Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Prosecution of Russian Alcohol Smuggling Results in Conviction of Traditional U.S. Distiller An elaborate Russian organized crime operation to smuggle U.S. grain alcohol into Russia has resulted in a conviction of McCormick Distilling of Weston, Missouri, and has uncovered a massive scheme... Bruce Zagaris 16 10 2000-10-01 United States, Russia Customs Enforcement, Organized Crime
Panel Recommends UN Reforms to and Expansion of Peacekeeping Department On August 23, 2000 an international expert panel submitted a report to Secretary-General Kofi Annan urging the United Nations (UN) to strengthen and upgrade peacekeeping operations through the growth... Sashi Selvendran and Bruce Zagaris 16 10 2000-10-01 World National Security, United Nations
US House Majority Leader Opposes US Support of OECD Harmful Tax Initiative On September 7, 2000, Congressman Dick Armey (R.-Tex.) and Chairman, House Ways & Means Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, sent a strong letter to Lawrence Summers, U.S. Secretary of... Bruce Zagaris 16 10 2000-10-01 United States Taxation
Bomb Kills Croatian Witness Who Was Cooperating with War Crimes Tribunal On August 28, 2000, a bomb detonated in the front of the home of Milan Levar, a former military officer who helped investigators from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia,... Bruce Zagaris 16 10 2000-10-01 Croatia, Serbia Murder, International Courts
Australian Court Agrees to Extradite to Indonesia Accused for Bank Crimes On August 29, 2000, Australian Federal Judge affirmed in a 125 page-long opinion the validity and legality of the decision of December 17, 1999, in which the Justice of Peace Court in Melbourne,... Bruce Zagaris 16 10 2000-10-01 China, Indonesia, Australia Money Laundering, Extradition
U.N. Security Council Votes to Establish War Crimes Tribunal for Sierra Leone On August 14, 2000, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution, establishing a tribunal to prosecute rebels responsible for killing and maiming tens of thousands of... Bruce Zagaris 16 10 2000-10-01 United Kingdom, Sierra Leone National Security, United Nations, War Crimes
Australian 2d Instance Court Affirms Mexican Financier Cabal Peniche Is Extraditable On August 29, 2000, Australian Federal Judge affirmed in a 125 page-long opinion the validity and legality of the decision of December 17, 1999, in which the Justice of Peace Court in Melbourne,... Bruce Zagaris 16 10 2000-10-01 Mexico, Australia Administration of Justice, Extradition
Croatia Arrests for Prosecution Two Nationals Accused of Atrocities against Muslims On September 6, 2000, the media reported Croatian police have arrested two Croatian men accused of participating in a 1993 killing campaign in the Bosnian Muslim village of Ahmici, in central Bosnia... Bruce Zagaris 16 10 2000-10-01 Croatia, Serbia Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide
Colombia Extradites 3rd National to U.S. on Drug Charges On August 18, 2000, the Colombian Government extradited Alberto “The Snail” Orlandez Gamboa, the third national to the U.S. for international narcotics trafficking despite threatened violence against... Bruce Zagaris 16 10 2000-10-01 United States, Colombia Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in Criminal Matters Signed, Approved for Ratification, and/or Entered into Force Country Date Signed Entry into Force Antigua & Barbuda Oct. 31, 1996 July 1, 1999 Australia Apr. 30, 1997 Sep. 30, 1999 Barbados Feb. 28, 1996 Mar. 3, 2000...[more] Bruce Zagaris 16 10 2000-10-01 World, United States Mutual Legal Assistance
Die völkerrechtswidrige Entführung und ihre Rechtsfolgen (Cross-border, State-sponsored Abductions of Individuals which are Illegal by International Law Stephan Wilske’s recently published monograph on cross-border state-sponsored abductions of individuals is useful for readers, because every country can be confronted with this phenomenon relating to... Matthias Geiger 16 10 2000-10-01 World Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Kidnaping, Book Review
EU Announces Intention to Sue Cigarette Companies in the US On July 20, 2000, Alessandro Buttice, a spokesman for the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), announced its intention to bring a civil action in a U.S. court against at least two U.S. cigarette makers... Bruce Zagaris 16 9 2000-09-01 Europe, United States Customs Enforcement, Jurisdiction, Taxation
BRIEF NOTES Pinochet Stripped of Immunity--On August 8, 2000, the Chilean Supreme Court ruled to remove Gen. Augusto Pinochet of his senatorial immunity, enabling the Chilean prosecutor to continue his... Bruce Zagaris 16 9 2000-09-01 Chile, Myanmar, Switzerland, United States Human Rights, Immunity, Trade Enforcement
French Prime Minister Finds Einhorn Extraditable to the U.S. On July 25, 2000, French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin affirmed the decision of French courts to extradite Ira Einhorn to the U.S. to answer charges of murder...[more] Bruce Zagaris 16 9 2000-09-01 France, United States Extradition
El Salvadoran Legislature Approves Constitutional Amendment to Allow Extradition of Nationals On July 5, 2000, the El Salvadoran legislature voted to amend its constitution to permit extradition of nationals...[more] Bruce Zagaris 16 9 2000-09-01 El Salvador Extradition
Mexico Extradites Salvadoran National to the U.S. on Murder Charges On July 5, 2000, the Mexican Attorney General Office announced that on June 28, 2000, it has turned over Mao Ali Lainez, a Salvadoran citizen, to the United States law enforcement authorities,... Bruce Zagaris 16 9 2000-09-01 Mexico, United States Administration of Justice, Extradition, Murder
Mexico Arrests Mexican National on US Extradition Warrant for Murder of DEA Agent On July 9, 2000, the Mexican Federal Attorney General Office announced the arrest of Agustin V quez Mendoza, who is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation list of the 10 most wanted fugitives in the... Bruce Zagaris 16 9 2000-09-01 Mexico, United States Administration of Justice, Extradition
Australian High Court Overturns Sentence Due to Non-insistence on Rule of Speciality On September 9, 1999, the High Court of Australia overturned a sentence due to the rule of speciality and failure to adhere to its principles in the sentencing of an extradited person...[more] Bruce Zagaris 16 9 2000-09-01 Australia Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction
Defending a Criminal Case with International Human Rights Law Any defense lawyer knows that the battle for application of a substantive right is won only after overcoming significant procedural barriers to its invocation. Application of treaty provisions is no... Richard Wilson 16 9 2000-09-01 United States Human Rights, Treaties
U.S. Issues Second Annual Report on the OECD Antibribery Convention In July 2000, the U.S. Department of Commerce released its second annual report to Congress on the 1997 OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business... Bruce Zagaris 16 9 2000-09-01 United States Bribery, Corruption, Treaties

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