Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
Swiss, French, and Canadian Break Pedophile Group On December 14, 2002, the media reported that cooperation among law enforcement authorities succeeded in breaking a French-speaking pedophile ring of 40 suspected persons that spanned at least three... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 Canada, United States, France, Switzerland Cybercrime, Sex Crimes
FATF Imposes Countermeasures Against Ukraine and Defers Them Against Nigeria On December 12, 2002, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced it will apply counter-measures to Ukraine, in addition to the current application of Recommendation 21 and defer any counter-... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 World, Nigeria, Ukraine Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Economic Sanctions, International Organizations
U.S. Terrorism Insurance Act Provides for Civil Causes of Act Prior to adjourning during its lame-duck session, the U.S. Congress enacted S. 2600, the “Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002,” which provides for civil causes of action to victims of transnational... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 United States Terrorism
Brazil Prepares to Expedite the Fight Against the Crime of Money Laundering On December 16, 2002, the mixed Commission of the fight against the crime of money laundering, associated to the Council of Federal Justice and composed of members of the Public Prosecution, Federal... Jorge Nemr 19 2 2003-02-01 Brazil Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
ICTY Sets Aside Subpoena for War Correspondent On December 11, 2002, an Appeals Chamber for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in an interlocutory appeal filed in the Brdjanin/Talic case by counsel for Mr.... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 United States, Balkans International Courts
U.S. Designates Sanctions Against Ukraine and Nauru for Lack of Anti-Laundering Laws On December 20, 2002, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a notice advising the public that it designated Nauru and Ukraine as primary money laundering concerns pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 5318A,... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 United States, Nauru, Ukraine Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Economic Sanctions
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
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
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
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

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