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Brazil Amends Its Money Laundering Law |
On July 9, 2003, Brazilian President Lula enacted Law No. 10,071, which amended and added provisions to Law No. 9,613, of March 3, 1998, which provides on crimes of money laundering or of occultation... |
Jorge Nemr |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
Brazil |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence, Privacy |
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U.S. and Mexico Announce Indictment of Arellano Felix Cartel Leaders |
On July 8, 2003, a press conference of Attorney General John D. Ashcroft and Mexican Attorney General Rafael Macedo de la Concha announced the criminal indictment against the Arellano Felix brothers... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture |
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U.S. Deports Pennsylvania Man to Ireland for 1975 Killing |
On July 17, 2003 agents of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested John Edward Anthony McNicholl at his home in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. He was flown to Dublin the following day... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Ireland |
Extradition, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. and EU Conclude Mutual Assistance and Extradition Agreements |
On July 19, 2003, the European Union published in the EU Official Journal the texts of the European Union-United States Agreement on extradition and mutual assistance which were signed on June 25,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, Europe |
Extradition, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Suspends Military Aid to 35 Countries for Failure to Conclude Exemption Agreements |
On July 2, 2003, the Bush Administration suspended all U.S. military assistance to 35 countries under the American Servicemembers Protection Act of 2002 (ASPA) because they refused to pledge to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States |
Immunity, Jurisdiction, International Courts |
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IMF Imposes Pressure on Bolivia to Increase Corporate Tax Collection |
On July 20, 2003, the media reported that the Bolivian Government, under intense pressure from the International Monetary Fund to meet fiscal targets and avoid economic collapse, is planning... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
Bolivia |
International Organizations, Taxation |
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U.S. Court Awards U.S. Nationals $313 Million Against Iran for 1997 Israel Bombing |
On July 17, 2003, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, awarded a judgment of $313 million to the family of Leah Stern, a U.S. citizen from New York... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, Iran, Israel |
Immunity, Terrorism, Alien Tort Claims Act |
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Venezuelans Sue President Chavez in Florida for April 2002 Shootings |
On July 11, 2003, representatives of 15 anti-protestor Venezuelan plaintiffs filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Venezuelan President... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, Venezuela |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Alien Tort Claims Act |
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A Small Step Forward in the Guatemala Genocide Case |
Recently the Spanish supreme court ruled that lower courts may exercise universal jurisdiction to investigate acts of torture committed during the Guatemalan civil war between 1976 and 1984. It is a... |
Quirine A.M. Eijkman |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
Spain, Guatemala |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide |
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European Commission Issues Communication on Comprehensive EU Policy Against Corruption |
On June 2, 2003, the European Commission adopted a Communication on a comprehensive European Union policy against corruption that has important benchmarks for EU members to implement internal and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
Europe |
Corruption, European Union |
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White Collar Crime 2003 Review |
In March 2003, the American Bar Association through its Criminal Justice Section and Center for Continuing Legal Education held the annual White Collar Crime. The materials from the two-day... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States |
Taxation, White Collar Crime |
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U.S. Designates 6 for Military Tribunals as Allies Express Concern |
On July 3, 2003, President George W. Bush designated six detainees suspected of involvement in terrorism as eligible to be tried before military tribunals, thereby triggering then process that U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States |
Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights |
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Bibliography |
I. Books
A. Constitutional and Human Rights
Guide to International Human Rights Practice (3rd ed. 1999), Transnational Publishers, 348 pp.
B. Combating Transnational Terrorism
USA PATRIOT Act;... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Cayman Dossier |
A story involving famous Brazilian politicians, in a plot worthy of great thrillers, may be reaching an end. The outcome of the investigations is the indictment of 16 persons, among them the former... |
Jorge Nemr |
19 |
8 |
2003-08-01 |
Brazil |
Money Laundering, Corruption |
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European Justice and Home Affairs Council Considers Accession Implications |
Luxembourg and dealt with a variety of issues, including issues of the expanded European Union and the consequences of enlargement. The meeting dealt with a range of border and immigration issues.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
8 |
2003-08-01 |
Europe |
Immigration, National Security, European Union, Economic Integration |
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Sierra Leone Tribunal Indicts Liberian Leader Despite Surrender of Warlord’s Body |
On June 1, 2003, the Liberian Government turned over the body of Sam Bockarie, a Sierra Leone warlord indicted for atrocities by the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone (STSL) in response to demands... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
8 |
2003-08-01 |
Liberia, Sierra Leone |
Human Rights, Law of War, International Courts |
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The UN-Cambodia Agreement Concerning the Prosecution of Crimes Committed During the Democratic Kampuchea |
My previous article for the International Enforcement Law Reporter discussed, on the one hand, the negotiations between the United Nations and Cambodia aiming at the establishment of a criminal court... |
Konstantinos Magliveras |
19 |
8 |
2003-08-01 |
Cambodia |
Human Rights, United Nations, Genocide, International Courts |
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U.N. Security Council Extends for One Year U.S. Peacekeepers’ Immunity from the ICC |
On June 12, 2004, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution extending immunity for one more year to United States nationals serving in U.N.-authorized peacekeeping missions... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
8 |
2003-08-01 |
World, United States |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, United Nations, International Courts |
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FATF Issues Annual Report with Watershed Developments |
On June 20, 2003, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) issued its annual report. A major preoccupation of FATF was the review and reissuance of the forty recommendations.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
8 |
2003-08-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence, Terrorism |
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FATF Issues New Set of 40 Recommendations Expanding Scope of Money Laundering |
On June 23, 2003, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a new set of its Forty Recommendations. The Recommendations include: an expansion of predicate offenses, coverage of persons... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
8 |
2003-08-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence, Terrorism |