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Council of Europe Opens Convention on Cybercrime |
On November 23, 2001, the Council of Europe opened for signature its Convention on Cybercrime. The Convention culminates from many years of work and requires measures to be taken at the national... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
4 |
2002-04-01 |
Europe |
Cybercrime, Intellectual Property, European Union, Sex Crimes |
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European Court of Human Rights Declares Application Against NATO Member States Inadmissible |
On December 19, 2001, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights declared the application in the case of Bankovic and others against Belgium and 16 other NATO Member States inadmissible... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
4 |
2002-04-01 |
United States, Europe, Belgium, Balkans |
Immunity, Jurisdiction, War Crimes, International Courts |
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U.S. Court Dismisses Suit Challenging U.S. Policy of Afghan Detainees But Other Legal Challenges Start |
On February 21 ,2002, U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz in Los Angeles dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of the detainees in the Afghanistan war, but two other legal challenges have... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
4 |
2002-04-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism |
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ICJ Instructs Belgium to Cancel International Arrest Warrant Against Former Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs |
On February 14, 2002, the International Court Justice rendered it judgement in the case of the Democratic Republic of Congo v. the Kingdom of Belgium. The Court deemed that the international arrest... |
Tom L.W. Scheirs |
18 |
4 |
2002-04-01 |
United States, Belgium |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
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U.S. Continues to Assess ICC Options |
As the opening of the International Criminal Court (ICC) approaches, the Bush Administration is still evaluating its policy vis-a-vis the Court. The ICC will take effect after the 60th ratification... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
4 |
2002-04-01 |
United States |
Jurisdiction, International Courts |
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President Bush Changes and Say Taliban Covered by Geneva Convention |
On February 7, 2002, U.S. President Bush reversed his prior position and declared that captured combatants who fought for Afghanistan’s Taliban regime will be formed covered by the Geneva Convention... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
4 |
2002-04-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Prisoner Rights |
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Yugoslav Tribunal Joins All 3 Cases and Starts Milosevic Prosecution |
On February 1, 2002, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) overturned the decision issued by Trial Chamber III on December 13, 2001, refusing to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
4 |
2002-04-01 |
Balkans |
Law of War, International Courts |
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U.N. Ends Talks with Cambodia over Ad Hoc Tribunal for Khmer Rouge |
On February 8, 2002, the United Nations announced it was ending almost five years of controversial negotiations with the Cambodian Government concerning the established for a tribunal to try former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
4 |
2002-04-01 |
Cambodia |
Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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U.K. Sets Hearings on U.S. Extradition Request of Terrorist Suspect |
On January 15, 2002, the media reported Timothy Workman, the British magistrate has said he will set a new bail hearing next month if U.S. authorities do not submit firm evidence linking him to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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U.S. Appellate Court Disallows U.S. Jurisdiction over Offshore Banks |
On December 27, 2001, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the District Court’s ruling that the U.S. Government has no jurisdiction to forfeit funds against the Swiss American... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
United States, Switzerland, Antigua & Barbuda |
Bank Secrecy, Jurisdiction, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime |
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U.N. and Sierra Leone Sign Agreement Creating Ad Hoc Tribunal on War Crimes |
On January 16, 2002, the United Nations and the Sierra Leone Government signed an agreement establishing an ad hoc tribunal to try persons accused of committing atrocities during the civil war in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
World, Sierra Leone |
Law of War, United Nations, International Courts |
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EU Acts to Access Bank Accounts Under MLAT Protocol |
On October 16, 2001, the Council of the European Union adopted a Protocol to the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union that facilitates... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
Europe |
Bank Secrecy, Terrorism, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Economic Integration |
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The African Union and the Application of Human Rights Norms in Africa |
In March 2001 the Assembly of the Organization of African an Unity (OAU), meeting in extraordinary session in Sirte, Libya, declared the establishment of a new pan-African political and economic... |
Konstantinos Magliveras & Gino J. Naldi |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
Africa |
International Organizations, International Courts |
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Mexico Supreme Court Stays U.S. Extradition Request Due to Life Imprisonment Penalty |
On January 18, 2002, the media reported that Mexico’s Supreme Court has stayed extradition of Augustin Vazquez Mendoza, who is wanted in the 1994 murder of a U.S. drug agent because the U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Human Rights, Prisoner Rights |
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Swedish Government Requests Review of 3 Somali Swedes on U.S. Terrorist List |
The Swedish Government has insisted, against U.S. objections, on reviewing the cases of three Somali-born Swedish citizens whom the U.S. has put on the list of terrorists in the aftermath of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
United States, France, Switzerland, Somalia |
International Organizations, Terrorism, United Nations, Asset Forfeiture |
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UN Security Council Hears Progress of Counter-Terrorism Committee |
On January 18, 2002, Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock of the United Kingdom, the chairman of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) established to deal with the September 11 attacks against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Terrorism, United Nations |
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Shanghai Cooperation Group Initiates Counter-terrorism Initiative |
On January 7, 2002, after a daylong meeting in Beijang, foreign ministers from six countries in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) agreed on counter-terrorism enforcement cooperation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
United States, China |
Terrorism |
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Europe Union Justice & Home Affairs Council Meeting |
On December 6 and 7, 2001, the European Union Justice & Home Affairs Council had its 2396th Council meeting. They reached agreement on a number of matters important for international criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
Europe |
European Union |
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The European Commission Brings Up Again the Idea for a European Public Prosecutor |
After EUROJUST an “organization”created by the European Union on December 6, 2001 to help coordinate the investigation and prosecution of serious cross-border crime, the European Commission adopted a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
Europe |
European Union |
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French Continue Controversial Investigation of Money Laundering & Correspondent Accounts |
In the middle of January 2002, as the criminal money laundering investigation of French banks involved in handling correspondent bank accounts has extended to more banks and bank executives, banking... |
Bruce Zagaris |
18 |
3 |
2002-03-01 |
United States, France, Israel, Jordan |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |