Articles

E.g., 2026-10
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Europol Releases Its Report on Terrorism In the end of May 2014, the European Police Office (Europol) released its annual report on a current state and trends in terrorist activities within the European Union (EU).[2]   Michael Plachta 30 9 2014-09-01 European Union Counter-terrorism
International Criminal Court Refuses to Open Investigation Into Egypt On May 1, 2014, the International Criminal Court (ICC, or the Court) issued a statement in which the Prosecutor – on behalf of the Court – wrote that, upon consultation with the Court... Michael Plachta 30 9 2014-09-01 Egypt International Criminal Court
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on International Wildlife Trafficking Crisis   On May 21, 2014, the Subcommittees on African Affairs and East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, held a hearing on “The Escalating International Wildlife... Bruce Zagaris 30 9 2014-09-01 Africa, United States Endangered Species, Environment
Microsoft to Challenge U.S. Warrant for E-mail Account Material Kept in Ireland On April 25, 2014, U.S. Magistrate Judge James C. Francis IV of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan denied Microsoft’s motion to quash a search warrant to the extent that it directs Microsoft... Bruce Zagaris 30 9 2014-09-01 Ireland, United States Evidence Gathering
U.S. Indicts California Banker for Helping Conceal Israeli Accounts as Israel Signs FATCA IGA  On April 30, 2014, Shokrollah Baravarian, of Beverly Hills California, was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California with conspiracy to defraud the United... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 Israel, United States Tax Enforcement
Morocco Extradites Person to the U.S. to Face Human Smuggling Charges  On April 28, 2014, Habtom Merhay, a national of Eritrea and a citizen of the United Kingdom, appeared for the first time in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to face human... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 Eritrea, Ethiopia, Morocco, United Kingdom, United States Human Trafficking, Smuggle
Spain Denies Argentine Extradition Request for Franco-Era Crimes     On April 30, 2014, Spain’s National Court denied Argentina’s request for the second defendant with respect to alleged crimes against humanity committed during the 1970s, the... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 Argentina, Spain Crimes against Humanity, Extradition, Torture
Officials and NGO Discuss U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Wildlife Trafficking On May 7, 2014, Richard J. Driscoll, Office of Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of State, introduced and moderated a panel on U.S. government efforts to combat wildlife trafficking.  The program... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 United States Endangered Species, Environment, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle
Turkey to Request U.S. To Extradite Cleric   In an interview with Charlie Rose, the U.S. broadcaster, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the United States government to extradite or expel Fethullah Gülen, a... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 Turkey, United States Extradition
Honduras Extradites Suspected Drug Trafficker to the U.S.   On May 9, 2014, the United States State Department announced that Honduras has extradited a suspected drug trafficker to the United States for the first time.[1]   Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 Colombia, Honduras, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition
Reports of Abuse by U.S. Border Patrol Agents Evidence Systematic Violations of International Human Rights  Hundreds of official complaints filed with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and reported to watchdog groups by migrants attempting to cross the U.S. – Mexico... Lucas Balchun 30 8 2014-08-01 Mexico, United States Human Rights, Immigration
U.S. and Swiss Asset Management Firm Agree to a Non-Prosecution Agreement  On May 9, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Swisspartners Investment Network AG, a Swiss-based asset management firm, and three of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (Collectively... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 Switzerland, United States Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
PRC Charges Former Head of Glaxo with Bribery On May 14, 2014, Chinese police announced they had charged Mark Reilly, the former head of GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s China unit, and other colleagues with corruption, after an investigation... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 China Corruption
A New Special International Court for Kosovo Is to Emerge A new international court, funded by the European Union, is expected to begin hearings in the Netherlands as early as next year to exclusively try crimes allegedly committed by Kosovo's ethnic... Michael Plachta 30 8 2014-08-01 European Union, Kosovo International Criminal Court
U.S. Charges Chinese National with Using Front Companies to Evade Iran Sanctions On April 2, 2014, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and other law enforcement officials, announced that Fangwei (also known by his alias “Karl Lee... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 China, Iran, United States Economic Sanctions, Export Enforcement
British Prime Minister Encourages Dependent Territories to Adopt Open Registries  On April 25, 2014, British Prime Minister David Cameron sent a letter to the leaders of the UK’s overseas territories and crown dependencies to encourage them to create public registries... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 United Kingdom Corruption, Money Laundering, Transparency
European Data Protection Supervisor Comments on the European Terrorist Finance Tracking System On April 17, 2014, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) released his comments on two recent documents concerning the European Terrorist Finance Tracking System (TFTS).[2] One is the... Michael Plachta 30 8 2014-08-01 European Union Terrorism
U.S. Treasury Suspends FATCA IGA with Russia as Two Senior Senators Call for Treasury to Refrain from Concluding an IGA As a result of the Russian annexation of Crimea, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has ceased negotiating a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 Russia, United States Economic Sanctions, Tax Enforcement
U.S. and U.K. Pledge Resources to Help Immediately Recover Stolen Assets  On April 29, 2014, at the start of Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery (UFAR) in London, both United States Attorney General Eric Holder and the Rt. Hon. Theresa May, MP, who hosted the meeting,... Bruce Zagaris 30 8 2014-08-01 United Kingdom, United States Asset Seizure, Corruption
IMB Reports Decline in Maritime Piracy for the Third Consecutive Year  The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest annual report for 2013 on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships recorded a total of 264 incidents... Michael Plachta 30 7 2014-07-01 Somalia Maritime, Piracy

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