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EU and US Reach Interim Agreement on Airline Passenger Data Collection On March 4, 2003, the European Commission and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office agreed to some additional promises on an interim February 18, 2003 joint statement permitting... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Europe, Greece Terrorism, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Privacy
U.S. Notes Appeal of Padilla Order Allowing Detainee Access to Counsel On March 25, 2003, the U.S. Government notified Judge Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. District Court in New York City that it will seek an expedited appeal of his order permitting Jose Padilla to meet with... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
What is the Legal Fight Against Terrorism?: The Case of Ocalan v. Turkey Decided by the European Court for Human Rights This case involves the capture and arrest of the former leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), Mr. Ocalan, by Turkish officials in Kenya in February 1999. Mr. Ocalan was prosecuted for carrying... Florian Hauswiesner 19 6 2003-06-01 Europe, Turkey, Kenya Human Rights, Terrorism
Iraqi Victims Sue U.S. Leaders for Alleged Atrocities in Gulf War of 1991 As Belgium Parliament Amends War-Crimes Law On March 18, 2003, victims of alleged atrocities in connection with the bombing of a civilian shelter in Baghdad that killed 403 in the Gulf War of 1991 filed an action in Belgium, charging George... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Belgium, Iraq Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes
The Burberry Case: Criminal Prosecutions of Trademark Infringement in Spain In Spain, trademark infringement is estimated to result in a significant loss of sales and damage to the good will of apparel companies, including famous companies such as Burberry, Nike, Adidas,... Elizabeth Boburg 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Spain, Portugal Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property, Trade Enforcement
U.S. Invasion of Iraq Raises Many Legal Issues The U.S. invasion of Iraq has raised many legal issues that this article will only spot. Both Iraq and the U.S. are states-parties to all four Geneva Conventions (GC) of 1949 and are bound as such... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Iraq Law of War
Canada Repeals Money Laundering Regulations for Lawyers While FATF Prepares New Recommendations On March 25, 2003, the Canadian Federal Government announced the tabling of regulations exempting lawyers from the regime of mandatory “suspicious transactions” reporting that it had imposed on... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Canada Money Laundering, Terrorism
EU Commission Adopts Requirements for Procedural Safeguards for Suspects and Defendants in Criminal Proceedings On February 19, 2003, the European Commission adopted a “green paper on procedural safeguards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings throughout the European Union.” It has decided to... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Europe Human Rights, European Union
The Possible Amendments to the Brazilian Law Against Money Laundering It is estimated that Brazil incurs a yearly loss of approximately U.S. $3.5 billion on account of money laundering. In order to bring up to date the fight against this type of crime in Brazil, the... Jorge Nemr 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Caribbean, Brazil, Europe Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
WTO Members Approve Waiver for Kimberly Process on “Blood Diamonds” On Feruary 26, 2003, World Trade Organization members approved in principle a waiver from WTO rules for an international accord directed at eliminating trade in “conflict” or “blood” diamonds. On... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 World, Africa Customs Enforcement, Environment, International Organizations, Trade Enforcement, United Nations
U.S. Indicts 12 Persons in Heroin Ring from Afghanistan and Pakistan On April 3, 2003, U.S. prosecutors announced an indictment against a group of persons that sent hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of heroin from Afghanistan and Pakistan, hidden in the seams of... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime
Cayman Gains Partial Victory Against European Union on Savings Tax At the end of March 2003, the Cayman Islands Government announced that the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) Court of First Instance (CFI), although dismissing the Cayman Island’s application for the... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Caribbean, Europe, United Kingdom, Cayman Islands Bank Secrecy, Taxation, European Union, Privacy
U.S. Offers $300,000 Reward and Visa for U.S. Persons Kidnaped in Colombia On March 18, 2003, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it is offering a reward of $338,000 and a U.S. visa for information leading to the rescue of three U.S. Government contractors the... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Colombia Terrorism, Kidnaping
U.S. District Court Reiterates U.S. Terror Suspect’s Right to Counsel On March 11, 2003, U.S. District Judge Michael B. Mukasey affirmed a prior order that Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen accused of conspiring with the al Qaeda terrorist network to detonate a radioactive... Bruce Zagaris 19 5 2003-05-01 United States, Pakistan Human Rights, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
British Appellate Court Rejects Claim from British Detainee in Guantanamo On November 6, 2002, a British appellate court upheld a decision by a lower court refusing the application for permission to seek judicial review to compel the Foreign Office to make representations... Bruce Zagaris 19 5 2003-05-01 United States, United Kingdom Human Rights, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
EU Council Takes Framework Decision on the Protection of the Environment Through Criminal Law On January 27, 2003, the European Council adopted a Framework Decision providing for the protection of the environment through criminal law. The preface to the framework decision explains that the... Bruce Zagaris 19 5 2003-05-01 Europe Environment, European Union, Endangered Species
Brazilian Federal Police and the FBI Investigative Branch of Banestado in New York Edition No. 1744 of the weekly magazine “ISTOE” published in the first week of March that the Brazilian Federal Police and the FBI entered into an agreement to investigate the money which transited... Jorge Nemr 19 5 2003-05-01 United States, Brazil Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation
Canada Charges R.J. Reynolds Group with Smuggling and Excise Tax Fraud On February 28, 2003, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) filed criminal charges against R.J. Reynolds and its affiliates, charging them excise tax evasion in the amount of more than $1.2... Bruce Zagaris 19 5 2003-05-01 Canada, United States, Europe, Switzerland Customs Enforcement, Taxation, Trade Enforcement, European Union, Fraud
U.S. Clarifies Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative On March 17, 2003, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided new information to clarity its Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative (OVCI), including the relevance of international cooperation... Bruce Zagaris 19 5 2003-05-01 United States Taxation
Cayman Attorney General Resigns Under Pressure from the Government On March 7, 2003, the tax media reported that the Attorney General of the Cayman Islands, David Ballantyne, has tendered his resignation, effective March 15. After a no-confidence motion against the... Bruce Zagaris 19 5 2003-05-01 United States, Europe, United Kingdom, Cayman Islands Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy

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