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Libya Reaches Lockerbie Settlement with US and UK |
On August 20, 2003, the U.S. State Department announced that Libya had begun transferring $2.7 billion to an international bank as compensation for the 270 victims of Pan American Flight 103 that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, |
Economic Sanctions, Terrorism |
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Peru Requests Ex-President Fujimori’s Extradition |
On July 30, 2003, the Peruvian government submitted a 700-page extradition request to Japan regarding Japanese national and Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori. Mr. Fujimori was charged with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
Peru, Japan |
Extradition |
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Bush Issues Executive Order Implementing Clean Diamond Trade Act |
On July 29, 2003, President Bush signed Executive Order 13312, implementing the Clean Diamond Trade Act which requires that no rough diamonds may be imported into the United States without being... |
Brian McCarthy |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
United States, Africa |
Economic Sanctions, Trade Enforcement |
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European Arrest Warrant: London Conference |
On July 5-6, 2003, officials and scholars met at the international conference Eurowarrant ? European extradition in the 21st century in order to discuss changes in extradition law as proposed by the... |
Michael Plachta |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
Europe |
European Union |
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Argentina’s Congress Approves Bill to Annul Law on Immunity |
On August 12 and 20, 2003, Argentina?s Congress approved a bill which would annul laws protecting military officers from prosecution for alleged human rights abuses committed during the 1976-83... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
Argentina |
Human Rights |
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Swiss Announce Willingness to Cooperate with Nigeria in Recovery of Abacha’s Assets |
On August 19, 2003 the Swiss government announced its intention to cooperate with the Nigerian government in recovering $618 million allegedly stolen by former dictator Sani Abacha. Abacha is... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
United Kingdom, Switzerland, Nigeria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg |
Corruption, Asset Forfeiture |
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Extradition Treaties Recently Signed, Approved for Ratification and/or Entered into Force as of September 1, 2002 |
The article lists extradition agreements signed before September 1, 2002, by the United States with other various states around the world. |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
10 |
2003-10-01 |
World, United States |
Extradition |
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European Commission Issues Communication on Comprehensive EU Policy Against Corruption |
On June 2, 2003, the European Commission adopted a Communication on a comprehensive European Union policy against corruption that has important benchmarks for EU members to implement internal and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
Europe |
Corruption, European Union |
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White Collar Crime 2003 Review |
In March 2003, the American Bar Association through its Criminal Justice Section and Center for Continuing Legal Education held the annual White Collar Crime. The materials from the two-day... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States |
Taxation, White Collar Crime |
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U.S. Designates 6 for Military Tribunals as Allies Express Concern |
On July 3, 2003, President George W. Bush designated six detainees suspected of involvement in terrorism as eligible to be tried before military tribunals, thereby triggering then process that U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States |
Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights |
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Bibliography |
I. Books
A. Constitutional and Human Rights
Guide to International Human Rights Practice (3rd ed. 1999), Transnational Publishers, 348 pp.
B. Combating Transnational Terrorism
USA PATRIOT Act;... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Brazil Amends Its Money Laundering Law |
On July 9, 2003, Brazilian President Lula enacted Law No. 10,071, which amended and added provisions to Law No. 9,613, of March 3, 1998, which provides on crimes of money laundering or of occultation... |
Jorge Nemr |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
Brazil |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence, Privacy |
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U.S. and Mexico Announce Indictment of Arellano Felix Cartel Leaders |
On July 8, 2003, a press conference of Attorney General John D. Ashcroft and Mexican Attorney General Rafael Macedo de la Concha announced the criminal indictment against the Arellano Felix brothers... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture |
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U.S. Deports Pennsylvania Man to Ireland for 1975 Killing |
On July 17, 2003 agents of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested John Edward Anthony McNicholl at his home in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. He was flown to Dublin the following day... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Ireland |
Extradition, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. and EU Conclude Mutual Assistance and Extradition Agreements |
On July 19, 2003, the European Union published in the EU Official Journal the texts of the European Union-United States Agreement on extradition and mutual assistance which were signed on June 25,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, Europe |
Extradition, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Suspends Military Aid to 35 Countries for Failure to Conclude Exemption Agreements |
On July 2, 2003, the Bush Administration suspended all U.S. military assistance to 35 countries under the American Servicemembers Protection Act of 2002 (ASPA) because they refused to pledge to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States |
Immunity, Jurisdiction, International Courts |
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IMF Imposes Pressure on Bolivia to Increase Corporate Tax Collection |
On July 20, 2003, the media reported that the Bolivian Government, under intense pressure from the International Monetary Fund to meet fiscal targets and avoid economic collapse, is planning... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
Bolivia |
International Organizations, Taxation |
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U.S. Court Awards U.S. Nationals $313 Million Against Iran for 1997 Israel Bombing |
On July 17, 2003, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, awarded a judgment of $313 million to the family of Leah Stern, a U.S. citizen from New York... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, Iran, Israel |
Immunity, Terrorism, Alien Tort Claims Act |
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Venezuelans Sue President Chavez in Florida for April 2002 Shootings |
On July 11, 2003, representatives of 15 anti-protestor Venezuelan plaintiffs filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Venezuelan President... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
United States, Venezuela |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Alien Tort Claims Act |
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A Small Step Forward in the Guatemala Genocide Case |
Recently the Spanish supreme court ruled that lower courts may exercise universal jurisdiction to investigate acts of torture committed during the Guatemalan civil war between 1976 and 1984. It is a... |
Quirine A.M. Eijkman |
19 |
9 |
2003-09-01 |
Spain, Guatemala |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide |