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U.S. Court Awards $37 Million in Damages to Survivors of Peruvian Massacre On March 4, 2008, U.S. District Court Judge Adalberto Jordan ordered former Peruvian Major Telmo Hurtado Hurtado to pay $37 million in damages to Peruvian plaintiffs Teófila Ochoa Lizarbe and Cirila... Bruce Zagaris 24 5 2008-05-01 Peru, United States Human Rights, War Crimes
OAS Helps Resolve Dispute Between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela On March 7, 2008, the presidents of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela agreed to resolve their dispute over the Colombian bombing of a rebel camp in Ecuador on March 1, 2008, which killed 24 guerillas... Bruce Zagaris 24 5 2008-05-01 Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela Drugs & Trafficking, Terrorism
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Meeting Acts on Europol, Schengen and Returning Illegal Aliens On February 28, 2008, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union held its 2853rd Council meeting, focusing on Europol, the Schengen Information System, returning illegal aliens, the... Bruce Zagaris 24 5 2008-05-01 Europe Economic Integration, Immigration, International Organizations
European Council on Justice and Home Affairs Progresses On December 6 and 7, 2007, the Council of the European Union for Justice and Home Affairs held its 2838th meeting and achieved progress on a wide variety of issues...[more] Bruce Zagaris 24 4 2008-04-01 Europe Economic Integration, Mutual Legal Assistance, Terrorism
Swiss Government Freezes Duvalier Assets Following Request by Two Haitians On February 6, 2008, the Swiss government agreed to freeze accounts in UBS banks of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier (“Baby Doc”) pursuant to an injunction obtained from a Swiss court and... Bruce Zagaris 24 4 2008-04-01 Haiti, Switzerland Asset Forfeiture, Bank Secrecy
U.K. Becomes 13th Party to OECD/COE Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters On January 24, 2008, the United Kingdom became the 13th party to the Council of Europe/Organization of Economic and Cooperative Development (OECD) Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in... Bruce Zagaris 24 4 2008-04-01 United Kingdom, World International Organizations, Taxation
Bosnia Seizes Travel Documents of Karadzic Family and Freezes Assets of Remaining Top War Crimes Suspect as New ICTY Prosecutor Increases Pressure to Arrest Them On January 10, 2008, Miroslav Lajcak, Bosnia’s top international envoy, ordered the seizure of travel documents belonging to members of Radovan Karadzic’s family on suspicion that they are helping... Bruce Zagaris 24 4 2008-04-01 Croatia, Europe, Serbia International Courts, Law of War, War Crimes
Joint Investigation Yields 2 Convictions and Extradition in Heroin and Stolen Passport Scheme On February 4, 2008, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of New... Bruce Zagaris 24 4 2008-04-01 Thailand, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition
U.S. Government Increases Its Own Immunity While Restricting Immunity for Other Sovereigns on Terrorism-based Issues The U.S. government has increased its use of the state secrets privilege to avoid disclosure of classified information in civil lawsuits while simultaneously restricting immunities for sovereigns in... Bruce Zagaris 24 4 2008-04-01 United States Immunity, Terrorism
U.S. Surrenders to Costa Rica a Former Police Officer Wanted for Murder On January 21, 2008, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the removal of Carlos Alberto Fernandez-Mena, a Costa Rica citizen who is wanted for murder in Costa Rica. In October... Bruce Zagaris 24 4 2008-04-01 Costa Rica, United States Extradition, Murder
Indictment of Florida Lawyer for Money Laundering Surprises Legal Community On February 7, 2008, federal prosecutors in Miami unsealed an indictment against Ben Kuehne, a highly respected Miami lawyer, for his written opinions and role in a complex international drug-... Bruce Zagaris 24 4 2008-04-01 Colombia, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering
Combating Illicit Tobacco Trade: Preparing the Ground for Future International Protocol to WHO Tobacco Control Convention Representatives of over 30 countries, the European Commission, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations met in Montevideo, Uruguay, on December 5 and 6, 2007, in a regional... Elena Papangelopoulou 24 4 2008-04-01 World Drugs & Trafficking, International Organizations
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Issues Resolution Urging U.N. Security Council and EU to Amend Targeted Sanctions On January 23, 2008, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) issued Resolution 1597 (2008), advocating that the United Nations Security Council and the European Union to “overhaul... Bruce Zagaris 24 4 2008-04-01 Europe, World Economic Sanctions, Human Rights
European Data Protection Supervisor Criticizes Draft Proposal on Passenger Data Decision On December 20, 2007, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued his opinion on the draft Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data for law... Elena Papangelopoulou 24 4 2008-04-01 Europe, United States, World European Union, Human Rights, International Organizations
The Genocide Accountability Act of 2007: Congress Moves Closer toward Closing the Impunity Gap This past December, Congress passed the highly anticipated Genocide Accountability Act of 2007 (hereinafter ?GAA?). The GAA closes key jurisdictional loopholes in the existing Genocide Convention... Golzar Kheiltash 24 4 2008-04-01 United States Genocide
EU Advocate General Suggests that the European Court of Justice Annul the Council Regulation on Freezing the Funds On January 16, 2008, the Advocate General at the European Court of Justice delivered his opinion in the case of Yassin Abdullah Kadi v. Council of the European Union and Commission of the European... Elena Papangelopoulou 24 4 2008-04-01 Europe, Saudi Arabia, World Economic Sanctions, Human Rights, Terrorism
U.S. District Court Judge Cites Geneva Convention to Stay Noriega’s Extradition On January 30, 2008, U.S. District Judge Paul Huck issued a stay of Manuel Noriega’s extradition until the related appeals are decided upon. France has requested the former Panamanian dictator’s... Elena Papangelopoulou 24 4 2008-04-01 France, Panama, United States Extradition
U.S. Grand Jury Indicts 12 in Costa Rican Internet Gaming Operation On January 7, 2008, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment charging twelve individuals with gambling and money laundering offenses relating to the operation of... Bruce Zagaris 24 3 2008-03-01 Costa Rica, United States Cybercrime, International Gaming
France Arrests Rwanda Genocide Suspect on Interpol Red Notice On January 9, 2008, French prosecutor Richard Bometon announced the arrest in Toulouse of Marcel Bivugabagabo, 53, a former Rwandan army officer suspect of participating in the country’s 1994... Bruce Zagaris 24 3 2008-03-01 France, Rwanda Extradition, Genocide
ICTR Defers to French Courts to Try Two Alleged Genocide Suspects; Rushes to Start Six New Trials Before Mandate Expires On November 21, 2007, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) decided to defer to a French court the prosecution of Abbot Weneceslas Munyeshyaka and former prefect Laurent Bucyibaruta.... Bruce Zagaris 24 3 2008-03-01 France, Rwanda Genocide, International Gaming

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