Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
UN Commends Nigeria for Prosecuting Pirates, Yet Root Causes Linger On January 20, 2022, Executive Director of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ms. Ghada Fathi Wali commended Nigeria for successfully prosecuting 10 pirates, a first for the... Alexander Mostaghimi 38 2 2022-01-28 Nigeria International Crimes, Piracy
Terrorism v. Human Rights: Critical Reports on the 2017 EU Terrorism Directive On November 18, 2021, the European Commission submitted to the European Parliament and the European Council a report assessing the added value of the Directive (EU) 2017/541 with regard to... Michael Plachta 38 2 2022-01-28 European Union International Law, Terrorism
U.K. High Court Allows Assange’s Appeal to Supreme Court on Procedural Ground of Timing of U.S. Assurances On January 24, 2022, the High Court in London ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal to the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court against extradition to the United States.  The... Bruce Zagaris 38 2 2022-01-28 United Kingdom, United States Extradition
GAO Releases Recommendation to Combat Human and Drug Trafficking in Cryptocurrency Markets In December 2021, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a public version of report to congressional requesters regarding the use of virtual currencies to facilitate human and drug... Alexander Mostaghimi 38 2 2022-01-26 United States Drugs & Trafficking, Human Trafficking
EU Operational Action Plan 2022 on Child Sexual Exploitation With some delay, the Statewatch revealed a document, originated in the end of November 2021 the EU Council, which presents “Operational Action Plan 2022: Child sexual exploitation.”[1... Michael Plachta 38 2 2022-01-24 European Union Abuse of Children
EU’s Controversial Proposal for Egypt as Joint President of Global Counter-Terrorism Forum On January 22, 2022, Statewatch revealed a restricted document, according to which the European Union had proposed Egypt for the joint presidency of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum.... Michael Plachta 38 2 2022-01-24 Egypt, European Union Counter-terrorism
U.S. Charges Person Who Returns Voluntarily from Dominican Republic in Haitian President’s Assassination On January 19, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of Rodolphe Jaar, a dual Haitian-Chilean citizen, after he agreed to return from the Dominican Republic,... Bruce Zagaris 38 2 2022-01-24 Dominican Republic, Haiti, United States Extradition
IOSCO Issues Set of Good Practices on the Use of Global Supervisory Colleges in Securities Markets On January 18, 2022, the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a set of good practices concerning the use of global supervisory colleges in securities... Bruce Zagaris 38 2 2022-01-24 Securities Law
Indictment in New York Charges Belarusian Government Officials with Aircraft Piracy On January 20, 2022, a federal grand jury in the United States District Court in Manhattan  charged four senior Belarusian officials with conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy for diverting... Bruce Zagaris 38 2 2022-01-24 Belarus, United States Arrest, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings
Australian Pleads Guilty in Canada to Cross-Border Hate Crimes in Democratic Republic of the Congo On December 16, 2021, Kibwe Ngoie-Ntombe, an Australian national living in Kelowna, British Colombia, pleaded guilty to charges of willful promotion of hatred arising from videos the defendant... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-20 Australia, Canada, Congo Internet Crime
German Court Convicts Former Syrian Intelligence Official of Crimes against Humanity On January 13, 2022, in a case that could set a precedent for other countries a German Court in Koblenz sentenced a former Syrian intelligence officer to life in prison for crimes against humanity... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-19 Germany, Syria Crimes against Humanity
Collector of Cambodian Antiquities Decides to Relinquish Them in Forfeiture Action On January 11, 2022, pursuant to a forfeiture action filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, James H. Clark, a significant collector of Cambodian... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-18 Cambodia, United States Asset Forfeiture
European Data Protection Supervisor Orders Europol to Change Data Processing On December 21, 2021, the European Data protection Supervisor (EDPS), an EU privacy and data protection independent supervisory authority, issued a decision, ordering Europol to erase personal data... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-18 Europe Europol, Privacy
Russia Arrests 14 Alleged Members of the REvil Ransomware Gang as Ukraine Experiences Hacks and Malware On January 14, 2022, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it conducted raids on and arrested fourteen alleged members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-18 Russia, Ukraine, United States Cybercrime, Data Privacy
Russia Arrests 14 Alleged Members of the REvil Ransomware Gang as Ukraine Experiences Hacks and Malware On January 14, 2022, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it conducted raids on and arrested fourteen alleged members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-18 Russia, Ukraine Cybercrime, Data Privacy
Russia Arrests 14 Alleged Members of the REvil Ransomware Gang as Ukraine Experiences Hacks and Malware On January 14, 2022, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it conducted raids on and arrested fourteen alleged members of the ransomware crime group REvil at the request of... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-18 Russia, Ukraine Cybercrime, Data Privacy
2021 Holiday Retrospective We at the IELR send you the best wishes for a warm and joyous holiday season.  2021 was momentous for the international enforcement community, and we are grateful to have had you following... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-14 United States Book Review
U.S. Issues Strategy on Countering Corruption On December 6, 2021, the  White House issued the first ever United States Strategy on Countering Corruption.  The White House issued the strategy pursuant to the promulgation of National Security... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-13 United States Corruption
Europol Signs Working Arrangement with South Korea to Combat Transnational Organized Crime On December 22, 2022, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Korean National Policy Agency of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) signed a Working Arrangement... Bruce Zagaris 38 1 2022-01-13 European Union, South Korea Europol, International Cooperation
Dutch Citizen Accused of Smuggling Captured in Kenya and Extradited to The Netherlands to Face Charges John Habeta, a Dutchman of Eritrean descent, was extradited from Kenya to The Netherlands on December 25, 2021 following his capture in an INTERPOL operation for the smuggling of African migrants,... Kenneth Boggess 38 1 2022-01-12 Kenya, Netherlands Extradition

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