Articles

E.g., 2026-08
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Fools? Gold: Illegal Mining Linked to Conflict in Democratic Republic of the Congo International organization including the United Nations and the European Union have devoted increased attention to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent months,... Jed Borod 21 10 2005-10-01 Congo Human Rights, Arms Trafficking, Genocide
Milosevic and Fugitive Leaders Continue to Preoccupy the ICTY As the International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) tries to wrap up its work, the Milosevic case and efforts to arrest some of the indicted leaders preoccupy the... Bruce Zagaris 21 10 2005-10-01 Balkans Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
Council of Europe Takes Action Against Human Trafficking Trafficking in human beings, the modern form of slavery, has become a serious worldwide problem. In one sense, human trafficking could be regarded as one of the negative aspects of globalization.... Konstantinos D. Magliveras 21 10 2005-10-01 Europe Human Rights, Human Trafficking, European Union
Nigeria Makes Progress in Prosecuting 419 Scams Since May 2003, the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (ECFCC) has achieved significant progress investigating and prosecuting the notorious "419 scams" perpetrated in Nigeria via the... Bruce Zagaris 21 10 2005-10-01 Nigeria Cybercrime, Fraud
U.S. Enforcement Updates The IELR periodically publishes an updated list of U.S. Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaties. Changes since the last update (the April 1, 2005 issue of the IELR) are in... Jed Borod 21 10 2005-10-01 World, United States Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance
Nigeria Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Abacha Suit to Block Forfeiture On July 30, 2005, the Nigerian Court of Appeal unanimously affirmed the dismissal of a suit by Mohammed Abacha, the son of the late General Sanni Abacha, to stop the Nigerian Federal Government from... Bruce Zagaris 21 10 2005-10-01 Nigeria Money Laundering, Corruption, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture
UN Report on Iraq Oil-for-Food Shows Corruption and UN Official Pleads On August 8, 2005, the United Nations Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program issued its third interim report, highlighting apparent corrupt activities of two high-... Bruce Zagaris 21 10 2005-10-01 World, Iraq Corruption, International Organizations, United Nations
U.S. Court in Tampa Gives Partial Victory to Colombian Defendant in Extradition On June 23, 2005, U.S. Magistrate Elizabeth A. Jenkins issued a report, recommending that U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich strike the parts of an indictment against a Colombian charged with... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 United States, Colombia Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
Polish Constitutional Court Holds European Arrest Warrant Unconstitutional The European Arrest Warrant (EAW), the recently established procedural and organizational mechanism for delivering offenders within the European Union (EU), has caused considerable controversies... Michael Plachta 21 9 2005-09-01 Europe, Poland Extradition, International Organizations, Transfer of Prisoners, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
Turkey Requests Iraqi Extradition of Two Islamists for 2003 Attack On July 13, 2005, Turkey announced that it had asked Iraq to extradite two Turkish Islamists for participating in a 2003 terrorist attack in Istanbul. They are detained in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 Iraq, Turkey Extradition, Terrorism
Paraguay Extradites Major FARC Leader On June 28, 2005, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen P. Tandy announced that the Government of Paraguay had extradited suspected drug trafficker Ivan Carlos Mendes-Mesquita to... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 United States, Colombia, Paraguay Extradition, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking
Belize Arrests Brothers on U.S. Extradition Request On July 18, 2005, Belizean Chief Magistrate Herb Lord held an initial hearing on the extradition request by the U.S. for Andrew "Papa" Brown and his brother Floyd. Solicitor General Elson Kaseke... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 United States, Belize Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Attorney General Announces More Direct U.S. Involvement in Iraq Justice System On July 4, 2005, during a brief visit to Baghdad, U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced the establishment of an Iraq anti-crime task force, signifying a change from earlier U.S. efforts... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 United States, Iraq Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Mutual Legal Assistance, War Crimes
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Military Commissions for Detainees On July 15, 2005, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overturned a lower-court decision invalidating the use of military commissions to try detainees. The appellate court decision... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 United States Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
European Council Issues Response to London Bombings On July 13, 2005, the Council of the European Union adopted a Declaration in response to the bombings on the London subway the prior week. The Declaration prioritized building the existing strong EU... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 Europe, United Kingdom International Organizations, National Security, Terrorism, European Union
Bibliography of Books, Articles and Documents Books A. Aliens and Migration M. Dow, American Gulag: Inside U.S. Migration Prisons. Univ. of California Press, 2004, 413 p. B. Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and Torture L. May, Crimes... Bruce Zagaris 21 9 2005-09-01 World Bibliography
Colombian Congress Will Hold Hearings About Immunity for U.S. Troops Responding to the demands of the Colombian inspector general, the Colombian Congress will hold hearings reviewing the 1974 U.S.-Colombian diplomatic agreement affording U.S. troops in Colombia... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 United States, Colombia Human Rights, Immunity, Jurisdiction
ICTY Postpones Closing Date Due to Kingpin Fugitives In a June 8, 2005, letter to the U.N. Security Council, Judge Theodor Meron, president of the International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia, said that the tribunal would not... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 Balkans Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
EC Proposes New Initiative to Combat Organized Crime On June 2, 2005, the European Commission adopted a Communication on "developing a strategic concept on tackling organized crime" which includes strengthening tools and improving enforcement... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 Europe International Organizations, European Union, Organized Crime
EU and Libya Discuss Immigration and Human Trafficking Enforcement Cooperation The European Union and the Libyan government are discussing human trafficking and immigration enforcement cooperation. On June 3, 2005, the EU, at the request of Italy and Malta, decided to help... Bruce Zagaris 21 8 2005-08-01 Europe, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Immigration, National Security, European Union

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