Articles

E.g., 2026-08
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
European Council Issues Decision on Mutual Recognition to Financial Penalties On February 24, 2005, the European Council issued a Council Framework Decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties that will facilitate the recognition... Bruce Zagaris 21 6 2005-06-01 Europe European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
OECD Criticized Japan for its Laxness in Implementing the Anti-Bribery Convention In March 2005, the OECD published a Phase 2 Report that evaluates the Japanese enforcement of the implementing legislation for the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in... Tetsuya Morimoto 21 6 2005-06-01 Japan Corruption, International Organizations, Bribery
Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Documents Books: A. Law of War and Victims Recovery M.J. Bazyler, Holocaust Justice; the Battle for Restitution in Americas Courts. NYU Press, 2003, 410 p. S. Eizensat, Imperfect Justice; Looted Assets, Slave... Bruce Zagaris 21 6 2005-06-01 World Bibliography
U.S. Detention Policies Continue to Experience Criticism The U.S. government published its ten investigative reports on detention abuses while court and administrative proceedings proliferated over individual detention cases. Meanwhile, the UN tried to... Bruce Zagaris 21 6 2005-06-01 World, United States, Afghanistan, Turkey Human Rights, International Organizations, National Security, Terrorism, United Nations, Torture, Prisoner Rights
British Court Clarifies that Court Counsel Need Not Make Suspicion Activity Reports On March 8, 2005, the Supreme Court of Judicature Court of Appeal, Civil Division, issued an opinion clarifying that the requirements of the British anti-money laundering law obligating lawyers to... Bruce Zagaris 21 6 2005-06-01 United Kingdom Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
Top Human Rights Investigator Fired after Critical Report Published on Coalition Activities in Afghanistan Amidst strong U.S. pressure, the United Nations fired its top human rights official tasked with monitoring activities in Afghanistan after the release of a report that was critical of U.S.-led... Jason McClurg 21 6 2005-06-01 United States, Afghanistan Human Rights, International Organizations, Terrorism, United Nations
U.S. Indicts and Will Try to Extradite 3 British Nationals on Terrorism Charges On April 12, 2005, the U.S. Attorney General in the Southern District of New York announced the indictment of three British nationals who are being held on terrorism charges in the United Kingdom on... Bruce Zagaris 21 6 2005-06-01 United States, United Kingdom, Pakistan Extradition, Terrorism
Eurojust Issues Rules of Procedure on the Processing and Protection of Personal Data On March 19, 2005, Eurojust issued rules of procedure on the processing and protection of personal data that try to balance the need for judicial assistance in serious crime investigations, emergency... Bruce Zagaris 21 6 2005-06-01 Europe European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, Privacy, Economic Integration
Senate Permanent Investigative Subcommittee Issues New Report Showing Extent of Use of Multiple Banks by Pinochet and Making Legislative Recommendations On March 16, 2005, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Affairs issued a supplemental staff report on U.S. accounts used by Augusto Pinochet, uncovering... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 United States, Chile Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
U.S. Indicts and Arrests Telecommunications Entrepreneur in $200 Million Tax Evasion Case On February 26, 2005, the U.S. government arrested Walter Anderson, 51, a telecommunications mogul who lives in Washington, D.C., on an indictment on tax evasion and related matters. On February 23... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 United States Taxation, Fraud
Cross-border Legitimacy Aspects of the Russian Tax Minimization Insurance Schemes In the beginning of 2005 the Russian Revenue Authorities (FNS) launched another wave of due diligence examinations of the insurance companies that use so-called "gray schemes" to minimize taxation... Timur Sinuraya 21 5 2005-05-01 Russia Taxation, Fraud
Colombia Extradites Rebel Woman Commander to the U.S. As Extraditions Since 1977 Reach 239 On March 9, 2005, the Colombian government extradited Nayibe Rojas, a high-ranking Marxist rebel commander to the U.S. According to U.S. officials, this is an important extradition case because the... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 United States, Colombia Extradition, Terrorism
OECD Criticizes UK?s Implementation of Anti-Bribery Convention The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has criticized the inadequate implementation and enforcement by the United Kingdom government of its obligations as a signatory to the... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 United Kingdom Corruption, International Organizations, Bribery
Russia Requests Extradition of Ykos Former Employees On March 10, 2005, the media reported that Russia has requested the extradition of two former employees of the Russian oil company Yukos who have requested political asylum rather than return to... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 Russia Extradition
U.S. Detention Policy Remains Under Attack On March 11, 2005, the media reported the U.S. Department of Defense is requesting support from the U.S. Department and State and other agencies in its plan to reduce by more than half the population... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 United States, Middle East Human Rights, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Extraordinary Renditions Subject to Foreign and U.S. Investigations and Oversight Increasing attention is targeting the practice of extraordinary renditions by the Central Intelligence Agency. In particular, at least three European countries have started criminal investigation... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 United States, Germany, Italy Extradition, Terrorism, Kidnaping
Brazilian Police Arrest U.S. Citizen Wanted for Abduction and Murder On March 9, 2005, Brazilian police arrested Jesse James Hollywood, a U.S. citizen, whom the Federal Bureau of Investigation sought concerning a high-profile kidnapping and murder of a 15-year-old boy... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 United States, Brazil Extradition, Murder, Kidnaping
European Commission Adopts New Drug Plan for 2005-2008 On February 17, 2005, the European Commission adopted and sent to the Council and the European Parliament a EU Drugs Action Plan for 2005-2008, whose main goal is to significantly reduce the... Bruce Zagaris 21 21 2005-05-01 Europe European Union, Drugs & Trafficking
UN Issues Report on Controlling the Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons On February 7, 2005, the United Nations Secretary-General issued a report on efforts to implement recommendations of the Secretary-General on ways and means in which the Security Council could... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 World United Nations, Arms Trafficking
Focus on Ability of Former Warring States to Surrender Indictees Since October 12, 2004, more than fifteen indicted individuals have surrendered to the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and made initial appearances, including... Bruce Zagaris 21 5 2005-05-01 World, Europe, Balkans Human Rights, Law of War, European Union, War Crimes, International Courts

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