The International Enforcement Law Reporter

The International Enforcement Law Reporter is a monthly print and online journal covering news and trends in international enforcement law.

Since September 1985, the International Enforcement Law Reporter has analyzed the premier developments in both the substantive and procedural aspects of international enforcement law. Read by practitioners, academics, and politicians, the IELR is a valuable guide to the difficult and dynamic field of international law.

IOSCO Issues Set of Good Practices on the Use of Global Supervisory Colleges in Securities Markets

Monday, January 24, 2022
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 

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 markets.  It has the goal of increasing cooperation and information –sharing among securities regulators.[1]


[1]    IOSCO, IOSCO good practices aim to foster cooperation through global supervisory colleges, IOSCO/MR/04/2022 Jan. 18, 2022.

 

U.S. Charges Person Who Returns Voluntarily from Dominican Republic in Haitian President’s Assassination

Monday, January 24, 2022
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 

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, where he was arrested, to the U.S.[1]


[1]    U.S. Department of Justice, Second Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President, Press Rel., Jan. 20, 2022.

 

EU Operational Action Plan 2022 on Child Sexual Exploitation

Monday, January 24, 2022
Author: 
Michael Plachta
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 

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]


* Professor Plachta specializes in criminal law and international criminal law. He has authored numerous publication on a wide range of problems concerning law enforcement and international cooperation in criminal matters. He currently teaches criminal law and European criminal law at the University of Security in Poznan, Poland.

[1] Operational Action Plan 2022: Child sexual exploitation, November 30, 2021, Council doc. 13589/1/21 REV 1.

 

NatWest Markets Plc Pleads Guilty to Spoofing on the U.S. Markets

Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 

On December 21, 2021, NatWest Markets Plc (NatWest), a London-U.K.-based banking and financial services firm, pleaded guilty to spoofing in the markets for U.S. Treasury securities and futures contracts.[1]


[1]    United States v. NatWest Markets Plc, U.S. Dist. Court, D. Conn., Crim. No. 3:21-cr-187 (OAW), Information; U.S. Department of Justice, NatWest Markets Pleads Guilty to Fraud in U.S. Treasury Markets, Dec. 21, 2021.

 

Australian Pleads Guilty in Canada to Cross-Border Hate Crimes in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Thursday, January 20, 2022
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 

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 circulated online.  He allegedly made threats towards people living in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).[1]


[1]    Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Man charged by RCMP War Crimes team pleads guilty to Willful Promotion of Hatred, Dec. 17, 2021 https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2021/man-charged-rcmp-war-crimes-team-pleads-guilty-wilful-promotion-hatred.

 

German Court Convicts Former Syrian Intelligence Official of Crimes against Humanity

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 

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, in the first criminal case over state-sponsored torture in Syria.[1]


[1]    Erika Solomon, German court convicts former Syrian official of crimes against humanity, Fin. Times, Jan. 13, 2022.

 

Russia Arrests 14 Alleged Members of the REvil Ransomware Gang as Ukraine Experiences Hacks and Malware

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 

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 the United States.[1]


[1]    Tom Balmforth and Maria Tsvetkova, Russia takes down REvil hacking group at the U.S. request, Reuters, Jan. 14, 2022.

 

Russia Arrests 14 Alleged Members of the REvil Ransomware Gang as Ukraine Experiences Hacks and Malware

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 

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 the United States.[1]


[1]    Tom Balmforth and Maria Tsvetkova, Russia takes down REvil hacking group at the U.S. request, Reuters, Jan. 14, 2022.

 

Russia Arrests 14 Alleged Members of the REvil Ransomware Gang as Ukraine Experiences Hacks and Malware

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 

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 the United States.[1]


[1]    Tom Balmforth and Maria Tsvetkova, Russia takes down REvil hacking group at the U.S. request, Reuters, Jan. 14, 2022.

 

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