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OAS Adopts Counter-terrorism Enforcement Resolutions |
During the XXXIV regular session of the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly (GA), several resolutions concerning counter-terrorism enforcement cooperation were adopted. |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Counter-terrorism |
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U.S. Supreme Court Requires Rights for Counter-terrorism Detainees |
On June 28, 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court decided three cases involving the Bush Administration's detention of counter-terrorism suspects, declaring that all have basic due process and related rights... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism |
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U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Holds Ratification Hearing for Four Treaties |
On June 17, 2004, the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing on ratifying four law enforcement treaties. |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
United States |
Treaties |
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Holds 2600th Meeting |
On July 19, 2004, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union held its 2600th meeting and took action on several international enforcement cooperation and criminal justice matters. |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
European Union |
Jurisdiction |
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Financial Action Task Force Holds Annual Meeting |
On June 30-July 2, 2004, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering met in Paris and issued its fifteenth annual report outlining FATF's progress over the past year and its mandate for the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
France |
Money Laundering |
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Yugoslav Tribunal |
The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) continued to grapple with ongoing issues, including how to facilitate compliance by formerly warring countries and how to facilitate the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
War Crimes |
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EC Commission Proposes to Modernize and Enlarge Anti-Laundering Directive |
On June 30, 2004, the Commission of the European Communities proposed to update and strenghten the European Union's Directive on anti-money laundering. |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering |
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U.S. Imposes Economic Sanctions and Freezes Assets of Former Liberian Leader |
On July 23, 2004, President George W. Bush issued an executive order freezing the assets of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, as well as his family and top aides, accusing them of undermining... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
Liberia |
Sanctions |
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EU Commission Presents Council Common Position for Protocol to Money Laundering Convention of 1990 |
On June 25, 2004, the Commission of the European Communities (EC) proposed a common position for the European Council on negotiations in the Council of Europe (CoE) concerning the 1990 Convention on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
European Union |
Money Laundering |
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Brazil Continues Anti-Money Laundering Efforts |
During the last few months Brazil has continued its efforts to develop a more effective anti-money laundering regime. |
Jorge Nemr and Paulo Fretta Moreira |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
Brazil |
Money Laundering |
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U.S. Congressional Hearings on Riggs Portend Changes in Anti-Money Laundering |
On July 15, 2004, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) of the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, released a report and held a hearing on current enforcement of key... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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OECD Strengthens Exchange of Information Provisions in Model Tax Treaty |
On July 23, 2004, the OECD's Committee on Fiscal Affairs announced agreement on new provisions for the exchange of information between national tax authorities as part of its work to strenghten... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Taxation |
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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Trafficking in Persons |
On June 24, 2004, a review of the fourth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report was held before the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation & Human Rights. |
Lindsay Nordell |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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Bahamas Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Narcotics Kingpin Due to Fair Trial Considerations |
On June 23, 2004, Mr. Justice Hugh Small, Commonwealth of the Bahamas Supreme Court, granted a habeas corpus petition of Samuel Knowles, who had been detained pursuant to a U.S. extradition, when the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
9 |
2004-09-01 |
Bahamas |
Extradition |
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Congo Refers Crimes Situation to ICC Prosecutor and U.S. Abandons U.N. Immunity Request |
On April 19, 2004, Luis Moreno Ocampo, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), received a letter from the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) referring to him the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
8 |
2004-08-01 |
United States, Congo |
Human Rights, Immunity, United Nations, International Courts |
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Yugoslav Tribunal Continues in Full Force |
As the work of the Yugloslav Tribunal reaches at its peak, a key concern is whether it has the ability to implement and enforce its mandates. On June 11, 2004 a 42-page report commissioned by the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
8 |
2004-08-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Sierra Leone Court Upholds Jurisdiction over Former Liberian President and Affirms Recruitment of Children Was a War Crime |
On May 31, 2004, the Special Court for Sierra Leone denied an application by Charles Taylor, the former President of the Republic of Liberia, to quash his indictment and to set aside the warrant for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
8 |
2004-08-01 |
Liberia, Sierra Leone |
Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes |
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How Effective is the UN Mechanism in Combating Terrorism Financing? The Case of Qatar and the Former Chechnyan Leader Yandarbiyev |
On February 13, 2004, Zelimkhan Ahmedovich Yandarbiyev, the acting President of the breakaway Republic of Chechnya from April 1996 to February 1997, died in Doha, the capital of Qatar, from wounds... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
20 |
8 |
2004-08-01 |
World, Russia, Qatar |
International Organizations, Terrorism, United Nations, Asset Forfeiture |
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EU and European Banks Start Counter-Terrorism Database |
On June 10, 2004, several major European Commission, in partnership with the four European Credit Sector Federations (European Banking Federation; European Savings Bank Group; European Association of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
8 |
2004-08-01 |
Europe |
Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence, Terrorism, European Union, Privacy, Economic Integration |
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Saudi Arabia Acts to Regulate Terrorist Financing, But Questions Remain |
On June 2, 2004, Saudi Arabia announced it would disband all existing charitable entities and committees operating abroad, including Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (responsible for as much as $50... |
Bruce Zagaris |
20 |
8 |
2004-08-01 |
Saudi Arabia |
Terrorism |