Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volumesort ascending Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
ICC Prosecutor Requests Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Chief On November 27, 2024, ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC announced he was applying for a warrant of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court in response to the situation... Michael Plachta 41 1 2024-12-13 Myanmar International Criminal Court
Multinational Crypto Scammer Faces Justice After an International Pursuit In late summer 2025, Do Hyeong Kwon pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, New York, to securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit commodities fraud for his role in the... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 9 2025-08-22 South Korea, United States Conspiracy, Cybercrime, Extradition, Fraud
EU Court Holds Maltese Investor Citizenship Scheme Violates EU Law On April 29, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided that the Maltese investor citizenship scheme violates EU law and that the acquisition of EU citizenship cannot result... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-05-05 European Union, Malta Economic Integration, European Union, Immigration
U.S. Shares $50m in Forfeited Assets with Estonia in Exchange for Financial Enforcement Activities On January 7, 2025, the United States Department of Justice announced it agreed to share $50 million in forfeited assets with the Republic of Estonia (Estonia) in recognition of Estonia’s... Bruce Zagaris 41 2 2025-01-17 Estonia, United States Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure
U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Trial Court Acquittal Decision on Commercial Bribery Abroad 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,... Bruce Zagaris 41 10 2025-09-12 United States Corruption
Sudan v. United Arab Emirates: Reservations to Genocide: Substance or Procedure? On March 6, 2025, Sudan initiated proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging violations of the Convention on the Prevention and... Alexandra Manfield 41 6 2025-05-30 Sudan, United Arab Emirates Genocide, International Criminal Court
Trump Issues Executive Orders on Foreign Terrorists and Migration Enforcement 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... Bruce Zagaris 41 2 2025-01-31 United States Policy/Directives, Political Leaders, Terrorism
Rio Police Bust Major Wildlife Trafficking Network In late September 2025, the State of Rio de Janeiro initiated an anti-wildlife trafficking operation that rescued over 800 wild animals. The animal rescue mission, known as Operation Sã... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 11 2025-10-17 Brazil Law Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle
Developments in International Enforcement Law Impact Crisis in Haiti Haiti faces a catastrophic humanitarian crisis that continues to worsen due to a myriad of complex and intersecting factors. Recent developments in several areas of international enforcement law... Chloe Fontenelle 41 7 2025-06-13 Haiti Arms Trafficking, Gangs, Human Rights, International Law
Trump Transfers Detained Migrants in Guantánamo to Venezuela On February 20, 2025, the Trump administration transferred 178 Venezuelan migrants who had been detained in Guantánamo Bay to Venezuela for repatriation. 177 of those migrants first flew to... Morinsola Tinubu 41 3 2025-02-21 United States, Venezuela Deportation, Detention, Immigration
Rio Police Raid Unveils the Complexities of Combating Multinational Gangs and Extensive Corruption in Brazilian Financial Institutions In late October 2025, police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, launched a complex and deadly operation against the notorious gang, Red Command, targeting Rio’s favelas. The operation is the... Dimitris Konstantopoulos 41 12 2025-11-07 Brazil Financial Enforcement, Gangs, Law Enforcement
Higher Education at the Intersection of Export Control, Accessibility, and Federal Funding United States (U.S.) academic institutions house vast stores of federally funded research in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and biotechnology.  Adriana Sanford 41 8 2025-07-11 United States Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Export Enforcement
Arrest of Duterte by the ICC: Legal and Political Ramifications In March 2025, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court (ICC) following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his “war... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-03-20 Philippines Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, Murder
European Parliament Amends the Europol Regulation to Effectively Combat Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings On November 25, 2025, the European Parliament adopted its legislative resolution on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and... Michael Plachta 41 12 2025-12-05 European Union Europol, Human Trafficking
European Court Rules Against Russia in the Case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia On July 9, 2025, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its long-awaited judgment in the interstate case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (... Michael Plachta 41 8 2025-07-25 Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine European Court of Human Rights
DRC Makes Informal Transfer of 3 Americans Convicted of Terrorism in Coup Attempt On April 8, 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (PRC) transferred three Americans to the United States after DRC President Felix Tshisekedi commuted their death sentences to life... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-10 Congo, Rwanda, United States Transfer of Prisoners
ICC Assembly of States Parties Takes Action on Outstanding Arrest Warrants The 23rd session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP or Assembly) to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court) was held from December 2 to 7, 2017, in the Hague.[1] One... Michael Plachta 41 1 2024-12-13 International Criminal Court
United States and China Engage in Prisoner Swap The United States and China have furthered their diplomatic relations through a recent prisoner swap. The swap secured the release of three Americans who, per the United States government, had been... Simran Pandey 41 1 2024-12-20 China, United States Transfer of Prisoners
Equatorial Guinea Requests United Nations Court Obstruct the Sale of Confiscated French Mansion On July 15, 2025, lawyers representing the government of Equatorial Guinea pushed United Nations (U.N.) judges to prevent France’s sale of a luxury Parisian mansion, claiming that this action... Chloe Fontenelle 41 9 2025-08-22 Equatorial Guinea, France Corruption, International Courts
Crypto Enforcement Overhaul: Shift from Policing Platforms to Investor Protection On April 7, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”) to all Department of Justice (DOJ) employees, announcing a significant shift in the... Christina Gotsis and Jason Gottlieb 41 5 2025-05-05 United States Bank Secrecy, Financial Enforcement

Pages