Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Philippines Extradites Computer Executive on Campaign -Finance Charges On December 26, 2002, the Philippines Government extradited Mark Jimenez, a Filipino legislator, on charges that he made illegal campaign contributions and committed tax evasion, mail fraud,... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 United States, Philippines Extradition, Taxation, Fraud
Mexico Expels to Italy Person Wanted For Bankruptcy Fraud On December 7, 2002, the Mexican Government expelled Italian national Giulio Semino to Italy in response to requests for his arrest made by the Italian Government to serve a five year prison sentence... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 Mexico, Italy Extradition
U.N. Works to Improve Counterterrorism Enforcement Regime The United Nations is continuing its efforts to improve the design, implementation and enforcement of its counter terrorism enforcement regime. Although the U.N. has worked on the regime for decades... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 World Terrorism, United Nations, Asset Forfeiture
The Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism: Do Such Instruments Contribute to the Effective Combat of Terrorism? In the global fight against terrorism the role and contributions of regional political organization cannot be underestimated. Regional organizations are characterized by a certain dynamic, which is... Konstantinos D. Magliveras 19 2 2003-02-01 North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean International Organizations, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Counterterrorism Initiatives Bring Legal Challenges The U.S. Government’s counterterrorism initiatives continue to bring a number of transformations of the law and encounter legal challenges. On December 4, 2002, U.S. District Judge Michael B.... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 United States Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Indicts Two for Nauru Tax Scams On December 18, 2002, a federal grand jury in the Northern District of California (San Francisco) returned an indictment against Jerome Schneider, a U.S. citizen residing in Vancouver, B.C., and Eric... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 Canada, United States, Nauru Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Justice Department Indicts 10 Persons Allegedly Involved in Anderson’s Ark Scheme On December 1, 2002, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted ten persons connected with the Anderson’s Ark & Associates offshore tax shelter... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 United States, Costa Rica Taxation, Fraud, White Collar Crime
Congo Bring ICJ Action to Stop French Human Rights Prosecution On December 9, 2002, the Republic of Congo filed a petition in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the French Government with respect to proceedings for crimes against humanity and... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 France, Congo Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Genocide, International Courts
EU Initiative on Fighting Organized Crime in South Eastern Europe On November 25, 2002, at a conference in London the European Union and the countries of south eastern Europe announced an initiative to combat organized crime in south eastern Europe. The EU and the... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 Europe Customs Enforcement, Human Trafficking, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
Justice and Home Affairs Act on Migration and Other Criminal Cooperation Issues On November 28-29, 2002, the European Council took action on migration and a host of other criminal cooperation and criminal justice issues. Determination of EU Member Responsible to Examine an... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 Europe European Union
U.S. Refuses Access to Testimony of Al Qaeda Suspects in German Prosecution On November 19, 2002, Hans Leistritz, a counsel for Mounir el-Motassadeq, who is being prosecuted in Hamburg, Germany for his involvement in the planning of the September 11, 2001 terrorism attacks... Bruce Zagaris 19 1 2003-01-01 United States, Germany Human Rights, Law of War, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance
Georgia Agrees to Extradite Chechens to Russia On November 29, 2002, the Georgian Government announced it would extradite three more of the 13 Chechen detained by Georgia on the border with Russia in August. A diplomatic flap arose when Georgian... Bruce Zagaris 19 1 2003-01-01 Russia, Georgia Human Rights, Terrorism
Germans and French Agree to Give Evidence in Moussaoui Case On November 27, 2002, French and German authorities agreed to furnish evidence requested by the U.S. in the U.S. prosecution of French national Zacarias Moussaoui after the U.S. Government assured... Bruce Zagaris 19 1 2003-01-01 United States, France, Germany Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance
New Obligations for Attorneys under German Anti-Money Laundering Act Despite vehement criticism by the German Bar Association, the new Anti-Money-Laundering Act (hereafter German AML Act) became effective in its main parts on August 15, 2002, after its approval by the... Florian Hauswiesner 19 1 2003-01-01 Europe, Germany Money Laundering, European Union
Brazil and Switzerland Discuss International Cooperation On October 14, 2002, a Brazilian delegation headed by the National Secretary of Justice traveled to Switzerland in order to meet representative of the Federal Department of Justice and other federal... Bruce Zagaris 19 1 2003-01-01 Brazil, Switzerland Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Treasury Designates Three Organizations as Terrorist Funders On November 19, 2002, the Treasury Department designated three related organizations as financial supporters of terrorism under Executive order 13224 and requested that the United Nations also list... Bruce Zagaris 19 1 2003-01-01 United States Terrorism
Canada Issue Cross-Border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regs On November 26, 2002, the Canadian Cross-Border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette and become effective January 6, 2003. These are the final... Bruce Zagaris 19 1 2003-01-01 Canada, United States, United Kingdom Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
South African Apartheid Victims Sue Multinationals On November 12, 2002, a complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of dozens of South Africans who allege they are victims of acts by twenty-two... Bruce Zagaris 19 1 2003-01-01 United States, South Africa, Spain Human Rights
Nigeria Warns Taylor Not to Meddle in Liberian Affairs or Lose His Asylum As Many Demand Transparency in Maritime Revenue Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo rebuked former Liberian president Charles G. Taylor on September 16, 2003, and threatened to revoke his asylum if he did not cease interfering with internal... Bruce Zagaris 19 11 2003-01-01 Nigeria, Liberia Extradition
British Dependent Territories Try to Fight British Demand to Participate in the EU Savings Directive During November 23-24, 2002 ministers from the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, Montserrat and Anguilla met in Georgetown, Grand Cayman, to respond to a British... Bruce Zagaris 19 1 2003-01-01 Europe, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands Bank Secrecy, Taxation, European Union, Economic Integration

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