Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Brings Civil Asset Forfeiture Case Against Former Nicaraguan President On September 6, 2005, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida will start a civil trial for asset forfeiture charges against former Nicaraguan President Arnold Alem?n... Bruce Zagaris 21 10 2005-10-01 United States, Nicaragua Money Laundering, Corruption, Asset Forfeiture
Europe Commission Explains Implementation of The Hague Programme and On July 28, 2005, Vice President Franco Frattini discussed the work of the Hague Programme and its implications for the special geographic situation of central Europe. In particular, the area is... Bruce Zagaris 21 10 2005-10-01 Europe Immigration, National Security, European Union
U.S. Court in Tampa Gives Partial Victory to Colombian Defendant in Extradition On June 23, 2005, U.S. Magistrate Elizabeth A. Jenkins issued a report, recommending that U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich strike the parts of an indictment against a Colombian charged with... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 United States, Colombia Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
Polish Constitutional Court Holds European Arrest Warrant Unconstitutional The European Arrest Warrant (EAW), the recently established procedural and organizational mechanism for delivering offenders within the European Union (EU), has caused considerable controversies... Michael Plachta 21 9 2005-09-01 Europe, Poland Extradition, International Organizations, Transfer of Prisoners, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
Turkey Requests Iraqi Extradition of Two Islamists for 2003 Attack On July 13, 2005, Turkey announced that it had asked Iraq to extradite two Turkish Islamists for participating in a 2003 terrorist attack in Istanbul. They are detained in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 Iraq, Turkey Extradition, Terrorism
Paraguay Extradites Major FARC Leader On June 28, 2005, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen P. Tandy announced that the Government of Paraguay had extradited suspected drug trafficker Ivan Carlos Mendes-Mesquita to... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 United States, Colombia, Paraguay Extradition, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking
Belize Arrests Brothers on U.S. Extradition Request On July 18, 2005, Belizean Chief Magistrate Herb Lord held an initial hearing on the extradition request by the U.S. for Andrew "Papa" Brown and his brother Floyd. Solicitor General Elson Kaseke... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 United States, Belize Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Attorney General Announces More Direct U.S. Involvement in Iraq Justice System On July 4, 2005, during a brief visit to Baghdad, U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced the establishment of an Iraq anti-crime task force, signifying a change from earlier U.S. efforts... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 United States, Iraq Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Mutual Legal Assistance, War Crimes
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Military Commissions for Detainees On July 15, 2005, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overturned a lower-court decision invalidating the use of military commissions to try detainees. The appellate court decision... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 United States Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
European Council Issues Response to London Bombings On July 13, 2005, the Council of the European Union adopted a Declaration in response to the bombings on the London subway the prior week. The Declaration prioritized building the existing strong EU... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 Europe, United Kingdom International Organizations, National Security, Terrorism, European Union
Bibliography of Books, Articles and Documents Books A. Aliens and Migration M. Dow, American Gulag: Inside U.S. Migration Prisons. Univ. of California Press, 2004, 413 p. B. Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and Torture L. May, Crimes... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 World Bibliography
EC Proposes New Initiative to Combat Organized Crime On June 2, 2005, the European Commission adopted a Communication on "developing a strategic concept on tackling organized crime" which includes strengthening tools and improving enforcement... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 Europe International Organizations, European Union, Organized Crime
EU and Libya Discuss Immigration and Human Trafficking Enforcement Cooperation The European Union and the Libyan government are discussing human trafficking and immigration enforcement cooperation. On June 3, 2005, the EU, at the request of Italy and Malta, decided to help... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 Europe, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Immigration, National Security, European Union
EU and Hungarian Customs Host Seminar on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy On April 4-7, 2005, in Budapest, Hungary, the European Commission, together with the Hungarian customs administration, hosted a seminar on combating counterfeiting and piracy. The conference... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 Europe, Hungary Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property, Trade Enforcement, Forgery
U.S. and Czech Authorities Closing in on Kozeny A Bahamian media source reported that Lyford Cay resident Viktor Kozeny, who has been charged with 17 counts of fraud-related charges in the United States, faces the choice of surrendering to U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 United States, Czech Republic, Bahamas Extradition, Securities Law, Fraud, White Collar Crime
Spanish Government Conducts Multi-Country Operation Against Former Soviet Gangs On June 20, 2005, the Spanish police arrested 28 alleged mafia bosses from former Soviet republics in 11cities and resort towns in Alicante, Catalonia, and Costa del Sol. According to the police,... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 Spain, Russia Money Laundering, International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime
Mexican Attorney General Cracks Cuban Immigrant Smuggling Ring in Cancun On June 20, 2005, The Mexican Attorney General and agents of the Federal Agency of Investigation (AFI) detained two leaders of an organization smuggling Cubans into the United States through Cancun... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 United States, Mexico, Cuba Human Trafficking, Immigration, National Security
U.S. Conducts Operation Against Black Market Peso Exchange On June 24, 2005, Drug Enforcement Administration head Karen P. Tandy announced the successful results of Operation Mallorca, a 27-month investigation that targeted the alleged money laundering... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 United States, Colombia Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Customs Enforcement, Trade Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Extradition from the U.K. Engenders Controversies The U.S. government has gradually expanded its authority to gain custody of non-nationals through extradition and alternative means. U.S. extradition requests for three British nationals for... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 United States, United Kingdom Extradition, Jurisdiction, Transfer of Prisoners, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
EU Proposes Second Generation of Schengen Information System On June 1, 2005, the European Commission presented three proposals to establish the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II), which will supercede the current SIS. The SIS II... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 Europe European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Privacy, Economic Integration

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