Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
EU Adopts Decision on Elements of Criminal Acts and Penalties in Illicit Drug Trafficking On October 25, 2004, the Council of the European Union adopted a Framework Decision setting forth minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 Europe International Organizations, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking
Proposed US-German MLAT Breaks Ground On November 16, 2004, the proposed Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters between the United States and Germany was presented and referred to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 North America, United States, Europe, Germany Mutual Legal Assistance
Security Council Will Test Abilities of World Community to Act on Darfur Atrocities As massive atrocities in Darfur occur daily and the situation worsens, the crisis is becoming the signal test of whether the major powers are able to cooperate in order to prosecute effectively the... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 World, Africa, Sudan Human Rights, Murder, United Nations, Genocide
Fate of War Crimes Court Rests in Hands of Nigerian Judges A case before the Nigerian Federal High Court has the potential to dramatically affect the development of international criminal and humanitarian law in the immediate future. On May 31, 2004,... Jason McClurg 21 3 2005-03-01 World, Africa, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone Extradition, Human Rights, Immunity, War Crimes
ICTY Developments The International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia is undergoing a number of developments. Savo Todovic surrendered, a judge ordered a Croatian weekly to cease publishing... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 Europe, Balkans Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide
Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Provisions and SEC-CNVB Cooperation Results in SEC Enforcement Action Against Mexican Executives On January 4, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges against TV Azteca S.A. de C.V. (TV Azteca), a Mexican issuer whose U.S. depository receipts trade on the New York... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 North America, United States, Mexico Corruption, Securities Law
Former Fallujah Resident Sues US for Inhumane Treatment in French Courts On January 4, 2005, Muhammad al-Joundi, a Syrian driver taken hostage in Iraq in August 2004, brought a lawsuit in French courts against the U.S. government, accusing the U.S. military of torture and... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 United States, France, Middle East, Iraq Human Rights, War Crimes, Torture
Brussels Bar Sues Belgian Government for Anti-Money Laundering Laws In July 2004, the Brussels Bar sued the Belgian government for a declaration that the Belgian money laundering law, which was enacted January 12, 2004 to implement the European Money Laundering... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 Belgium, Europe, French Guiana Money Laundering
Thatcher Pleads Guilty in South Africa to Equatorial Guinea Coup Plot On January 13, 2005, Sir Mark Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, pleaded guilty to a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea in a Cape Town Court in South Africa. In... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 World, Africa, South Africa Law of War, Arms Trafficking, Mercenaries
Book Review: Chasing Dirty Money: The Fight Against Money Laundering In Chasing Dirty Money, Peter Reuter and Edwin Truman discuss money laundering and efforts to development an anti-money laundering (AML) regime. They describe the activity of money laundering and... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 World Money Laundering, Corruption, Terrorism
Barbados-Swiss Transfer of Prison Agreement Facilitates Transfer of Swiss National On January 9, 2005, Franciska Egil, 31, a Swiss national, arrived in Switzerland after Barbados transferred her pursuant to a prisoner transfer agreement signed on February 23, 2004. Ms. Egil served... Bruce Zagaris 21 3 2005-03-01 World, Caribbean, Barbados, Europe, Switzerland Extradition, Human Rights, Transfer of Prisoners, Drugs & Trafficking
IMF/World Bank Publish Handbook on Financial Intelligence Units In 2004, the International Monetary Fund/World Bank have published a handbook, Financial Intelligence Units: An Overview (133 pp., 2004, ISBN 1-58906-349-X). The reason for the book is that financial... Bruce Zagaris 21 2 2005-02-01 World Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence, International Organizations
Colombia Hands Cali Cartel Capo to the U.S. On December 3, 2004, the Colombian government handed Mr. Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, the former leader of the powerful Cali cocaine cartel, to the United States government. Immediately U.S. Drug... Bruce Zagaris 21 2 2005-02-01 World, United States, Latin America and South America, Colombia Money Laundering, Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
Unocal Settles Alien Tort Claims Act Suit on Myanmar On December 13, 2004, plaintiffs and the Unocal Corporation agreed to settle lawsuits concerning human rights violations committed during the construction of a pipeline in Myanmar. The suits allege... Bruce Zagaris 21 2 2005-02-01 United States, Myanmar Human Rights, Alien Tort Claims Act
U.S. Court Takes Jurisdiction to Control Custody over U.S. National in Saudi Arabia On December 16, 2004, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates ruled that United States courts had jurisdiction in the case of Ahmed Abu Ali, a U.S. citizen jailed in Saudi Arabia as a terrorism suspect.... Bruce Zagaris 21 2 2005-02-01 United States, Saudi Arabia Extradition, Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, Torture, Prisoner Rights
New Revelations of Widespread Detainee Abuse by U.S. Call for Action During December a number of new reports showed evidence of widespread abuse by the U.S. of detainees in military custody. On December 20, 2004, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released... Bruce Zagaris 21 2 2005-02-01 United States Human Rights, Terrorism, Torture, Prisoner Rights
US Tries To Stop International Criminal Court Investigation On December 1, 2004, the Bush Administration tried to block a European initiative to obtain Security Council support for an International Criminal Court (ICC) role in investigating war crimes in... Bruce Zagaris 21 2 2005-02-01 United States, Burundi United Nations, International Courts
ICJ Announces Hearings in Congo Aggression Proceedings Against Uganda On December 6, 2004, the International Court of Justice decided it will holding public hearings in the case concerning Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo... Bruce Zagaris 21 2 2005-02-01 Africa, Uganda Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts
Corruption Enforcement Initiative Creates Waves in Central America 2004 was a year in which anti-corruption efforts continued to have a dynamic impact on current or former heads of state in Central American countries. Costa Rica, traditionally known for its high... Bruce Zagaris 21 2 2005-02-01 Latin America and South America, Caribbean, Costa Rica Corruption
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Meets and Focuses on Counter-Terrorism On December 2, 2004, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union issued a press release, summarizing its recent meeting. The Council agreed on a series of documents relating to counter... Bruce Zagaris 21 2 2005-02-01 World, Europe Terrorism, European Union

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