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ICTY Prosecutor Reports on Serbia and Croatia Cooperation |
At the end of January 2010, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Serge Brammertz reported to the European Parliament on the cooperation of Serbia and Croatia with the Tribunal,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
4 |
2010-04-01 |
Croatia, Serbia |
Administration of Justice, Genocide, International Cooperation, International Crimes |
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Swiss Government Suspends Implementation of UBS Tax Disclosure with US |
On January 28, 2010, the Swiss government announced it has suspended the disclosure of information to the United States under the agreement reached on August 19, 2009, as a result of a ruling in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
4 |
2010-04-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Bank Secrecy, Economic Crimes, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, International Crimes, Privacy, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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UK Supreme Court Orders Identification of Terror Subjects in Asset Freeze Case |
On January 27, 2010, the UK Supreme Court unanimously ordered the identification of five persons who had their assets frozen by the Treasury for suspicion of supporting terrorist activities. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
4 |
2010-04-01 |
Europe, Pakistan, United Kingdom |
Evidence Gathering, Human Rights, Privacy, Terrorism |
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U.S. Issues New Indictment Against Bout |
On February 17, 2010, the U.S. government announced the unsealing of an indictment against Viktor Bout and U.S. national Richard Ammar Chichakli, for allegedly conspiring to violate the International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
4 |
2010-04-01 |
Liberia, United States |
Administration of Justice, Conspiracy, Extradition, Financial Crimes, Fraud, Jurisdiction, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Sanctions, Terrorism, United Nations, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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EU and Forfeiture Convert Organized Crime Funds for Development in Italy |
On December 1, 2009, Pawel Samecki, the European Commissioner for Regional Policy, announced the European Union’s contribution in support of the fight against organized crime in southern Italy. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
4 |
2010-04-01 |
European Union, Europe, Italy |
Corruption, Crimes, European Union, International Cooperation, Organized Crime |
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China Indicts Four Employees of Rio Tinto |
On February 10, 2010, Shanghai, China prosecutors issued indictments against an Australian citizen and three Chinese employees of the Melbourne-based British-American multinational mining company Rio... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
4 |
2010-04-01 |
Australia, China, Japan, Korea |
Administration of Justice, Corruption, Crimes, Trade Crimes |
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EU Rejects Agreement with U.S. to Share SWIFT Bank Data |
On February 11, 2010, at a meeting in Strasbourg, France, the European Parliament voted 378 to 196 to reject an agreement between the United States and European Union that would have enabled U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
4 |
2010-04-01 |
European Union, Europe, France, United States |
Bank Secrecy, Crimes, European Union, Evidence Gathering, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Privacy, Securities Law |
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Europol Joint Investigations Break Counterfeit Good Ring in Italy |
On December 21, 2010, the European Police Office (Europol) announced the break up of a large criminal network involved in large-scale illicit production and distribution of counterfeit goods...more... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
4 |
2010-04-01 |
Austria, Belgium, European Union, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland |
Administration of Justice, Conspiracy, Counterfeiting, Crimes, European Union, Evidence Gathering, Immigration, Intelligence, International Cooperation, Organized Crime |
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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. Court Dismisses Indictment against Former Blackwater Officials |
On December 31, 2009, U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo M. Urbina dismissed manslaughter and weapons charges against five Blackwater guards because prosecutors had violated the men’s rights by... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Iraq, United States |
Administration of Justice, Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Human Rights, Immunity, International Crimes, Murder, War Crimes |
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Inspector General Criticizes U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan |
On December 23, 2009, the U.S. Department of State Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a report criticizing severely counternarcotics efforts of the U.S. government in Afghanistan and making... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Afghanistan, United States |
Administration of Justice, Crimes, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, International Crimes, Terrorism |
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ICC Prosecutor Will Open First Unilateral Investigation in Kenya |
On November 26, 2009, during a visit to Kenya, ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo promised to seek to bring to trial some of the persons responsible for meeting and organizing the violence... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Africa, Kenya |
Administration of Justice, Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Jurisdiction, Murder, Peacekeeping, Robbery |
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Stockholm Programme: Setting New Agenda for EU Justice and Home Affairs |
The European Council met at Tampere in Finland on the 15th and 16th of October 1999 and adopted the first five-year program on justice and home affairs for the years 2000 to 2004 inclusive. In June... |
Michael Plachta |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
European Union, Europe, Finland, Sweden |
Abuse of Children, Comparative and International Law, Customs, Cybercrime, Drugs & Trafficking, European Union, Financial Crimes, Human Trafficking, International Cooperation, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Mutual Legal Assistance, National Security, Organized Crime, Peacekeeping, Treaties |
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Security Council Adopts Resolution Providing Enhanced Rights to Blacklisted Persons |
On December 17, 2009, the United Nations Security adopted a resolution on blacklisting Al-Qaida and persons suspected of terrorist acts. On the one hand, it offers enhanced rights to persons who are... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
World |
Drugs & Trafficking, Human Rights, International Cooperation, International Crimes, National Security, Organized Crime, Terrorism, United Nations |
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Prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings within European Union |
At its 2979th meeting, held in Brussels on 30 November and 1 December, 2009, the Council of the European Union – Justice and Home Affairs approved and adopted a framework decision on prevention and... |
Michael Plachta |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
European Union, Europe |
Administration of Justice, Crimes, European Union, International Cooperation, International Courts, International Crimes, Jurisdiction |
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Cert Alleging Torture at Guantanamo |
On December 14, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari with respect to a petition requesting the Court to revive a lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other military... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Afghanistan, Cuba, Pakistan, United States |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, International Courts, International Crimes, Jurisdiction, Torture, War Crimes |
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U.S. Telecom Company Agrees To Pay $1.5 Million Penalty for Bribes in China |
On December 31, 2009, the UTStarcom Inc. (UTSI) agreed with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay a penalty of $1.5 million for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices (FCPA) by providing travel... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
China, United States |
Administration of Justice, Bribery, Corruption, Economic Crimes, International Crimes, Securities Trade Enforcement |
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Dominican Government Extradites Haitian Gang Leader for Murder of Consul |
On January 7, 2010, the Dominican government extradited to France Amaral Ducloná, a notorious Haitian gang leader from the Port au Prince ghetto Citi Soleil, for the charge of murdering France’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Dominican Republic, France, Haiti |
Administration of Justice, Crimes, Extradition, International Courts, International Crimes, International Law, Jurisdiction, Law Enforcement, Murder, Organized Crime |
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Swiss Court Rules Swiss Regulator Violated the Law in Ordering UBS to Hand Over Client Data to the U.S. |
On January 5, 2010, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court in Bern ruled that the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) had violated Swiss law when it ordered UBS to surrender to the U... |
Bruce Zagaris |
26 |
3 |
2010-03-01 |
Switzerland, United States |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, International Cooperation, Jurisdiction, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Taxation |