Articles

E.g., 2026-08
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
European Commission Adopts Drug Action Plan for 2009-2012 “On September 18, 2008, the European Commission adopted a Communication on “An EU Drugs Action Plan for 2009-2012.” It proposed a broad range of measures to strengthen European cooperation to combat... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 Latin America and South America, Caribbean, Europe International Organizations, National Security, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
U.S. Law Enforcement Arrests More Than 1,700 in Crackdown Against Gangs On October 1, 2008, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of approximately 300 gang members and gang associates over the last four months as part of a broad law... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 United States, Mexico, El Salvador Extradition, Immigration, Sex Crimes
French Refuse Italian Extradition Request of Ex-Member of Red Brigades on Humanitarian Grounds “On October 11, 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy refused to extradite a former terrorist of the Italian Red Brigades, Marina Petrella, for humanitarian reasons. The French government... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 France, Italy Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners, Prisoner Rights
Appellate Chamber Allows Participation of Victims in Lubanga Appeal On August 6, 2008, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of Mr. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo granted victims the right to participate in the appeal by making written... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 Congo Corruption, Extradition, Human Rights, Genocide, International Courts, Prisoner Rights
OAS Holds First Meeting of Ministers of Public Security in the Americas on Transnational Crime “On October 9, 2008, during the inauguration of the First Meeting of Ministers of Public Security of the Americas, Mexican President Felipe Calderón praised the Organization of American States’... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 Canada, United States, Mexico, Latin America and South America, Caribbean, Brazil Administration of Justice, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, National Security, Trade Enforcement, United Nations, Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, Organized Crime, Conferences
Mexico Extradites Former Guatemalan President to Guatemala On October 7, 2008, the Mexican government extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera to Guatemala to face corruption charges. Although the Mexican Ministry of Foreign... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 Mexico, Guatemala Corruption, Extradition
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Petition to Review FCPA Conviction for Bribing Tax and Customs Officials “On October 6, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court denied without comment an appeal seeking a review of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act’s (FCPA) application to illegal acts in foreign countries that are... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 World, United States, Haiti Money Laundering, Corruption, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, National Security, Mutual Legal Assistance, Securities Law, International Courts, White Collar Crime, Bribery
Swiss Government Reportedly Will Give U.S. Names of UBS Depositors Swiss tax authorities apparently are preparing to furnish the U.S. Department of Justice the names of U.S. depositors in UBS on the basis that the U.S. government is investigating and/or prosecuting... Bruce Zagaris 24 12 2008-12-01 United States, Switzerland Administration of Justice, Taxation, Fraud
Caribbean Countries Express Concern About Criminal Deportees from the U.S. "On August 20, 2008, Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, who is also the chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), reiterated his concern about the U.S. practice of deporting... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Antigua & Barbuda, Caribbean, Haiti, United States Immigration
District Court Finds Violation of Dual Criminality in case of Extradition from India A United States Judge has granted partial relief to a defendant in the case of Stefan Wathne, a national of Iceland and a resident of Russia, who was arrested for extradition in India. Wathne... Linda Friedman Ramirez 24 11 2008-11-01 United States, India Extradition
Olenicoff Sues UBS and 30 Others for Fraud in Undeclared Income Scheme On September 16, 2008, Igor Olenicoff, who has pled guilty to tax crimes, sued UBS and more than 30 defendants for fraud and related causes of action, seeking $500 million in damages. Among the... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 United States, Switzerland, Money Laundering, Taxation
European Court of Justice Annuls Implementation of Al-Qaeda UN Sanctions "On September 3, 2008, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) set outside the judgments of the Court of First Instance and annulled the Council regulation freezing Mr. Yassin Abdullah Kadi, a resident... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Afghanistan, Europe, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, International Courts, Terrorism
British Court Orders UK Execute To Give Torture Evidence to Guantánamo Detainee On August 21, 2008, the High Court in Britain held that a terrorism suspect being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba had credible arguments that U.S. government agents had illegally taken Binyam Mohamed to... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 United States, United Kingdom, Cuba Extradition, International Courts
EU Touts New Counterfeit Goods Cooperation with China "In May 2008, the European Union issued papers on its efforts to combat counterfeit goods and touted its new agreement with China as a likely means to reduce pirating from its chief source. At the... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 China, Europe Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property
A U.S. Appellate Court Overturns Conviction Due to Failure of Government and Counsel to Notify Defendant of Consular Rights On September 9, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated the conviction of a defendant for ineffective assistance of counsel and remanded the case to the district court because... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 United States, Nigeria Administration of Justice, Due Diligence, Human Rights, Drugs & Trafficking
Criminal Charges against Kenyans and Proposed Bill Focuses on Kenyan Counter-Terrorism Efforts "A criminal case against three Kenyans, the role of the U.S. and a proposed counter-terrorism bill have focused attention on Kenya’s counter-terrorism efforts. In the criminal case on August 11, 2008... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Kenya, United States Detention
World Bank Ends Aid Efforts to Chad On September 9, 2008, the World Bank ended its financing of Chad’s oil pipeline to Cameroon after a dispute with the government over broken pledges to use profits on health, education, and easing... Philip Mayer 24 11 2008-11-01 Africa, Chad Corruption, International Organizations, Bribery
Recognition and enforcement of the supervision of probation measures "At the 2838th meeting of the Council of the European Union held on December 6, 2007, the Council reached a general approach on a draft Framework Decision on the recognition and supervision of... Michael Plachta 24 11 2008-11-01 Europe Administration of Justice, European Union, International Organizations, Jurisdiction
Colombia Seizes Counterfeit Euro Notes in Joint Operation with Spain On August 28, 2008, Colombian National Police (DIJIN) jointly supported by officers of the Spanish Brigada de Investigación del Banco de España (BIBE) and Europol made the largest ever seizure of... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Colombia, Spain Administration of Justice, Counterfeiting, Mutual Legal Assistance
Rwanda Prepares to Charge Senior French Officials for Crimes in 1994 Genocide "As a result of the publication of the “Mucyo Commission” report detailing the complicity and active participation of France in the 1994 genocide, Rwanda is preparing to initiate criminal charges... Bruce Zagaris 24 11 2008-11-01 Africa, France, Rwanda Genocide, Human Rights, War Crimes

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