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Brazil Temporarily Blocks Paraguayan Extradition Request for Former General Oviedo |
On October 11, 2001, the media reported a Brazilian federal judge has temporarily blocked an extradition request by Paraguay for Gen. Lino Oviedo, the former head general. Oviedo was detained in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
12 |
2001-12-01 |
Brazil, Paraguay |
Extradition, Immunity |
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UK Will Extradite Alleged Islamic Militant Wanted for 1995 French Bomb Attacks |
According to French Justice Minister Maylise Lebranchu, the decision to extradite Mr. Ramda is the first example of improved cooperation between European Union countries since they agreed on a joint... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
12 |
2001-12-01 |
France, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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Shocking the Canadian Conscience in Extradition |
Accordingly, attempts by defense counsel in Canada to resist extraditin for their clients have been largely unsuccessful. The first case was the decision in Burns in which the Court reconsidered its... |
Leslie Pringle and Steven Shurka |
17 |
12 |
2001-12-01 |
Canada, United States |
Extradition, Human Rights, Prisoner Rights |
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EU Proposal for Minimum Provisions to Criminalize Illicit Drug Trafficking |
Art. 1 of the Framework Decision defines “illicit drug trafficking” as “the act, without authorization of selling and marketing as well as, for profit, of cultivating, producing, manufacturing,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
12 |
2001-12-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Drugs & Trafficking |
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European Court of Human Rights Hears First Case Brought By Individual Russian |
On September 18, 2001, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg heard the first of many cases brought against the Russian Government by a Russian individual. Valery Kalashnikov, head of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Russia |
Human Rights, International Courts |
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U.S. Congress Hearings Advance U.S. International Money Laundering Efforts |
On September 26, 2001, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on anti-money laundering and funding terrorist activities. Senator Paul Sarbanes, (D-Md.) and chair of the Committee, chaired the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Terrorism |
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U.S. Initiates Sanctions against bin Laden and Associates |
On September 24, 2001, President George W. Bush issued an executive order that immediately freezes U.S. financial assets of and prohibits U.S. transactions with 27 different entities. They include... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Europe, United Kingdom |
Economic Sanctions, Terrorism, European Union |
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U.S. Issues 2001 Money Laundering Strategy Report |
On September 19, 2001, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued its 2001 Money Laundering Strategy Report, which contains a number of initiatives that will have direct and indirect implications for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Money Laundering, International Organizations |
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Request to Release Milosevic Refused |
In a judgement of August 31, 2001, the President of the District Court of The Hague, The Netherlands, declared himself incompetent to consider the request to be released, lodged by Slobodan Milosevic... |
André Klip |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Balkans |
War Crimes, International Courts |
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Canada Issues Anti-Money Laundering Regulations |
On September 12, 2001, the Canadian Department of Finance issued final regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act, emphasizing the requirement to identify and report suspicious... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Canada, United States |
Money Laundering |
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Greece Finally Starts to Review Accounts Connected to Milosevic |
September 18, 2001, the media reported the Greek Government, specifically its Ministry of Justice, has begun to examine more than 250 accounts held at banks in Athens by companies connected to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Balkans, Greece |
Human Rights, International Courts, Asset Forfeiture |
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Colombia Extradites Ochoa to the U.S. |
On September 7, 2001, Colombia extradited Fabio Ochoa, a member of the notorious family of three brothers who were among the leaders of the Medillin cartel that became fabulously rich in the 1980s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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ICTY Developments |
The article traces recent developments, including; Dusko Sikirica and Damir Dosen pleaded guilty of violations of persons in the Keraterm camp, Serbian investigators exhumed 269 bodies in the largest... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Balkans |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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Mexico Arrests National Suspected of Murder in the U.S. |
On September 26, 2001, the media reported that Mexican law enforcement authorities have arrested Juan Manuel Casillas, 22, in Mexico City, on suspicion of killing two of his cousins in 1999.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Human Rights, Capital Punishment |
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Peruvian Court Issues International Arrest Warrant for Ex-President Fujimori |
On September 13, 2001, Judge Juis Locaros of the Supreme Court of Peru issued an international arrest warrant for ex-president Alberto Fujimori concerning charges he was responsible for ordering and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
Peru, Japan |
Extradition, Immunity |
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Austria Denies Extradition to U.S. Due To Human Rights Considerations |
On September 11, 2001, the Vienna Regional Court of Appeal denied the extradition request of the U.S. of December 18, 2001, relating to Sholam Weiss, a New York businessman sentenced in absentia to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Austria |
Extradition, White Collar Crime |
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EU Initiates New Counter-terrorism Cooperation |
On September 20, 20001, in its Justice and Home Affairs Meeting an d at the extraordinary European Council meeting on September 21, 2001, the European Union has initiated a number of important... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Europe |
Terrorism, European Union |
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U.S. Investigative Requests Produces Wave of Joint Investigations, Arrests, and Other Bilateral Responses |
In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorism incidents in the U.S., many countries, especially in Europe, started joint investigations with U.S. law enforcement and made arrests, many of which have... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Europe |
Extradition, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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The United Nations Acts to Combat Terrorism |
In the aftermath of the terrorist incidents of September 11, 2001, several international organizations, including the United Nations, have acted against international terrorism. The article... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States |
Terrorism, United Nations |
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Costa Rica Arrests On Behalf of U.S. Persons Accused of Internet Securities Fraud |
On September 7, 2001, U.S. law enforcement officials announced they had shut down an Internet “investment club” that has defrauded more than $50 million from investors around the world during the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
11 |
2001-11-01 |
United States, Costa Rica |
Cybercrime, Extradition, Securities Law |