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Nicaragua Extradites Former Mexican Official Who Wins Injunction Against Arrest |
On August 11, 2001, former Tourism Secretary and Mexico City May Oscar Espinosa arrived after Nicaragua extradited him to Mexico on charges he embezzled $45 million from the Mexico City treasury, but... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Mexico, Nicaragua |
Corruption, Extradition |
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EU Commissioner Outlines Initiatives Against Illegal Migration |
On June 19, 2001, António Vitorino, European Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs, outlined the European Union’s initiatives against illegal immigration.
He observed that in April 2001, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Europe |
Immigration, European Union |
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U.S. National Pleads Guilty to Alien Smuggling |
On August 22, 2001, Ronald Eppinger, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Miami) to charges of smuggling aliens into the U.S. for purposes of prostitution,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
United States |
Human Trafficking, Sex Crimes |
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Belgian EU Presidency Sets Four Key Home & Justice Affairs Priorities |
On July 3, 2001, Marc Verwilghen, Belgian Minister of Justice, present the Belgian four key priorities with respect to justice and home affairs:
1. Cooperation in criminal cases will be strengthened... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Europe, Belgium |
European Union |
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IMF Continues Loan Suspensions to Kenya for Lack of Anti-Corruption Legislation |
On August 15, 2001, the International Monetary Fund announced that lending to Kenya would stay suspended after Kenya’s parliament rejected a critical anti-corruption bill.
Although the Kenyan... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Kenya |
Corruption, International Organizations |
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Kenya Company Sues Government for Corruption in International Court |
On July 19, 2001, Coastal Aquacultural, a Kenya registered company, sued the Kenyan government for $1 billion in damages and loss of earnings in an international court established in Lusaka in 1994... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Europe, Africa, Kenya |
International Organizations, International Courts |
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Accusations Against Israeli Prime Minister Urge Belgium to Rethink War Crimes Act |
A complaint against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has caused unease in Belgian political and diplomatic circles. Based on the Belgian War Crimes Act, the complaint, which was introduced on May... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
10 |
2001-10-01 |
Belgium, Middle East |
Human Rights, War Crimes |
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U.N. Report Calls for Creation of Organization to Help with International Tax Enforcement |
On July 6, 2001, the United Nations released a report calling for the examination of creating an International Tax Organization (ITO), whose powers would include helping curb international tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
World |
Taxation, United Nations |
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Canadian Court Orders Surrender to Thailand on Fraud Conspiracy |
In 2000, the Supreme Court of the British Columbia dismissed preliminary objections of S and ordered S’s committal for surrender to the Kingdom of Thailand on charges of conspiracy of fraud.
The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Canada, Thailand |
Extradition, Fraud |
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France Extradites Einhorn to the U.S. |
On July 19, 2001, France handed over Ira Einhorn to the U.S., ending an extradition battle that had carried on approximately four years. On July 12, 2001, the Council of State, France’s highest... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, France |
Extradition |
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U.S. Hands Over U.S. Airman and Rape Suspect to Japan |
On July 5, 2001, the United States handed over U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Timothy B. Woodland, 24, to face rape charges, thereby temporarily ending a volatile dispute that threatened the continued... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, Japan |
Extradition, Immunity, Jurisdiction |
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ICJ Hears German Suit Against U.S. for Executions and Violations of Consular Rights |
On November 13, 2000, the International Court of Justice held a hearing on the German suit against the United States, claiming the U.S. had violated international agreements by failing to accord two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
1 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, Germany |
War Crimes, Capital Punishment |
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U.S. and Mexico Agree to Exchange Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officials |
On July 25, 2001, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that the U.S. and Mexico would start exchanging prosecutors and law enforcement officials to work in each other’s Attorney General’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Global Forum Held, U.S. Releases Annual Report and Issues Indictment, and British Moves on Proposed Legislation |
A number of important developments in actions against transnational bribery have occurred, including the holding of the Global Forum in Amsterdam, the release of the third annual U.S. report on the... |
Naureen Malik and Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
World |
Corruption, Bribery |
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French Investigating Judge Transfers Torture Case to Trial Court |
On May 28, 2001, the investigating judge at court of first instance (Tribunal de Grande Instance) of Montpellier issued an order to transfer the case of Ely Ould Dha to the Assize Court. Ely Ould Dha... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
France, Mauritania |
Human Rights |
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EU Files Amicus Curiae Brief in U.S. Death Penalty Case Involving Retarded Person |
For the second time ever the European Union has filed an amicus curiae brief in a case involving the proposed execution of a retarded person, thereby escalating the issue of whether the U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, Europe |
Human Rights, Capital Punishment |
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Fighting International Transgression: the UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime |
On December 14, 2000, the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime together with its two accompanying protocols ? the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
World |
Human Trafficking, United Nations, Organized Crime |
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Oklahoma Governor Refuses Clemency Request for Mexican Death Row Inmate |
On July 20, 2001, Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating refused to stay the execution of a Mexican convicted of murder who at the time of his arrest, trial and appeal was not advised of his right under the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Human Rights, Capital Punishment |
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U.S. Will Free Convicted Aliens and Threatens Countries Refusing to Accept Their Return |
On July 19, 2001, U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft ordered the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to start releasing 23,4000 nationals who have completed sentences for criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
World, United States |
Human Rights, Immigration |
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Belgian Judge Charges 3 Kazak Businessmen With Money Laundering |
On July 6, 2001, the media reported that according to Joe Colpen of the Brussels city prosecutor’s office, a Belgian judge has charged three of Kazakstan’s leading businessmen with money laundering... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Belgium, Kazakhstan |
Money Laundering |