Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Getty Museum to Return Disputed Art to Italy, Greece In the latest developments in a long-running controversy, California J. Paul Getty Museum has agreed to return disputed antiquities to Italy and Greece. The Museum, which has suffered negative press... Jed Borod 22 9 2006-09-01 United States, Italy, Greece Art and Cultural Property
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Deliberates Evidence Warrant, Transfer of Sentenced Persons, and Procedural Rights in Criminal Proceedings On June 1-2, 2006, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs of the Council held its 2732nd Council Meeting, making progress on the European Evidence Warrant (EEW), the transfer of sentenced... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 Europe European Union
EU Directive on Criminalization and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights On April 26, 2006, the Commission of the European Communities adopted a proposal for a directive to combat intellectual property offenses, amending the proposal it approved on July 12, 2005. The... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 Europe Intellectual Property, European Union
U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Consular Rights of Foreigners Arrested in the U.S. On June 28, 2006, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the remedies of a foreign arrestee in the United States for violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Convention are limited. In... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 United States, Mexico, Honduras International Organizations, Prisoner Rights
EU Orders Review of Savings Tax Directive On the anniversary of the taking effect of the European Union’s saving tax directive, Laszlo Kovacs, EU Tax commissioner, has ordered a review of the operation of the directive to see whether it... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 Europe, Switzerland Bank Secrecy, Taxation, European Union
European Parliament and Foreign Governments Investigate U.S. Surveillance of SWIFT Following the June 22, 2006 media revelations of Bush administration surveillance of Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) wire transfer records, the European Parliament... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 United States, Europe Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Terrorism, European Union, Privacy
Financial Action Task Force Issues 2005-2006 Annual Report On June 23, 2006, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued its 2005-2006 annual report. This year’s report focuses on a number of FATF initiatives, including efforts to expand FATF membership,... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 World Money Laundering, International Organizations, Terrorism
EU and Philip Morris Conclude Anti-Smuggling, Anti-Counterfeit Agreements On June 6, 2006, the European Commission announced that since July 2004 fourteen European Union (EU) members have joined the Community and the initial ten EU members in their efforts to combat... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 Europe Customs Enforcement, Trade Enforcement, European Union
U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Political Activist’s Extradition to Thailand On May 22, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed a district court decision to extradite Van Duc Vo, a naturalized U.S. citizen, to Thailand, denying Vo’s argument that the... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 United States, Thailand, Vietnam Extradition, Terrorism
Justice and Home Affairs Meets, Focuses on Illegal Migration On June 1-2, 2006, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs of the Council held its 2732nd Council Meeting, making progress on the European Evidence Warrant (EEW), the transfer of sentenced... Bruce Zagaris 22 9 2006-09-01 Europe European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S, Germany Sign Bilateral Agreements for Mutual Legal Assistance On April 18, 2006, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Germany Minister of Justice Brigitte Zypries signed agreements supplementing the U.S.-German Extradition Treaty and Mutual Legal... Henry Gollisky 22 8 2006-08-01 Germany, United States Mutual Legal Assistance
Book Review: Regulatory Frameworks for Hawala and Other Remittance Systems In the last five years the international community and especially the organizations responsible for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financial enforcement have focused attention on the... Bruce Zagaris 22 8 2006-08-01 World Due Diligence, Money Laundering
International Operation Results in Arrests of Alleged Kingpins, Asset Forfeiture On May 17, 2006, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the results of Operation Twin Oceans, a multi-jurisdictional, international investigation targeting the Pablo Rayo-Montano... Bruce Zagaris 22 8 2006-08-01 United States, Latin America and South America, Brazil, Colombia, Europe, Panama, Uruguay Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.K. Detains Al-Qaeda Suspect for Potential U.S. Extradition On June 7, 2006, a British court ordered U.S. citizen Syed Hashmi held without bail. Hashmi, 26, faces U.S criminal charges in connection with his alleged procurement of military equipment for al... Bruce Zagaris 22 8 2006-08-01 United States, United Kingdom, Pakistan Extradition, Terrorism
U.S. Detention Policies Continue to Define Counterterrorism Debate On June 8, 2006, the U.S. military released 33 Afghans from detention at Bagram Air base, handing them over to Afghan authorities. Approximately 500 detainees are currently held at Bagram. The great... Bruce Zagaris 22 8 2006-08-01 United States Human Rights, Law of War, Terrorism
U.S. Enforcement Updates The IELR periodically publishes an updated list of U.S. Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaties. Changes since the last update (the March 1, 2006 issue of the IELR) are in... Jed Borod 22 8 2006-08-01 United States Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Indicts Antiguan Company, U.S. Owners for Internet Sports Betting On May 17, 2006, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia announced a grand jury indictment of a former U.S. citizen who expatriated, his companies, and a U.S. citizen employee for conspiracy... Bruce Zagaris 22 8 2006-08-01 United States, Antigua & Barbuda Money Laundering, International Gaming, Taxation
Austrian Bank Forfeits $337.5 Million to U.S. to Avoid Prosecution in Refco Fraud Case On June 5, 2006, Michael J. Garcia, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that BAWAG P.S.K., formally known as Bank Für Arbeit Under Wirtschaft Und Österreichische... Bruce Zagaris 22 8 2006-08-01 United States, Austria Fraud, White Collar Crime
Brazil Uncovers Complex International Fraud, Money Laundering in Banco Santos Collapse Brazilian authorities are uncovering a complex series of international links surrounding the apparent fraud and money laundering that led to the collapse and bankruptcy of Banco Santos. Prosecutors... Bruce Zagaris 22 8 2006-08-01 Caribbean, Brazil, Virgin Islands, Antigua & Barbuda Money Laundering, Securities Law, Fraud
U.S. Appellate Court Reverses Lower Court, Upholds Specialty in Venezuelan Extradition On May 23, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously upheld the condition of a Venezuelan grant of extradition that a relator could not be sentenced to more than thirty years... Bruce Zagaris 22 8 2006-08-01 United States, Venezuela Extradition, Murder

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