 5 to 4 threw federal anti-money laundering law into a state of, if not chaos, then certainly confusion. Focusing on the... Russell Bikof 24 8 2008-08-01 United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
ABA White Collar Crime 2008 On March 6-7, 2008, the American Bar Association held its 22nd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime. The materials are encyclopedic and contain many items useful to international... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 United States White Collar Crime
Financial Action Task Force Issues Revised Mandate for 2008-2012 On April 12, 2008, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a revised mandate for 2008-2012, affirming its three main activities: standard setting, ensuring effective compliance with the... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 World Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies International Transportation of Criminal Proceeds On June 2, 2008, the United States Supreme Court in a unanimous decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas clarified in favor of the defendants the definition of the money laundering statute that... Bruce Zagaris 24 8 2008-08-01 United States Money Laundering
Mexico Returns to the ICJ on the Avena Case On June 5th, 2008, Mexico filed a Request for Interpretation of the Judgment delivered on March 31, 2004, by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (... Rodrigo Labardini 24 8 2008-08-01 World, United States, Mexico Human Rights

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