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Washington College of Law Holds Book Launch for Book on the ICTY |
On April 4, 2018, the Washington College of Law (WCL) hosted a launch of Professor Diane Orentlicher’s new book, Some Kind of Justice: The ICTY’s Impact in Bosnia and Serbia (Oxford U. Press, 496... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2018-04-06 |
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Human Rights |
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SEC Suspends Conflict Minerals Reports Due to Litigation Decisions |
On April 7, 2017, Acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Michael S. Piwowar announced that, as a result of a final judgment declaring an SEC rule requiring reporting... |
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2017-05-12 |
United States |
Compliance, Disclosure |
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Criminal Magisterial Bench Book to Provide Guidance for Magistrates |
The Criminal Magisterial Bench Book, the first of its kind in the region, is an initiative of the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project. The Bench Book project, which... |
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2018-07-06 |
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International Courts |
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Mexico – United States extradition relations since 1994 |
With a porous long border, Mexico and the U.S.A. have a long history on how to deal with crime that goes beyond their respective borders. To pursue fugitives charged with committing criminal acts... |
Roger Labardini |
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2023-01-13 |
Mexico, United States |
Extradition, Fugitive, Jurisdiction, Kidnaping, Rendition |
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4TH Circuit Agrees to Hear Emoluments Suit En Banc and Trump Announces and then Retracts Announcement His Hotel Will Host the G7 Meeting |
On October 15, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit agreed to rehear en banc the emoluments lawsuit brought by the attorneys general of Maryland and the... |
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2019-10-25 |
G-8 member countries |
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EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Releases Recommendations on the Implementation of Adopted Measures |
On November 11, 2016, the European Union Counter-Terrorism Coordinator (CTC) released his recommendations which draw on his report on the implementation of the counter-terrorism measures which had... |
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2016-11-18 |
Europe |
Counter-terrorism, European Union, INTERPOL |
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Russia Withdraws Its Signature from the Statute of the International Criminal Court |
On November 16, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his Foreign Ministry to inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations that Russia no longer intended to participate in the Rome... |
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2016-11-18 |
Philippines, Russia, Ukraine |
Human Rights, International Courts, International Criminal Court, International Organizations, War Crimes |
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Trump Reverses ZTE Penalties in Exchange for Trade Concessions |
On June 7, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation, of Shenzhen, China (“ZTE Corporation”) and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications... |
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2018-06-22 |
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Sanctions |
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Criminal Magisterial Bench Book to Provide Guidance for Magistrates |
The Criminal Magisterial Bench Book, the first of its kind in the region, is an initiative of the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project. The Bench Book project, which... |
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2018-07-06 |
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International Courts |
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ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW (Neil Boister and Robert J. Currie, ed.), Routledge 458 pp. 2015 – A Review |
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2015-12-22 |
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Book Review, International Crimes, International Law |
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United Nations Sets Up New Office of Counter-Terrorism |
On June 15, 2017, the UN General Assembly adopted its resolution in which it approved the establishment of a new United Nations office to help Member States implement the Organization's global... |
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2017-06-30 |
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Counter-terrorism, United Nations |
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Costa Rica Arrests and Extradites U.S. Citizen Charged with Business Opportunity Fraud |
On February 12, 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida (Miami) announced that Costa Rica has extradited Jon White, a U.S. citizen charged in connection... |
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2016-08-17 |
Costa Rica, United States |
Conspiracy, Extradition, Fraud |
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Bank Hapoalim Settles with DOJ for Over $30 Million for FIFA Money Laundering |
On April 30, 2020, Bank Hapoalim B.M. (BHBM), an Israeli bank with international operations, and its willy owned subsidiary, Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd. (BHS), have agreed to forfeit $20,733,322... |
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2020-05-09 |
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Money Laundering |
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International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Overturns Convictions of 2 Croatian Generals |
On November 16, 2012, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia reversed by majority the convictions of Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac for... |
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2016-08-03 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, International Criminal Tribunal, Law of War |
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Confiscating assets for Indonesia: Interview with Mark Temple KC, H.M. Attorney General of Jersey |
Jersey recently announced the successful conclusion of a 10-year asset recovery case against an Indonesian company director convicted of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering, and... |
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2023-07-28 |
Indonesia, Jersey, United Kingdom |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement |
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ICC and Dutch Government Return Witnesses to Congo, Rejecting Asylum Claims |
On June 27, 2014, after a long procedure involving both the ICC and the authorities of the Netherlands, the Dutch Council of State decided to return three witnesses to the Democratic... |
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2016-08-10 |
Netherlands |
Asylum, International Criminal Court, Legal Ethics, Witness Protection |
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Court Authorizes John Doe Summons for Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Have Used Virtual Currency |
On November 30, 2016, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, entered an order authorizing the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) to... |
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2016-12-02 |
United States |
Evidence Gathering, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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U.S.-Honduras Sign Asylum Agreement |
On September 25, 2019, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Honduras government announced an asylum agreement that will enable U.S. immigration authorities to send asylum... |
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2019-10-12 |
Honduras, United States |
Asylum |