Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns District Court and Grants Habeas Petition of Former Bosnian Diplomat in Extradition Case On December 9, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed an order of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denying a petition for a writ of... Bruce Zagaris 26 2 2010-02-01 United States, Bosnia Extradition, Jurisdiction, International Courts, Embezzlement, International Cooperation, International Crimes
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
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
U.S. Indicts Chicagoan For Helping Mumbai Terror Attacks as Wave of U.S. Persons Are Increasingly Involved in Terrorism Incidents On December 7, 2009, an indictment was returned in U.S. District Court in Chicago against David Coleman Headley, a U.S. citizen in Chicago, for allegedly engaging in extensive surveillance of targets... Bruce Zagaris 26 2 2010-02-01 United States, India, Denmark Administration of Justice, Extradition, Terrorism, Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, International Crimes
Lisbon Treaty Facilitates Stronger International Enforcement and Criminal Justice Efforts On December 1, 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force. Title V fosters more centralized power for the EU criminal justice and enforcement as well as facilitates criminal justice harmonization... Bruce Zagaris 26 2 2010-02-01 Europe, Portugal Administration of Justice, International Organizations, Immigration, International Courts, Treaties, International Cooperation, International Law
British Foreign Minister Pledges to End Ability of Magistrates to Issue Arrest Warrants against Political Leaders in Israel Livini Case On December 15, 2009, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband announced that the British government would no longer permit legal harassment of Israeli and other foreign officials by British judges... Bruce Zagaris 26 2 2010-02-01 Israel, Palestine, United Kingdom Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, Comparative and International Law, International Cooperation, International Law
Irish Authorities Make Record Seizure of Cigarettes from the Philippines On October 28, 2009, Irish authorities seized more than 120 million contraband cigarettes in Greenore Port, County Louth, Ireland, in the largest single seizure ever made in the European Union. The... Bruce Zagaris 26 2 2010-02-01 Europe, Ireland, Philippines Customs Enforcement, Maritime, Taxation, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Smuggle, Seizure
U.S. Court of Appeals Holds Foreigner Charged with Crimes Has Right to Challenge Jurisdiction Without Surrendering On December 11, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a U.S. District Court’s denial of a Lebanese national’s motion for mandamus, challenging U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 26 2 2010-02-01 United States, Kuwait, Lebanon Extradition, Jurisdiction, International Courts, Fraud, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Crimes, International Law, International Crimes
U.S. Grand Jury Returns 7 Indictments Against 15 Alleged Members of Mexican Cartel On November 24, 2009, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois announced the return of seven indictments on November 19, 2009, charging 15 defendants of alleged involvement... Bruce Zagaris 26 2 2010-02-01 United States, Mexico Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement
Treasury and Fed Delay Internet Gaming Regulations as Congress Holds Hearing on Legislation to Legalize Internet Gaming On November 28, 2009, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board announced that they have extended the compliance date for the final regulation implementing the applicable... Bruce Zagaris 26 2 2010-02-01 United States International Gaming, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Computer Crimes
Senate Holds Hearing on Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act Sen Joe Lieberman chaired the second Committee hearing on S. 569, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act. Senator Lieberman explained that Senators Levin, McCaskill, and... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 World, United States Fraud, White Collar Crime, Financial Crimes
Italy Convicts 23 Americans for Alleged Rendition of Terrorism Suspect On November 4, 2009, an Italian magistrate found 23 Americans guilty of kidnapping a Muslim cleric in Milan in 2003. This was the first instance of criminal prosecution of U.S. nationals for the... Erik Sapin 26 1 2010-01-01 United States, Italy Extradition, Intelligence, Terrorism, Kidnaping
New European Crime Prevention Network to Boost Integration of Best Practices On September 15, 2009, the Council of the European Union decided to set up a new European Crime Prevention Network. The decision came after an Opinion from the European Parliament based on an... Erik Sapin 26 1 2010-01-01 Europe Administration of Justice, European Union, International Cooperation
U.K. Government Approves Law Society Anti-Money Laundering Practice Note On October 29, 2009, HM Treasury approved the Law Society’s updated anti-money laundering practice note. The Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA) and the courts will now have to have regard to the... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 United Kingdom Money Laundering
American Sues FBI Agents for Illegal Detention and Rendition in Africa On November 20, 2009, Amir Meshal of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, sued in the U.S. District Court for D.C. FBI agents who allegedly illegally detained and mistreated him in Kenya and Ethiopia. His... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 United States, Kenya, Ethiopia Extradition, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
Fifth Circuit Decision Affirmed Dismissal of Claim of Abuses Due to Extraordinary Rendition from U.S. to Syria as Conduct Without a Remedy On November 2, 2009, the Circuit Court of Appeals issued an en banc decision that affirmed the District Court dismissal of claims arising out of extraordinary rendition. Maher Arar filed the action... Erik Sapin 26 1 2010-01-01 Canada, United States, Syria Extradition, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
U.S. and Swiss Governments Reveal Details of Agreement to Provide Information of UBS Accountholders On November 17, 2009, the U.S. and Swiss governments released the Annex to the August 19, 2009, agreement resolving the dispute between the U.S. and UBS over the John Doe summons issued by the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 United States, Switzerland Bank Secrecy, Taxation
Libya Prosecutes 2 Swiss Businessmen for Tax and Visa Crimes In a politically charged case, two Swiss businessmen have become hostages and now, although released, have been told they must face a trial before the end of the year for tax evasion and violating... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 Switzerland, Libya Immigration, Taxation, Prisoner Rights
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 Senators Baucus and Kerry and Congressmen Rangel and Neal introduced the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 (“Act”). The Act would combat tax evasion by U.S. persons using foreign accounts... David Spencer 26 1 2010-01-01 World, United States Taxation, White Collar Crime, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision

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