Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
European Arrest Warrant Practical problems inherent in the inter-state mechanism of delivering up offenders are almost as old as extradition itself. No one knows them better than law enforcement officers as well as public... Michael Plachta 19 4 2003-04-01 Europe Transfer of Prisoners, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
Argentina Detains IMF Official and Former Peruvian Minister on Interpol Warrant On February 13, 2003, an Argentine federal court held a hearing and ordered the detention of Jorge Baca Compodónico, a former minister of finance in Peru, on an Interpol arrest warrant in connection... Bruce Zagaris 19 4 2003-04-01 Peru, Argentina Extradition, Transfer of Prisoners
British Government Starts Extradition Proceedings Against Chechen Leader On January 31, 2003, the British Government authorized extradition proceedings against Akhmed Zakayev, a Chechen separatist leader whose extradition the Russian Government has requested for mass... Bruce Zagaris 19 4 2003-04-01 United States, Russia Extradition, Transfer of Prisoners, War Crimes
European Council Adopts Decision on Counter-Terrorism Police and Judicial Cooperation On December 19, 2002, the European Council adopted a decision implementing specific measures for police and judicial cooperation to combat terrorism in accordance with Article 4 of the Council Common... Bruce Zagaris 19 4 2003-04-01 Europe Terrorism, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
EU Brings Infringement Proceeding against U.S. Container Security Initiative On January 27, 2003, the European Union (EU) announced it would take action against four EU members for concluding agreements with the U.S. to prevent the use of cargo containers by terrorists due to... Bruce Zagaris 19 4 2003-04-01 United States, Europe Customs Enforcement, National Security, Trade Enforcement, European Union
EU Issues Green Paper on Procedural Safeguards in Criminal Proceedings On February 7, 2003, the European Commission announced the start of a new stage in consulting the public on procedural safeguards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings throughout the... Bruce Zagaris 19 4 2003-04-01 Europe European Union, Prisoner Rights
EU Justice and Home Affairs Continue Cooperation On December 19, 2002, at the 247th meeting of the European Council?s Justice and Home Affairs a number of decisions were announced and items debated. This article summarizes some of them. Following... Bruce Zagaris 19 3 2003-03-01 United States, Europe Corruption, Extradition, Trade Enforcement, Mutual Legal Assistance
Mexico Turns Product Piracy into an Organized Crime Amid new Bilateral Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation After a year-long lobbying campaign by the local record and software industry as well as various national and international intellectual property associations decrying plummeting sales due to the... Marc Wellhausen 19 3 2003-03-01 United States, Mexico Intellectual Property, Trade Enforcement
Mexico Sues U.S. in ICJ over Consular Rights in Death Penalty Cases On January 9, 2002, the Mexican Government brought a complaint against the U.S. in the International Court fo Justice (ICJ) over a dispute concerning alleged violations of the consular rights of... Bruce Zagaris 19 3 2003-03-01 United States, Mexico Human Rights, International Courts, Capital Punishment
World Bank Group Proceeds on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Work The World Bank Group has progressed in implementing plans to intensify work on issues of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financial enforcement (AML/CFT). The IMF/World Bank of Group also... Bruce Zagaris 19 3 2003-03-01 United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Terrorism
U.S. Government Brings Civil Fraud Case Against Costa Rican Company for Prime Bank Debentures On January 7, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a press release concerning a civil fraud case it brought against a Costa Rican Company and three individuals that purported to... Bruce Zagaris 19 3 2003-03-01 United States, Costa Rica Mutual Legal Assistance, Securities Law, Fraud, White Collar Crime
Caribbean FATF Dialogues with IMF/World Bank on Proposed Methodology During the second week of January 2003, the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFTAF) met in Barbados to consider the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism Methodology... Bruce Zagaris 19 33 2003-03-01 Caribbean Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Money Laundering
Russia?s KFM is an Intelligence Services Barely a month after the exclusion of Russia from the FATF ?black list? of cooperative countries, it is becoming clear that Russia has managed to create a viable financial intelligence system. It... Timur Sinuraya 19 3 2003-03-01 Russia Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations
Brazil?s New Special Venue for Alleged Unlawful Enrichment by Public Officials Fearing the possibility of facing a ?storm? of procedures in the first level, mainly for administrative improbity and in several venues in Brazil, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso negotiated with... Jorge Nemr 19 3 2003-03-01 United States, Brazil Money Laundering, Corruption
Cayman Chief Justice Dismissed Indictment for Prosecution?s Abuse of Process On January 14, 2003, in an extraordinary action Chief Justice Anthony Smellie of The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands directed a jury to dismiss money laundering indictments for abuse of process... Bruce Zagaris 19 3 2003-03-01 United Kingdom, Cayman Islands Money Laundering, Human Rights
U.S. Legislation on Conflict Diamonds Gains Momentum On December 31, 2002 State Department deputy spokesman Philip t. Reecker issued a statement declaring the Bush Administration?s support for legislation to curb the trade of so-called ?conflict?... Bruce Zagaris 19 3 2003-03-01 United States, Africa Economic Sanctions, Trade Enforcement
EU Agrees Finally on Savings Tax On January 21, 2003, the financial ministers of the European Union finally reached agreement on the savings tax directive after 13 years of negotiations. The deal has importance for international... Bruce Zagaris 19 3 2003-03-01 Europe Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, European Union, Economic Integration
International Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia Developments On January 16, 2003, Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djinjic announced former Serbian President Milan Milutinovic agreed to surrender to the International Tribunal for the Trial of Crimes in the Former... Bruce Zagaris 19 3 2003-03-01 Balkans Human Rights, Law of War, International Courts
U.S. IRS Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative The IRS has initiated a Program, effective January 14, 2003 and ending three months later, on April 15, 2003, permitting U.S. taxpayers who have used offshore accounts and other financial... Charles Bruce and Michael Durney 19 3 2003-03-01 United States Taxation
Bosnia Suddenly Hands Over to U.S. Suspected Terrorists On January 18, 2002, the Bosnian Government suddenly handed over six Arab suspects held in a Bosnian prison so that U.S. military officials could detain them. The case is the first known case of U.S... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2003-03-01 United States, Balkans Extradition, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners

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