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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |