Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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 Due Diligence, OECD
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 INTERPOL

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