Articles

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European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) After having reached a political agreement on the Framework Decision on the organization and content of the exchange of information extracted from criminal records between Member States at the... Michael Plachta 25 5 2009-05-01 Europe, Bulgaria, Romania Administration of Justice, International Courts, International Cooperation
U.S. Court Grants Asset Forfeiture To Return Colonial Paintings to Peru On February 12, 2009, Judge James Cacheris of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgement to the U.S. government on an asset forfeiture action brought by... Bruce Zagaris 25 5 2009-05-01 United States, Bolivia, Peru Art and Cultural Property, International Courts, Smuggle
Council Proposal on Prevention and Settlement of Conflicts of Jurisdiction in Criminal Proceedings On January 20, 2009, the Council of the European Union issued a proposal for a Council Framework Decision on prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings...[more] Bruce Zagaris 25 5 2009-05-01 Europe Extradition, Jurisdiction, European Union, International Cooperation
Colombia Extradites Paramilitary Leader to the U.S. for Drug Trafficking Charges On March 4, 2009, Colombia extradited Miguel Angel Mejia-Munera, also known as “El Mellizo” to the United States to face narcotics trafficking charges...[more] Bruce Zagaris and Philip Mayer 25 5 2009-05-01 United States, Colombia Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Customs, Smuggle
THE POSITION OF THE ICC PROSECUTOR IN THE RECENT HOSTILITIES IN THE GAZA STRIP As it usually happens with the initiation of large multilateral projects, the advent of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in July 2002 was greeted with a sense of joy. It was believed that the... Konstantinos D. Magliveras 25 5 2009-05-01 Israel, Palestine Administration of Justice, Terrorism, International Courts, Peacekeeping
Brazil Loses Restraining Order Against Opportunity Fund in Civil Asset Forfeiture Case On February 24, 2009, Judge D. Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order dissolving the restraining orders against funds held by Opportunity Fund and related... Bruce Zagaris 25 5 2009-05-01 United States, Brazil Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime
Financial Center Governments Pledge to Follow OECD Harmful Tax Practices During the second week of March 2009, a number of important governments with strong international financial services, pledged to abide by the OECD harmful tax practices standards concerning tax... Bruce Zagaris 25 5 2009-05-01 United States, Switzerland, Singapore, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Austria, Hong Kong, monaco Taxation, European Union, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
Practitioners Discuss Defects of Criminalizing International Tax Fraud as a Separate Money Laundering Offense On March 18, 2009, a group of concerned practitioners, many of whom are members of the American Bar Association Sections of Taxation, International Law, and Criminal Justice, and alumni of the... Bruce Zagaris 25 5 2009-05-01 World, United States Money Laundering, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Makes Progress on Migration, Jurisdiction and Many Other Subjects On February 26-27, 2009, the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 2927th meeting and achieved progress on a number of criminal justice and enforcement matters...[more] Bruce Zagaris 25 5 2009-05-01 Europe, Japan Jurisdiction, Immigration, Terrorism, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Drug Enforcement
U.N. Secretary General Visits ICTR on Ending Mandate While Rwanda Government Urges Countries to Surrender or Try Suspects At the end of February 2009, the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, made his first visit to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, to discuss, among other things... Bruce Zagaris 25 5 2009-05-01 World, Africa, Rwanda Human Rights, United Nations, Genocide, International Courts
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Holds Second Hearing on Tax Haven Banks and the UBS Case On March 4, 2009, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, held a hearing on Tax Haven Banks and U. S. Tax Compliance - Obtaining... Bruce Zagaris 25 5 2009-05-01 World, United States, Switzerland Bank Secrecy, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
U.S. Issues International Narcotics Control Strategy Report On February 27, 2009, the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, David T. Johnson, gave a media briefing on the release of the 2009 International... Bruce Zagaris 25 5 2009-05-01 World, United States, Mexico, Colombia, Afghanistan, Guatemala Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement
U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Urges Blocking Bush Internet Gaming Financial Regulations On February 3, 2009, Barney Frank, (D-Mass) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman, said he will seek to repeal Bush Administration regulations on illegal Internet gambling. Meanwhile, a... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, World Fraud, International Gaming
Appellate Court Overturns U.S. Government Win on Fugitive Disentitlement On January 27, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned a summary judgment order in favor of the U.S. government in an international asset forfeiture case... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, Virgin Islands Administration of Justice, Asset Forfeiture, International Courts, International Gaming
Obama Administration Signals Engagement with the ICC On January 29, 2009, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice indicated a shift from the Bush approach to the ICC by raising it in her first appearance in the Security Council. In her statement, she... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, World Genocide, International Courts, United Nations
Czech Presidency Presents Program in Justice and Home Affairs The Czech Presidency has presented a robust program in Justice and Home Affairs for January 1-June 30, 2009...[more] Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 Czech Republic, Europe Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, European Union, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Terrorism
Justice Department Proposes Applying Money Laundering to International Tax Evasion On February 11, 2009, at a hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the need for increased fraud enforcement in the wake of the economic downturn, the Department of Justice... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 World, United States, Russia Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Customs Enforcement, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
Double Jeopardy Case Highlights Inconsistencies in International Criminal Law In a case concerning scope and meaning of the “ne bis in idem” principle, enshrined in Article 54 of the Convention implementing the Shengen Agreement (CISA), the European Court of Justice found this... Axel Knabe 25 4 2009-04-01 Algeria, France Administration of Justice, European Union, Extradition, Murder
Latin American Commission on Drugs Calls for Paradigm Shift Away from Prohibition On February 14, 2009, the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, headed by former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso and former presidents Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico and Cesar... Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 United States, Mexico, Latin America and South America, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama Corruption, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS Books A. Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and Torture P. Sands, Torture Team; Rumsfeld’s Memo and the Betrayal of American Values. 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan 2008, 254 pp. Bruce Zagaris 25 4 2009-04-01 World Bibliography

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