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U.S. Congress Approves Counter-Narcotics Aid for Mexico, Central America, and Others |
On June 26, 2008, the U.S. Congress approved a package of $465 million in counter-narcotics assistance for Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti, known as the Merida Initiative... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
9 |
2008-09-01 |
World, United States, Mexico |
Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Reform to the Mexican Judicial System and the Repercussion for Extradition |
After a full debate in the Mexican Senate and in the legislatures of the 31 states, plus the Federal District, on June 17, 2008, a reform of criminal system entered into force in Mexico, by means of... |
Alberto H. Villa |
24 |
9 |
2008-09-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition |
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Eurojust Helps Dismantle Human Trafficking Organization in Iberia |
On May 27, 2008, the European Union reported the successful action of the European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) in coordinating law enforcement action by Portuguese and Spanish... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
9 |
2008-09-01 |
Europe, Spain |
Human Trafficking, International Organizations, Immigration |
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ICJ Grants Provisional Measures Ordering U.S. Not to Execute Mexicans on Death Row |
On July 16, 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) granted provisional measures to the Mexican government and agreed that the U.S. government has not done enough to assure the treaty rights... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
9 |
2008-09-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, International Organizations, Capital Punishment |
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Trinidad Surrenders 3 Terrorism Suspects to U.S. |
On June 22, 2008, Trinidad and Tobago extradited three terrorism suspects to the U.S. to stand charges on conspiracy to blow up the John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York (JFK)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
9 |
2008-09-01 |
Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago, United States |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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ICC Prosecutor Requests Arrest of Sudanese President |
On July 14, 2008, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo presented evidence showing that Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir committed the crimes of genocide, crimes... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
9 |
2008-09-01 |
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Human Rights, International Organizations, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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Israeli Banker Pleads Guilty To Helping Americans Defraud U.S. |
On June 27, 2008, Joseph Roth, 66, of Tel Aviv and a banker with United Mizrahi Bank, pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge in Los Angeles, admitting that he participated in a scheme to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
9 |
2008-09-01 |
Israel, United States |
Fraud, Taxation |
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Serbian Authorities Arrest Karadzic |
On July 21, 2008, Serbian secret police arrested Radovan Karadzic near Belgrade, and quickly brought him before an investigative judge at Serbia’s war crimes court in preparation for his extradition... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
9 |
2008-09-01 |
Serbia |
Human Rights, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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U.S. Appellate Court Reverse’s Military Tribunal Determination That Chinese Detainee Is an “Enemy Combatant” |
On June 30, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia released its 39-page opinion, reversing the finding of a Combatant Status Review Tribunal that Hazaifa Parhat, a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
9 |
2008-09-01 |
China, United States |
Human Rights, Terrorism |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS |
Books
A. Production, Trafficking, and Illegal Use of Arms and Weapons
M. Alagappa, The Long Shadow: Nuclear Weapons and Security in the 21st Century Asia, Stanford U. Press (2008).
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Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
9 |
2008-09-01 |
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Bibliography |
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Transparency International Focuses on Corruption in the Water Sector |
On June 26, 2008, the Center for Strategy and International Studies (CSIS) and Transparency International (TI) held a program on the recently released Global Corruption Report 2008: Corruption in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
9 |
2008-09-01 |
World |
Corruption, Environment |
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U.S. Department of State Publishes 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report |
On June 4, 2008, the U.S. Department of State published the 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report. The Report, published annually since 2001, includes a comprehensive discussion of 170 countries?... |
Anne Kelsey |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
World, United States |
Human Trafficking |
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ICC Chief Prosecutor Presents Seventh Darfur Report to U.N. Security Council, Provides Impetus for U.S., Council Action |
On June 5, 2008, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno Ocampo, presented his seventh report on the ICC?s Darfur investigation to the United Nations Security... |
Golzar Kheiltash |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
World |
International Courts |
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U.S. Renews Rewards for Arrest of Men Suspected of War Crimes During Rwanda Genocide |
On May 13, 2008, the U.S. government announced the renewal of rewards of up to $5 million for tips leading to the arrest of any of thirteen persons suspected of war crimes during the Rwandan genocide... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States, Africa, Rwanda, Congo, Kenya |
War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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Faro Technologies Agrees on Deferred Prosecution Agreement on Corrupt Payments to Chinese Officials |
On June 5, 2008, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich announced that Faro Technologies Inc. (Faro), a public company specializing in computerized measurement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States, China |
Corruption |
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U.S. Supreme Court Gives Narrow Definition to U.S. Money-Laundering Law in United States v. Santos |
On June 2, 2008, an uncharacteristic line-up of Justices in a court divided 5 to 4 threw federal anti-money laundering law into a state of, if not chaos, then certainly confusion. Focusing on the... |
Russell Bikof |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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ABA White Collar Crime 2008 |
On March 6-7, 2008, the American Bar Association held its 22nd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime. The materials are encyclopedic and contain many items useful to international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States |
White Collar Crime |
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Financial Action Task Force Issues Revised Mandate for 2008-2012 |
On April 12, 2008, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a revised mandate for 2008-2012, affirming its three main activities: standard setting, ensuring effective compliance with the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies International Transportation of Criminal Proceeds |
On June 2, 2008, the United States Supreme Court in a unanimous decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas clarified in favor of the defendants the definition of the money laundering statute that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Mexico Returns to the ICJ on the Avena Case |
On June 5th, 2008, Mexico filed a Request for Interpretation of the Judgment delivered on March 31, 2004, by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (... |
Rodrigo Labardini |
24 |
8 |
2008-08-01 |
World, United States, Mexico |
Human Rights |