Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Brazilian Police Arrest Egyptian National on Terrorism Charges in Egypt On April 17, 2002 the media reported that Brazilian national police arrested Muhamad Ibrahim Soliman, an Egyptian charged for terrorist conduct by his own government. The media report alleged that... Bruce Zagaris 18 7 2002-07-01 Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Egypt Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance
EU Orders Blocking Assets of 11 Terrorist Organizations On May 3, 2002 the European union ordered the blockage of the assets of 11 international terrorist organizations and seven individuals in a continuing efforts to probatively identify and block assets... Bruce Zagaris 18 7 2002-07-01 Europe Economic Sanctions, European Union, Asset Forfeiture
Somali Swedes Challenge Terrorism Freeze Procedures The international community, counterterrorism officials, and the international human rights community are closing watching the case of the freezing of assets against the Somali Swedes. The assets of... Bruce Zagaris 18 7 2002-07-01 United States, , Somalia Terrorism, United Nations, Asset Forfeiture
Inter-American Cooperation against Terrorism Gathers Momentum In the aftermath of the terrorists incidents of September 11, 2001 the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) has gathered significant momentum. In 1998 the Organization of American... Bruce Zagaris 18 7 2002-07-01 United States, Bolivia International Organizations, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance
Interpol Develops Initiative Against Transnational Terrorism On April 12, 2002 during a meeting of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) in Tabago, Luciano Gulielmini, Interpol, outlined Interpol?s initiative against transnational terrorism, which... Bruce Zagaris 18 7 2002-07-01 World International Organizations, Terrorism, Economic Integration
Four Southeast Asian Countries Conclude Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Agreement On May 7, 2001 Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines signed a counterterrorism cooperation agreement that will fortify border controls, facilitate the sharing of airline passenger lists, and... Bruce Zagaris 18 7 2002-07-01 Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia Intelligence, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Court Dismisses Victims’ Claims of U.S. Embassy Takeover in Iran and Second Court Awards A $ 21 Million against Iran for 1985 TWA Hijacking On April 18, 2002, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan issued an order vacating the default judgment on liability in favor of plaintiffs’ victims of the U.S. Embassy’s takeover in Iran in... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 United States, Iran Terrorism, Alien Tort Claims Act
European Union Adopts Joint Action on Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina On March 11, 2002, the European Union’s Council adopted a joint action on the creation of the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prior to the joint action, February 18,... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 Europe, Balkans Administration of Justice, International Organizations, European Union, United Nations
Dutch Government Resigns After Critical Report on Srebrencia On April 17, 2002, the Dutch Government resigned in response to a stinging report on the killing of 7,000 Bosnian Muslims taken by Bosnian Serbs from the U.N.-designated “safe area” of Srebrenica and... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 Europe, Balkans, Netherlands European Union, War Crimes, Genocide
U.S. Charity Moves for Preliminary Injunction On April 4, 2002, the attorneys for the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLFRD) filed a motion and papers in support of a request for preliminary injunction and relief in its case... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 United States, Turkey Terrorism, Asset Forfeiture
Spanish Judge opens Criminal Investigation of Offshore Accounts On April 9, 2002, the media reported that Judge Baltasar Garzon, Spain’s best known criminal judge, had started an investigation into secret funds held offshore by senior executives at Banco Bilbao... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 Spain, Argentina Money Laundering, Corruption
G-7 Countries Jointly Freeze Assets of 10 Persons On April 19, 2002, the Group of Seven countries announced they had jointly identified 10 persons and entities whose funds they would freeze due to suspected terrorist connections. 8 of the 9 persons... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 World, Middle East, Egypt Economic Sanctions, Terrorism, Asset Forfeiture
OECD Releases List of Uncooperative Havens, a Model TIEA, and Threatens to Deal with Abstainers On April 18, 2002, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development released a package of information on the status of its harmful tax practices, including a model tax information exchange... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 World Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Taxation
U.S. Congress Focuses on Offshore Abusive Tax Schemes On April 11, 2002, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to discuss the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to identify and combat actively promoted tax schemes, including the offshore ones.... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 United States, Caribbean, Bahamas, Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands Bank Secrecy, Taxation
British Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request on Algerian Pilot in Alleged Terrorism Conspiracy On April 24, 2002, British Judge Timothy Workman denied a United States extradition request for Lotfi Raissi because of insufficient evidence to support the conspiracy charges. Upon his arrest on... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 United States, United Kingdom, Algeria Extradition, Terrorism
Know Your Customer/Risk Management Procedures Against Terrorist Cross-Border Finances: Lessons From Russia-Chechen Conflict The political contradiction of “one man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist” is very much evident in the international terrorism aspect of Russia-Chechen conflict. While the U.S.... Timur Sunraya & Mikhail Mariah 18 6 2002-06-01 Russia Due Diligence, Terrorism
Swiss Banks Agree to Return $ 1 Billion to Nigeria in Settlement of Abacha Corruption On April 17, 2002, the media reported a settlement between the family of the late dictator Sani Abacha and the Swiss Government, whereby the Swiss Government agreed to return $ 1 billion to Nigerian... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 Switzerland, Nigeria Corruption, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture
Amnesty International Report Criticizes Detention Policy on Counter Terrorism War On April 14, 2002, Amnesty International released a 63-page report entitled “Memorandum to the U.S. Government on the Rights of People in U.S. Custody in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay,” which in... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 United States Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
British Home Office Rejects Foreign Requests to Question Kissinger On the eve of his visit to England for a meeting on April 24, 2002, the British Home (Affairs) Office rejected requests to ask questions of the former U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger.... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 United States, Latin America and South America, France, United Kingdom Terrorism, European Union
Yugoslavia Allows Extradition of War Crimes Suspects On April 11, 2002, under international pressure, Yugoslavia’s parliament enacted a new law permitting extradition of war crimes suspects to the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 Balkans Extradition, Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts

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