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Swiss Provide France Data on UBS Client Accounts in French Criminal Investigation |
On October 5, 2014, the media reported that the Swiss government had transmitted to the French government documentations on 100 UBS clients pursuant to a French request. The transmission... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
13 |
2016-08-10 |
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Confidentiality, Fraud, Money Laundering, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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High Court of England and Wales Delivers Judgment in Serdar Mohammed v. Ministry of Defense |
On May 2nd, 2014, the High Court of England and Wales, per Justice Leggatt, delivered a comprehensive judgment in Serdar Mohammed v. Ministry of Defense, holding that the United Kingdom lacks... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
8 |
2016-08-10 |
Afghanistan, United Kingdom |
European Court of Human Rights, Fair Trial, Legal Ethics, Prisoner Rights |
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Swiss Provide France Data on UBS Client Accounts in French Criminal Investigation |
On October 5, 2014, the media reported that the Swiss government had transmitted to the French government documentations on 100 UBS clients pursuant to a French request. The transmission... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
13 |
2016-08-10 |
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Confidentiality, Fraud, Money Laundering, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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UK Parliament Reports on Counter-terrorism |
On May 9, 2014, the Home Affairs Committee appointed by the UK House of Commons released its seventeenth report on counter-terrorism.[2] It follows the CONTEST Annual Report published in April 2014.[... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
8 |
2016-08-10 |
Syria, United Kingdom |
Counter-terrorism, Financial Enforcement, International Law, Jurisdiction, Terrorism |
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German-Swiss Tax Enforcement Cooperation Increases |
During October 2014, German tax enforcement against Swiss banks and bankers has increased. Significantly, Swiss authorities have cooperated with the German tax authorities in their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
13 |
2016-08-10 |
Germany, Switzerland |
Antitrust Cooperation, Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Deceased Holder of Disputed Nazi-Looted Art Leaves Collection to Swiss Museum in Will |
Cornelius Gurlitt, the ascetic German who turned the art world on its head when he revealed a huge collection of 19th and 20th century famous European works that had been hidden for decades, died at... |
Sara Hefny |
30 |
8 |
2016-08-10 |
Germany |
Art and Cultural Property, International Law, Investigation, Property Restitution, Victims Compensation |
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U.K. Extradites Terrorist Suspect Aswat to the U.S. |
On October 21, 2014, the United Kingdom government extradited to the United States Haroon Aswat, 40, who is accused of conspiring with Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, known as Abu Hamza al-Masri,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
13 |
2016-08-10 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Counter-terrorism, European Court of Human Rights, Extradition, Terrorism |
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Ukraine Accepts Limited Jurisdiction of ICC and ICC Opens Preliminary Investigation into Alleged Crimes against Humanity |
On April 17, 2014, the Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Herman von Hebel, received a declaration lodged by Ukraine accepting the ICC’s jurisdiction with respect to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
30 |
8 |
2016-08-10 |
Ukraine |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, Investigation |
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Council of Europe Experts Discuss Double (Dual) Criminality in the Context of Extradition |
The double (dual) criminality requirement has been discussed at the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions in the Penal Field (PC-OC) for several... |
Michael Plachta |
30 |
13 |
2016-08-10 |
European Union |
Council of the European Union, Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Extradition |
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Equatorial Guinea Brings France Before the International Court of Justice on Corruption Charges Against First Vice-President |
On June 14, 2016, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that Equatorial Guinea had instituted proceedings against France before the Court. Equatorial Guinea’s claims arise from the... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
8 |
2016-08-05 |
Equatorial Guinea, France |
Asset Forfeiture, Charged with Crimes, Corruption, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Law, Money Laundering, Sovereignty, Warrants |
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Malaysia Extradites Lebanese National to the U.S. on Currency Counterfeiting Charges |
On July 22, 2016, Louay Ibrahim Hussain made his initial appearance in the United States Court for the Eastern District of New York before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom in connection with his... |
Bruce Zagaris |
32 |
8 |
2016-08-05 |
Lebanon, Malaysia, United States |
Comparative and International Law, Counterfeiting, Extradition, International Cooperation, Investigation, Undercover Operations |
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European Union Adopts Directive on Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings and in European Arrest Warrant Proceedings |
On July 7, 2016, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), agreed to adopt the Legal Aid Directive by a vote of 44 to 1. The amended text was presented... |
Michael Plachta |
32 |
8 |
2016-08-05 |
European Union |
Administration of Justice, Arrest, Civil Rights, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, European Commission, European Union, Legal Ethics, Legislation, Warrants |
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London: “The Money Laundering Capital of the World” |
The UK has developed a huge body of law designed to prevent and punish money laundering. In the 30 years since its first anti-money laundering (AML) statute, the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986,... |
Monty Raphael QC |
32 |
8 |
2016-08-05 |
United Kingdom |
Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Corruption, Counter-terrorism, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering, Offshore Banking, Offshore trusts, Oversight, Policy/Directives, Transparency |
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U.S. Appellate Court Holds No Right of Action for Damages against Rumsfeld and Others for Torture or Mistreatment of Military Prisoners |
On November 7, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, held by an 8-to-3 ruling, that there is no right of action for damages against soldiers and others in the chain of command... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2016-08-03 |
United States |
Arms Trafficking, Human Rights, Interrogation, Prisoner Rights |
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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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Wal-Mart Is Forced to Broaden Corruption Inquiries to Brazil, China and India |
On November 14, 2012, in a regulatory filing, Wal-Mart reported that its internal investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act had extended to Brazil,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2016-08-03 |
Brazil, China, India, Mexico |
Corruption, Economic Crimes, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Investigation, Securities Exchange Commission |
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Justice Department and SEC Issue FCPA Guidance |
On November 14, 2012, the Justice Department (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued guidance on how prosecutors and regulators interpret and enforce the Foreign Corrupt... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2016-08-03 |
United States |
Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Securities Exchange Commission |
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United Kingdom Special Immigration Appeals Commission Allows Othman's Appeal to Revoke Deportation to Jordan |
On November 12, 2012, the UK Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) allowed Mohammed Othman’s appeal against the Home Secretary’s decision to refuse to revoke the deportation order against him... |
Bruce Zagaris |
29 |
1 |
2016-08-03 |
United Kingdom |
Counter-terrorism, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Deportation, Human Rights |
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Comoros Refers Israel to the International Criminal Court |
On May 14, 2013, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) met with a delegation from the Istanbul-based Elmadag Law Firm, acting on behalf of the Government of the... |
Michael Plachta |
29 |
8 |
2016-08-03 |
Israel, Palestine, Turkey |
International Criminal Court |
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Switzerland – Draft Federal Act on the Freezing and Restitution of Ousted Potentates' Assets |
Contrary to its undeserved reputation as a safe harbour for assets of dubious origin, Switzerland has a long established tradition of facilitating the freezing, confiscation, and restitution of funds... |
Alexander Troller and Sandrine Giroud |
29 |
10 |
2016-08-03 |
Switzerland |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Confidentiality, Due Diligence, Freezing of Assets |
