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British Dependent Territories Try to Fight British Demand to Participate in the EU Savings Directive |
During November 23-24, 2002 ministers from the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, Montserrat and Anguilla met in Georgetown, Grand Cayman, to respond to a British... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
1 |
2003-01-01 |
Europe, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands |
Bank Secrecy, Taxation, European Union, Economic Integration |
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South African Apartheid Victims Sue Multinationals |
On November 12, 2002, a complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of dozens of South Africans who allege they are victims of acts by twenty-two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
1 |
2003-01-01 |
United States, South Africa, Spain |
Human Rights |
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U.S. Appellate Court Overturns Canadian Excise Tax Conviction Due to Revenue Rule |
On September 30, 2002, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned a conviction of five persons on six counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §343 on the basis that a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
1 |
2003-01-01 |
Canada, United States |
Taxation, Fraud |
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U.S. Widower Takes Advantage of Right to Participate in German Prosecution |
On November 11, 2002, a German court in Hamburg announced that Stephen Push of Great Falls, Virginia whose wife died aboard the airliner that crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, has been... |
Bruce Zagaris |
19 |
1 |
2003-01-01 |
United States, Germany, Afghanistan |
Terrorism |
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Legislation Criminalizing Internet Gambling |
On October 1, 2002, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by voice vote proposed legislation (H.R. 556) to criminalize Internet gambling and facilitate the targeting of financial intermediaries... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
United States |
International Gaming |
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U.S. Senate Finance Hearing Reveals New Initiatives on Counter-terrorism Financial Enforcement |
On October 9, 2002, a Senate Finance Committee heard a progress report on efforts by the Bush Administration to achieve progress on counter-terrorism financial enforcement. Jimmy Gurulé, Under... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
United States |
Terrorism, United Nations |
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Swiss Schedule January 27 Meeting to Reconsider Application of Geneva Conventions |
On January 27, 2003, the Swiss Government will convene a three-day meeting at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts to consider the application of the Geneva Conventions on the Law of War.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
United States, Europe, Switzerland |
Human Rights, Law of War, European Union, United Nations |
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U.S. Starts Releasing Guantánamo Prisoners |
On October 22, 2002, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced the U.S. will release a small number of the 598 prisoners held in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba would be released to their home countries... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, National Security, Terrorism |
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The Unfinished Story of the Cambodia Criminal Tribunal: An Analysis of the Law of August 2001 and its Aftermath |
The Unfinished Story of the Cambodia Criminal Tribunal: An Analysis of the Law of August 2001 and its Aftermath |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
Cambodia |
Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide |
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Former Bosnia Serb Woman Leader Pleads Guilty before ICTY |
On October 2, 2002, Biljana Plavsic, the Bosnian Serb vice president during the 1992-5 Yugoslav conflict, plead guilty of crimes against humanity, becoming the first high official to plead guilty.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
Balkans |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
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U.S. House Passes Sanctions Against Sudan for War Crimes |
On October 7, 2002, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Sudan Peace Act by a 359-8 vote, which imposes sanctions against the Sudan Government unless progress toward peace is achieved soon... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
United States, Sudan |
Economic Sanctions, Human Rights, War Crimes |
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FATF Announces Collaboration with World Bank Group on Methodology, Acts on Non-Cooperative List, and Holds Global Forum |
On October 11, 2002, the Financial Action Task Force issued a press release on three developments: a new methodology for evaluating compliance by countries with the anti-money laundering standards;... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
World |
Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Terrorism |
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Senate Banking Has Oversight Hearing on Administration?s Money Laundering Strategy |
On October 3, 2002, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing on ?The Administration?s National Money Laundering Strategy for 2002 and expressed concern that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, National Security, Terrorism |
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EU Council Recommends Enhanced Cooperation Between Member States to Combat Illicit Trafficking in Precursor Chemicals |
In a recommendation dated April 25, 2002, the Council of the European Union recommends its Member States to enhance the cooperation and exchange of information between their operational units... |
Tom L.W. Scheirs |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Colombia Extradites Two Nationals to U.S. on Murder & Kidnaping Charges |
On October 28, 2002, the Colombian Government extradited two citizens suspected of participating in a violent kidnaping group that targeted U.S. and other foreign workers in Ecuador and demanded... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
United States, Colombia, Ecuador |
Extradition, Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Arrests Montemayor on Mexican Extradition Request |
On October 9, 2002, Rogelio Montemayor, a 54-year-old former Coahuila state governor, surrendered to the U.S. Marshal?s Service after an arrest warrant for his extradition was issued the same day.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Immigration |
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EU and U.S. Progress Towards Counter-Terrorism Enforcement Cooperation |
On September 14, 2002, the Danish Minister of Justice Lene Espersen on behalf of European Union?s Justice and Home Affairs Council announced progress with respect to discussions with the United... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
United States, Europe |
Extradition, Terrorism, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Jemaah Islamiah Added to National and U.N. Terror List |
On October 22, 2002, the U.S. State Department announced it will list Jemaah Islamiah (JI) as a terrorist organization and efforts grew to add JI to the U.N. list of terrorist organizations.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
United States, Singapore |
Terrorism, United Nations |
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Europol and Italian Government Raid Human Smuggling Network |
On October 2, 2002, Europol and the Italian R.O.S. Carabinieri coordinated a crack down against an international organized criminal organization involved in trafficking women for sexual exploitation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
Europe, Italy |
Human Trafficking, European Union, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes |
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European Justice and Home Affairs Council Acts on Criminal Justice Harmonization |
On October 14-15, 2002, the European Justice, Home Affairs and Civil Protection Council worked on a number of criminal justice items during its meeting. The Council considered a general approach,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
12 |
2002-12-01 |
Europe, |
Human Rights, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance |