Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
European Prosecutors, Legislators Seek Accountability for U.S. Renditions A growing series of national prosecutions and a European Parliament report seek to hold participants in the U.S. extraordinary rendition program accountable for their actions. On February 16, 2007,... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 United States, Europe, Germany, Italy, Egypt Human Rights, Law of War, Terrorism, Kidnaping
Canadian Supreme Court Unanimously Overturns Terror Detention Procedures On February 22, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a law permitting the Canadian government to detain foreign-born terrorism suspects indefinitely and without charge, based on secret... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 Canada Immigration, National Security, Terrorism
Interpol Makes Recommendations to Recover Aghan and Iraqi Cultural Property On February 14, 2007, the Interpol Expert Group (IEG) on Stolen Cultural Property issued recommendations on trafficking in and recovery of stolen Afghan and Iraqi cultural property. The IEG took... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 Iraq, Afghanistan Art and Cultural Property, International Organizations
International Tribunal for War Crimes in Former Yugoslavia Faces Transitional Issues As the International Tribunal for War Crimes in Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) draws closer to its wind up, it faces a bevy of transitional issues, especially as it attempts to transfer cases to national... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 Balkans Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
EU Prisoner Transfers: Creative Transformation or Betrayal of Principles? At its 2768th meeting on December 4-5, 2006, the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council examined a Presidency compromise text regarding a draft Framework Decision on the application of the principle of... Michael Plachta 23 4 2007-04-01 Europe Human Rights, Transfer of Prisoners, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
Cuba Sends Drug Cartel Suspect Wanted by U.S. to Colombia On February 8, 2007, Cuba transferred Luis Hernando Gómez Bustamante, the alleged leader of a Colombian drug cartel, to Colombia. The transfer of Gómez Bustamante, who the U.S. has prioritized on... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 United States, Colombia, Cuba Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
EU, U.S. Review and Expand Anti-Counterfeiting Programs On February 1, 2007, officials from the European Commission and the U.S. government met with industry representatives in Geneva to review efforts to fight counterfeiting and piracy. U.S. and EU... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 United States, Europe Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property, European Union
France Extradites Former Bank Head to Austria On February 13, 2007, France extradited Helmet Elsner, former director general of beleaguered Ban für Arbeit und Wirtschft (Bawag), to Austria. Following France’s heavily contested decision, Elsner... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 Caribbean, France, Austria Extradition, Fraud, White Collar Crime
Peru Delivers Final Evidence to Chile in Support of Fujimori Extradition On February 1, 2007, Carlos Briceño, the anti-corruption attorney for the Peruvian government, announced that his government would present its final dossier of evidence to the Chilean government on... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 Peru, Chile Extradition, Human Rights, War Crimes
Germany Charges 13 CIA Operatives in el-Masri Rendition Probe On January 31, 2007, a German court issued an arrest warrant for 13 persons linked to the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) mistaken kidnapping of Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen of Lebanese... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 United States, Germany, Italy Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism, Kidnaping
Bank of America Fined $3 Million for AML Violations on Wyly Accounts The investment services arm of Bank of America has agreed to pay a $3 million fine to the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), settling accusations that the bank failed to comply with... Jed Borod 23 4 2007-04-01 United States, Money Laundering, Due Diligence, Taxation
ICC Formally Charges Lubanga, Prepares for First Trial On January 29, 2007, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed the charges against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, referring the case to the ICC’s Trial Chamber. Lubanga, who is... Bruce Zagaris 23 4 2007-04-01 World, Africa, Congo Human Rights, War Crimes, International Courts
Book Review: Separating Fools from Their Money: A History of American Financial Scandals This book reviews the history of financial scandals in the U.S. from the dawn of the U.S. as a republic to the present, focusing on three periods – the Gilded Age of the late 19th century, the... Bruce Zagaris 23 3 2007-03-01 World Money Laundering, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
U.K. Arrests Four Rwanda Genocide Suspects for Potential Extradition On December 28, 2006, four men accused of participating in the 1994 Rwanda genocide were remanded to custody in a proceeding at the City of Westminster’s Magistrates Court following a formal... Bruce Zagaris 23 3 2007-03-01 France, United Kingdom, Rwanda Extradition, Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide
Mass U.S. Criminal Deportations Overwhelm Caribbean A growing number of reports suggest that the U.S. policy of deporting aliens who commit domestic crimes to the Caribbean is overwhelming Caribbean law enforcement agencies, who struggle to cope with... Bruce Zagaris 23 3 2007-03-01 United States, Caribbean Immigration
OECD Launches Tax Intermediary Project On January 17, 2007, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced a new work program to examine the role of tax intermediaries – law and accounting firms, other tax... Bruce Zagaris 23 3 2007-03-01 World Due Diligence, International Organizations, Taxation
Spain Arrests Isabel Perón on Argentine Extradition Warrant for Crimes against Humanity On January 12, 2007, Spanish law enforcement authorities arrested Isabel Perón, the former Argentinian president and widow of former Argentine president Juan Perón, on an international arrest warrant... Bruce Zagaris 23 3 2007-03-01 Spain, Argentina Extradition, Human Rights, Immunity, War Crimes, Genocide
U.S. Appellate Court Overturns Life Imprisonment, Citing Specialty Violation On January 22, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a pre curiam opinion reversing district court denial of a habeas corpus petition brought by a man challenging his life... Bruce Zagaris 23 3 2007-03-01 United States, Venezuela Extradition, Human Rights
U.S. Seeks Gaming Records from U.K. Investment Banks Reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed gaming documents from a number of prominent investment banks have caused an uproar in the U.K. business world. The subpoenas, which appear... Jed Borod 23 3 2007-03-01 United States, Caribbean, United Kingdom International Gaming, International Organizations, Securities Law
U.S. Arrests Two NETeller Founders On January 15, 2007, U.S. law enforcement arrested two founders of NETeller PLC, a payment processor allegedly used by gaming Web sites. Stephen Lawrence, 46, and John Lefebvre, 55, were charged... Bruce Zagaris 23 3 2007-03-01 United States, Money Laundering, International Gaming

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