Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Trial Court Dismisses and Vacates Libyan Award On April 2, 2003, the United States Court of Appeals reversed a default judgment in favor of a U.S. national against the Libyan Government for a torture claim and vacated and remanded as o the... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, Human Rights, Immunity
U.S. Amicus Brief in UNOCAL Case Urges Restricting Alien Tort Claims Act On May 8, 2003, the United States Department of Justice filed an amicus curiae brief in the Unocal Corporation case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, urging the appellate... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, Iraq, Afghanistan, Human Rights, Alien Tort Claims Act
Asian Development Bank Approves New Anti-Money Laundering Policy On April 1, 2003, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a policy to increase anti-money laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financial (CTF) enforcement efforts in the Asian and Pacific region... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 Asia Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Terrorism
ICJ Hold Hearings on Provisional Measure Request by Congo Against French On April 29, 2003, the International Court of Justice concluded two days of hearings on the request by The Republic of the Congo for the indication of a provisional measure in the case concerning... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, France, Belgium, Congo Human Rights, International Courts
Federal Justice Will Have Courts For Crimes of Money Laundering The work developed by the Mixed Commission of Fight against Crimes of Money Laundering, of the Federal Justice Council (CJF) has already begun to produce results. According to the announcement made... Jorge Nemr 19 7 2003-07-01 Brazil Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation
U.S. Concludes Art. 98 Agreement with Albania and Presses Macedonia On May 2, 2003, the U.S. Government announced the conclusion of an Article 98 agreement with Albania that exempts U.S. nationals from prosecution by the International Criminal Court. Meanwhile, the U... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, Albania, Macedonia Immunity, Law of War, International Courts
FATF Gatekeepers Likely to Settle on a Modified Swiss Version of the Law The Financial Action Task Force on Anti-Money Laundering (FATF) is continuing to prepare its revision of the Forty Recommendations. One of the areas it will address are the gatekeeper requirements... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 Switzerland Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations
Belgian Legislator Files War Crimes Compliant Against U.S. General for Iraq Injuries On May 14, 2003, the media reported that a Belgian legislator filed a lawsuit on behalf of 19 mostly Iraqi plaintiffs, charging U.S. General Tommy R. Franks, the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq,... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, Belgium, Iraq Law of War
Brazil Inquiry on Tax Corruption and Money Laundering Crimes According to an article published by the paper O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO on May 12, 2003, the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee (CPI) of the Tax Agents of Rio de Janeiro, conducted by the Legislative... Jorge Nemr 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, Brazil, Switzerland Money Laundering, Corruption, Taxation
U.S. Ready to Try Guantanamo Detainees On May 2, 2003, U.S. military officials announced their readiness to try Guantanamo Bay detainees once President George Bush approves. Meanwhile, foreign governments and human rights groups have... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 World, United States, Iraq, Afghanistan Human Rights, Law of War, National Security
U.S. Invasion of Iraq Raises Many Legal Issues The U.S. invasion of Iraq has raised many legal issues that this article will only spot. Both Iraq and the U.S. are states-parties to all four Geneva Conventions (GC) of 1949 and are bound as such... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Iraq Law of War
Canada Repeals Money Laundering Regulations for Lawyers While FATF Prepares New Recommendations On March 25, 2003, the Canadian Federal Government announced the tabling of regulations exempting lawyers from the regime of mandatory “suspicious transactions” reporting that it had imposed on... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Canada Money Laundering, Terrorism
EU Commission Adopts Requirements for Procedural Safeguards for Suspects and Defendants in Criminal Proceedings On February 19, 2003, the European Commission adopted a “green paper on procedural safeguards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings throughout the European Union.” It has decided to... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Europe Human Rights, European Union
The Possible Amendments to the Brazilian Law Against Money Laundering It is estimated that Brazil incurs a yearly loss of approximately U.S. $3.5 billion on account of money laundering. In order to bring up to date the fight against this type of crime in Brazil, the... Jorge Nemr 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Caribbean, Brazil, Europe Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
WTO Members Approve Waiver for Kimberly Process on “Blood Diamonds” On Feruary 26, 2003, World Trade Organization members approved in principle a waiver from WTO rules for an international accord directed at eliminating trade in “conflict” or “blood” diamonds. On... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 World, Africa Customs Enforcement, Environment, International Organizations, Trade Enforcement, United Nations
U.S. Indicts 12 Persons in Heroin Ring from Afghanistan and Pakistan On April 3, 2003, U.S. prosecutors announced an indictment against a group of persons that sent hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of heroin from Afghanistan and Pakistan, hidden in the seams of... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime
Cayman Gains Partial Victory Against European Union on Savings Tax At the end of March 2003, the Cayman Islands Government announced that the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) Court of First Instance (CFI), although dismissing the Cayman Island’s application for the... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Caribbean, Europe, United Kingdom, Cayman Islands Bank Secrecy, Taxation, European Union, Privacy
U.S. Offers $300,000 Reward and Visa for U.S. Persons Kidnaped in Colombia On March 18, 2003, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it is offering a reward of $338,000 and a U.S. visa for information leading to the rescue of three U.S. Government contractors the... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Colombia Terrorism, Kidnaping
Britain Arrests Russian Tycoon on Fraud Charges On March 25, 2003, the British police announced they had arrested Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky on an extradition warrant arising from charges brought by the Russian Government. According to a... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United Kingdom, Russia Corruption, Extradition, Fraud
European Union Proposes to Creates European Network and Information Security Agency On February 10, 2003, the European Commission proposed a Regulation establishing a European Network and Information Security Agency. The Agency’s goal to serve as a center of competence so that both... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Europe Cybercrime, European Union

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