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Commission Proposes Decision to Strengthen Cross Border Surveillance and Hot |
On July 19, 2005, the European Commission proposed a Council Decision to improve police cooperation between EU Members, especially at the internal borders, and to amend the Convention implementing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
10 |
2005-10-01 |
Europe |
Jurisdiction, National Security, European Union |
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German Court Convicts Moroccan of 9/11 Terrorism Links But Criticizes US |
On August 19, 2005, a retrial of Moroccan Mounir al-Motassadeq, a 31-year-old former student, resulted in his conviction for helping to participate in a terrorist organization. However, the court... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
10 |
2005-10-01 |
United States, Germany, Morocco |
Jurisdiction, National Security, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Fools? Gold: Illegal Mining Linked to Conflict in Democratic Republic of the Congo |
International organization including the United Nations and the European Union have devoted increased attention to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent months,... |
Jed Borod |
21 |
10 |
2005-10-01 |
Congo |
Human Rights, Arms Trafficking, Genocide |
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Milosevic and Fugitive Leaders Continue to Preoccupy the ICTY |
As the International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) tries to wrap up its work, the Milosevic case and efforts to arrest some of the indicted leaders preoccupy the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
10 |
2005-10-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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Council of Europe Takes Action Against Human Trafficking |
Trafficking in human beings, the modern form of slavery, has become a serious worldwide problem. In one sense, human trafficking could be regarded as one of the negative aspects of globalization.... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
21 |
10 |
2005-10-01 |
Europe |
Human Rights, Human Trafficking, European Union |
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Nigeria Makes Progress in Prosecuting 419 Scams |
Since May 2003, the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (ECFCC) has achieved significant progress investigating and prosecuting the notorious "419 scams" perpetrated in Nigeria via the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
10 |
2005-10-01 |
Nigeria |
Cybercrime, Fraud |
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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 April 1, 2005 issue of the IELR) are in... |
Jed Borod |
21 |
10 |
2005-10-01 |
World, United States |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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AIDP Urges UN to Reinstate Mandate of Human Rights Expert in Afghanistan |
On June 4, 2005, the board of the International Association of Penal Law (commonly known by its French name Association Internationale de Droit Penal or its French acronym AIDP), met at the Palais de... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
World, France, Afghanistan |
Human Rights, International Organizations, Law of War, United Nations |
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Colombian Congress Will Hold Hearings About Immunity for U.S. Troops |
Responding to the demands of the Colombian inspector general, the Colombian Congress will hold hearings reviewing the 1974 U.S.-Colombian diplomatic agreement affording U.S. troops in Colombia... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Human Rights, Immunity, Jurisdiction |
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ICTY Postpones Closing Date Due to Kingpin Fugitives |
In a June 8, 2005, letter to the U.N. Security Council, Judge Theodor Meron, president of the International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia, said that the tribunal would not... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
8 |
2005-08-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |