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.
In September 2025, a French judge issued an arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad and six former Syrian government officials for war crimes due to their role in the killings of journalists during the Syrian Civil War.
On September 3, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order and an opinion, prohibiting U.S. President Donald Trump from continuing to rely on the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 (“the Act”) to accelerate the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants who are alleged to belong to the criminal organization Tren de Aragua.
Suriname is a relatively rare example today of a South American state in which the nationality bar remains a major barrier to extradition, with there being no practical alternative form of justice available for extraterritorial criminality.
On August 29, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a decision ruled 7-4 to uphold the decision of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) that President Trump’s five emergency tariff orders aren’t authorized by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
On August 13, the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice (DOJ) approved the confiscation of over $2.8 million in cryptocurrency, $70.000 in cash, and a luxury car, all assets of Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko.
On July 2, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a judgment of acquittal entered by the district court in the case of U.S. v. Hernán Lopez, Full Play Group, S.A., 143 F.4th 99. The defendant has indicated that it will file a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for certiorari.
On August 25th, 2025, former Sinaloa Cartel boss and El Chapo Associate, Ismael Zambada Garcia – also known as El Mayo – pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement with the cartel and racketeering.
On August 20, 2025, the United Nations Security Council held its mid-year session dedicated to a threat to peace and security by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Da’esh). This high-level review concluded by stating that ISIL remains a resilient and evolving global threat, increasingly active in Africa, and exploiting technology and financing networks, such as social media and cryptocurrency.
Across jurisdictions, governments are recalibrating the liability framework for online platforms, moving from permissive shields to affirmative duties of care. This shift marks a transition from reactive takedown obligations to proactive accountability regimes that demand demonstrable safeguards.
On August 20, 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration announced that it would impose sanctions on four members of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
