Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
EU Council Issues Framework Decision on Combating the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography On December 22, 2003, the Council of the European Union issued a Framework Decision on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography. The preamble explains that the EU acted... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 Europe European Union, Sex Crimes
British Gatekeeper Regulations Are In Effect March 1, 2004, HM Treasury announced that new money-laundering regulations that expand the regulated sector came in to effect. Businesses covered by the new regulations are estate agents, casinos,... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 United Kingdom Money Laundering, Due Diligence
International Tribunals on War Crimes Continue On February 28, 2004, the prosecution announced it was resting its case against the former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic early in the wake of the announcement approximately one week before... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 Balkans War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
Bush Administration Reorganizes Counter-Terrorism Financial Enforcement On March 8, 2004, the Bush Administration announced the establishment of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) at the U.S. Department of Treasury. TFI will head Treasury?s efforts... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 United States Money Laundering, Intelligence, Terrorism
International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition Urges US to Enforce Intellectual Property Laws On February 12, 2004, the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, Inc. (IACC) recommended that U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick place Canada and Mexico on the Special 301 Priority Watch... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 World Counterfeiting
FATF Acts on Non-Cooperative Countries, Strengthens Cooperation with World Bank Group and Releases New Typologies On February 27, 2004, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering issued a statement following its Plenary Meeting concerning non-cooperative countries, cooperation with the World Bank Group... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 France, Egypt Money Laundering, International Organizations
Extradition Treaties Recently Signed, Approved for Ratification and/or Entered into Force This article contains a list of extradition treaties. Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 World Extradition
U.S. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Shows Progress & Challenges In March 2004, the U.S. Department of State published the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. It consists of two volumes. The first volume concerns Drug and Chemical Control and the... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in Criminal Matters Signed, Approved for Ratification, and/or Entered into Force This article contains a list of MLATs. Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 World Mutual Legal Assistance
International Narcotics Control Board Issues Report On March 3, 2004, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) released a report covering, inter alia: the micro level impact of drugs, crime and violence; the operation of the international drug... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 World International Organizations, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking
Privy Council Affirms Extradition on Drug Crimes from Bahamas to the U.S. On February 10, 2004, the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council affirmed a decision of the Court of Appeals of the Bahamas that Frank Cartwright and Samuel Knowles should be extradited... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 United States, United Kingdom, Bahamas Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Extradition To India On March 10, 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirm an extradition order of the U.S. District for the Eastern District of California on three of the eleven incidents requested... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 United States, India Extradition
OECD Issues Progress Report on Harmful Tax Practices and Outlines ?Defensive Actions On March 22, 2004, the OECD issued a report and press release, stating that countries have made major progress in their efforts to eliminate harmful tax practices in their economies, modifying or... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 World International Organizations, Taxation
U.S. Announces Plan for Detainee Review and Padilla Sees Lawyer On March 3, 2004, the U.S. Department of Defense issued proposed draft rules providing for annual reviews by three-person panels of military officers of detainees at the military prison in Guant?namo... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 United States, Cuba Human Rights, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Introduces Resolution Calling UN Security Council to Freeze Taylor?s Assets On March 12, 2004, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed a U.S.-drafted resolution, Security Council Resolution 1532, that freezes the money and property of the former Liberian head... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 Nigeria, Liberia Economic Sanctions, War Crimes
Qatar and Russia Dispute About Killing of Chechen Leader and Arrest of Russian Agents Diplomatic relations between Qatar and Russia have continued to plummet in the aftermath of the apparent assassination of Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, the former president of the Chechen republic, who was... Bruce Zagaris 20 5 2004-05-01 Russia, Qatar Extradition, Terrorism
Canada Starts Public Inquiry Over Arar?s Deportation On January 28, 2004, the Canadian Government announced a full public inquiry into the deportation to Syria and alleged torture of Maher Arar, an engineer based in Ottawa. Born in Syria, Mr. Arar was... Bruce Zagaris 20 4 2004-04-01 Canada, United States, Syria Extradition, Immigration, Terrorism, Torture
French Start Preliminary Money Laundering Investigation into Arafat?s Funds On February 11, 2004, the French media revealed that French prosecutors are investigating bank transfers of $11.4 million to accounts controlled by Suha al-Taweel Arafat, the wife of Palestinian... Bruce Zagaris 20 4 2004-04-01 France, Palestine Money Laundering, Terrorism
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case of US Citizen Detained under Wartime Powers On February 20 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it had taken certiorari on the case of Rumsfeld v. Padilla, the case of the U.S. citizen detained in June 2002 as an enemy combatant on suspicion... Bruce Zagaris 20 4 2004-04-01 United States, Cuba, Afghanistan Human Rights, Law of War, Terrorism
U.S. Names More Guant?namo Detainees for Trial, Changes Rules, and Allows First Attorney Meeting for Hamdi On February 6, 2004, the Pentagon named two more Guant?namo detainees as ready for trial before military tribunals. On February 24, it issued criminal charges against them. The day before it... Bruce Zagaris 20 4 2004-04-01 United States, Cuba, Afghanistan Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights

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