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Court Denies Discovery in Mexican Extradition Request Case |
On January 8, 2010, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a memorandum opinion, denying a discovery request by the relator, Zhenly Ye Gon, who is fighting extradition to Mexico... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Jurisdiction |
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U.S. Charges 22 in Undercover Sting Involving Foreign Bribery Scheme |
On January 19, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted 22 executives and employees of companies in the military and law enforcement products industry in conspiracies to bribe foreign government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Africa, Israel, Peru, United Kingdom, United States |
Administration of Justice, Arms Trafficking, Bribery, Conspiracy, Corruption, International Crimes, Law Enforcement |
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France Agrees to Return Stolen HSBC Client Data to Switzerland |
On December 21, 2009, a French prosecutor in Aix-en-Provence ordered the return of data stolen by a former employee of HSBC Private Ban (Suisse) SA as demanded by the Swiss government, thereby... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
France, Switzerland |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Computer Crimes, Crimes, Fraud, International Cooperation, Taxation |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES |
I. Books A. Counter-Terrorism and Aliens Terrorism and the Foreigner; a Decade of Tension around the Rule of Law (Elspeth Guild and Anneliese Baldaccini, eds.), Martinus Nijhoff 2007, 431 pp. B.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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UBS Issues Code of Conduct on Tax and Financial Crime |
On January 12, 2010, UBS published a ten-page Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that prohibits its employees from assisting clients in committing tax and financial crimes. The UBS code provisions... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
United States |
Economic Crimes, Financial Supervision, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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Recognition and Enforcement of the Supervision of Probation Measures and Alternative Sanctions within the European Union–An Update |
Following the publication of the modified version of the proposed framework decision by the Council of the European Union in May 2008, at the 2908th meeting of the Council of the European Union held... |
Michael Plachta |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Denmark, European Union, Europe, Finland, Sweden |
Administration of Justice, Crimes, European Union, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Law, Treaties |
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Bibliography |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
by Bruce Zagaris
I. Books
A. Counter-Terrorism and Aliens
Terrorism and the Foreigner; a Decade of Tension around the Rule of Law (Elspeth Guild and Anneliese Baldaccini, eds.),... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
4 |
2010-03-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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UN Panel Characterizes Guinea Incidents Crimes Against Humanity and Calls for Referral to ICC |
On December 20, 2009, a United Nations panel issued a 60-page report, declaring the massacre and rapes of unarmed protesters at a stadium in Conakry, Guinea as crimes against humanity” and calling... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Guinea |
Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, International Courts, International Crimes, Murder, Rape, Torture, United Nations |
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U.S. Indictment Charges Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy between Terrorist and Narcotics Groups |
On December 18, 2009, federal prosecutors charged three West Africans for conspiring to transport cocaine through Africa in conjunction with two known international terrorist organizations, The Farc... |
Bruce Zagaris and Cassandra Sheehan |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Afghanistan, Africa, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Spain, Togo, United States |
Administration of Justice, Conspiracy, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, International Crimes, National Security, Organized Crime, Terrorism |
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EU-U.S. Agreement on Processing and Transfer of Financing Messaging Date For Purposes of the U.S. Terrorist Financing Tracking Program (TFTP) |
In November 2009, the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU published information on the operations of the EU-U.S. agreement on the processing and transfer of financing message data for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Europe, United States |
Administration of Justice, Crimes, European Union, Financial Supervision, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Terrorism |
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Saudi Bank Challenges USA PATRIOT Act Subpoena |
On January 19, 2010, a Saudi bank filed a Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of its Motion to Quash a USA PATRIOT Act Subpoena. The case raises interesting and important issues of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Crimes, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, International Banking Supervision, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Jurisdiction |
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Brazilian Migrants Are Terrorized by Suriname’s Maroons After Killing Incident |
On Christmas Eve 2009, the killing of Surinamese Wilson Apensa by Brazilian gold miner Adilson Aliviera sparked a wild rampage involving approximately 300 maroons, or descendants of African slaves,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname |
Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Human Rights, Immigration, International Crimes, Murder, Rape, Terrorism, Theft, Torture |
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U.S. Dismisses Money Laundering Case against Miami Lawyer After Appellate Court Affirms Exemption for Criminal Defense Counsel |
On November 25, 2009, the U.S. Attorney General in Miami dismissed all charges against Ben Kuehne, a prominent lawyer in Miami, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit affirmed on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
2 |
2010-02-01 |
World, United States, Colombia |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Prisoner Rights, Crimes, Conspiracy |
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Swiss Court Orders Bail for Polanski During His Fight Against the U.S. Extradition Request |
On November 23, 2009, a Swiss court ordered bail be given to Roman Polanski, the filmmaker detained as he resists the U.S. extradition request...more |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
2 |
2010-02-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Sex Crimes |
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Holds Council Meeting as Lisbon Treaty Goes Into Effect |
On November 30 and December 1, 2009, the Council of the European Union’s Just and Home Affairs held its 2979th meeting as the Lisbon Treaty was taking effect. The Council made progress on a wide... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
2 |
2010-02-01 |
United States, Europe, Portugal, European Union |
Jurisdiction, Terrorism, White Collar Crime, Sex Crimes, Treaties, Financial Crimes |
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The Code of Conduct on Cooperation in Combating International Tax Evasion |
The United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (“U.N. Tax Committee”) had agreed in its 2007 annual meeting to develop a Code of Conduct on Cooperation in... |
David Spencer |
26 |
2 |
2010-02-01 |
World |
Administration of Justice, Taxation, United Nations, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, International Convention |
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Congress Enacts Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act |
On October 19, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act of 2009 (FEREA), which facilitates quicker response to requests by foreign governments for evidence in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
2 |
2010-02-01 |
World, United States |
Administration of Justice, Prisoner Rights, International Cooperation, Evidence Gathering |
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OECD Working Group on Bribery Adopts New Measures to Strengthen Convention |
On November 26, 2009, the 30 members of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and eight other members who are members of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention have agreed on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
2 |
2010-02-01 |
World, OECD |
International Organizations, Taxation, Bribery, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, Economic Crimes |
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Allegations of Abuse Continue Against U.S. Detention Policies in Afghanistan |
In November 2009, allegations of continuing mistreatment of detainees at U.S. facilities in Afghanistan has continued and raises questions about the extent to President Obama has fulfilled his... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
2 |
2010-02-01 |
Canada, United States, Afghanistan |
Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Torture, Prisoner Rights, Crimes against Humanity |
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Justice Department Serves John Doe Summons on Stanford Receiver |
On December 2, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice filed an ex parte petition with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, requesting pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7602 leave to serve... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
2 |
2010-02-01 |
World, United States, Antigua & Barbuda |
Taxation, Fraud, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, Banking Supervision |