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.
The past three months have brought sweeping changes to INTERPOL’s personnel, documents, and practices. These changes were made, or announced, at and around INTERPOL’s 92nd General Assembly (GA), held on November 4-7, 2024, in Glasgow, Scotland.
At its 4th sitting held on January 28, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Resolution and Recommendation on addressing risks to human rights and the rule of law posed by mercenaries and private military and security companies.
On January 18, 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), by majority, issued a “Warrant of Arrest for Mr. Osama Elmasry / Almasri Njeem.” The warrant was issued under seal, ex parte, “only available to the Prosecution.”[1]
On January 20, 2025, President Trump on his first day in office issued four executive orders (E.O.s) concerning foreign terrorists, national security, and migration and a proclamation. The Trump Administration has also removed and demoted high-level officials in the Department of Justice.
On January 28, 2025, French investigations announced they had started a criminal investigation into money laundering, tax fraud, unlicensed provision of digital asset services, and failure to implement a proper anti-money laundering program.[1]
CLS Global, a UAE-based cryptocurrency market maker has recently agreed to settle criminal charges that prosecutors have brought against it following a lengthy undercover sting operation by the FBI. The company was one of three that were caught in the operation last year that resulted in $25 million in seized assets.[1] Prosecutors allege that, between August 23 and September 8, 2024, CLS Global generated $595,000 worth of fake volume.[2]
Several Latin American governments have pushed back at the Trump Administration’s deportation efforts. Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, and Guatemala have all pushed back. Until now, Mexico, the country most caught in the crossfire, has tried to be diplomatic.
On January 23, 2025, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) filed two applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber II in the Situation in Afghanistan.[1] These filings have benefited from the contributions of the dedicated Afghanistan Unified Team under the supervision of Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan, and multiple experts.
On January 8, Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, was released from Iran after being detained for twenty-one days. Sala, 29, arrived in Tehran in December on a journalist visa. For two years, she had attempted to visit Iran, but her visa application was always rejected.[1] However, after the 2024 election in Iran, her visa was finally approved. Sala, who had not been to Iran since the 2021 protests, sought to observe how the country had changed after learning that the new government was more progressive and open to foreigners.[2]
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a nationwide injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). As a result, pending a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and possibly the U.S. Supreme Court, if a writ of certiorari is timely sought, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
