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Sudan and the ICC: Time for a New Approach |
On April 11, Omar al-Bashir was deposed from the seat of the presidency by the army after almost five months of popular protests against his regime. A day later, the head of the Transitional... |
Evan Schleicher |
35 |
7 |
2019-07-03 |
Sudan |
Genocide, International Criminal Court |
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OECD and IBA Issue Report on Proper Roles of Lawyers and International Commercial Structures |
On May 31, 2019, the International Bar Association and the Secretariat of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development published a Report of the Task Force on the Role of Lawyers and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
7 |
2019-06-28 |
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Due Diligence, OECD |
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Walmart Inc. and Brazilian Subsidiary Agree to Pay $137 Million and Sub Pleads Guilty to FCPA Violations |
On June 20, 2019, Walmart Inc. (Walmart), a U.S.-based multinational retailer and its wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary, WMT Brasilia S.A.R.L. (WMT Brasilia), settled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
7 |
2019-06-28 |
Brazil, China, India, Mexico |
Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
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Austrian Supreme Court Affirms Lower Court’s Decision to Extradite Ukrainian Tycoon to U.S. on Corruption Charges |
On June 25, 2019, the Austrian Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s decision granting a request from the United States government to extradite Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash, where a U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
7 |
2019-06-28 |
Austria, Russia, Ukraine, United States |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
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MH17 Joint Investigation Team Names Four Suspects in the Case |
On June 19, 2019, the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in July 2014 held a press conference. For the first time since the... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
7 |
2019-06-28 |
Malaysia, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine |
Extradition, National Security |
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Trump Administration Concludes Migration Enforcement Accords with Guatemala and Mexico |
On June 1, 2019, Kevin K. McAleenan, the acting secretary for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), signed a two-year agreement with Guatemala to send up to 80 homeland security agents to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-22 |
Guatemala, Mexico, United States |
Immigration |
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Recent Reports Reinforce Slow Rate of Progress in Balkan Transitional Justice |
On June 17, 2019, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) issued a new report titled “War Crimes Case Management at the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and... |
Alex Psilakis |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-21 |
Bosnia, Serbia |
Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes |
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Mass Protests Against Controversial Hong Kong Extradition Bill |
Between June 9 and June 12, 2019, Hong Kong witnessed massive and violent protests attended by up to one million. They demonstrated against a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-21 |
China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States |
Extradition |
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U.S. Unseals 2 Indictments Charging Iranian Citizen with Violating U.S. Export Controls and Iran Sanctions as a Related Conspirator Pleads Guilty |
On June 4, 2019, U.S. law enforcement officials announced that two separate indictments against Peyman Amiri Larijani, 33, a citizen of Iran and former resident of Istanbul, Turkey, have been... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-21 |
Iran, United States |
Conspiracy, Sanctions |
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Prosecutors from U.S., Colombia and Mexico Meet for Transnational Criminal Organizations Working Group |
From June 12 to 14, 2019, prosecutors from Colombia, Mexico, and the U.S. met for the second Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) Working Group. The goal of the Working Group is to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-21 |
Colombia, Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Human Trafficking |
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New Zealand Stops Chinese Extradition on Human Rights Concerns |
On June 11, 2019, the New Zealand Court of Appeal ruled against returning South Korean national and New Zealand resident Kyung Yup Kim, who is accused of murdering a 20-year-old Chinese woman while... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-21 |
China, New Zealand |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Trump Administration Concludes Migration Enforcement Accords with Guatemala and Mexico |
On June 1 and 7, 2019, the Trump Administration concluded migration enforcement agreements with Guatemala and Mexico. On June 1, 2019, Kevin K. McAleenan, the acting secretary for the Department of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-14 |
Guatemala, Mexico, United States |
Human Trafficking, Immigration, International Cooperation |
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Airport Seizures Emphasize the Role of the Illicit Wildlife Trade in India |
One day they found an African horn pit viper, two rhinoceros iguanas, and three rock iguanas. Less than two weeks before that, they discovered 18kg of peacock feathers. A month before that, they... |
Alex Psilakis |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-14 |
China, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
Environment, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Ecuador President Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Alleged Facebook Fraudster |
On June 7, 2019, Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno denied the extradition request by the United States of Paul Ceglia, who is charged in New York with attempt to defraud Facebook Inc. founder... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-14 |
Ecuador, United States |
Asylum, Extradition, Forgery, Fraud |
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EU Council Makes Progress on Various Justice and Law Enforcement Issues |
At its 3697th meeting on June 6 and 7, 2019, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council discussed and adopted position on a number of criminal justice, home, and law... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-14 |
European Union |
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, International Cooperation |
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Mass Protests Against Controversial Hong Kong Extradition Bill |
Between June 9 and June 12, 2019, Hong Kong witnessed a massive and violent wave of protests attended by up to one million. They demonstrated against a proposed extradition law that would allow... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-14 |
China, Hong Kong, United States |
Extradition |
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U.S. Treasury and Commerce Slap More Sanctions on Cuba |
On June 4, 2019, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) to further implement the President... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-08 |
Cuba, United States |
Sanctions |
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Danish Tax Authority Settles $239 Million Civil Fraud Case with U.S. Pension Funds |
On May 29, 2019, the Danish Customs and Tax Administration (SKAT) announced that dozens of U.S. pension plans have agreed to a $239 million settlement, concluding litigation over dividend taxes.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-07 |
Denmark, United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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International Report Filed with the ICC Accuses European Union of Crimes Against Humanity in the Libya Situation |
On June 3, 2019, a group of international lawyers submitted a report to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling for the European Union (EU) and some of... |
Michael Plachta |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-07 |
Europe, Libya |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court |
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Interpol’s Lack of Power to Act Preemptively in Fighting Government Abuse of the Diffusion System |
In Volume 35, Issue 5 of the International Enforcement Law Reporter (May 2019), Mr. Yuriy Nemets argued that “INTERPOL’s rules not only give the organization the power to screen... |
Ted Bromund |
35 |
6 |
2019-06-07 |
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INTERPOL |