Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Announcement of Partial Withdrawal from Harmful Tax Initiative Creates Uncertainties On May 10, 2001, U.S. Treasury Secretary clarified the U.S. reservations on the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development’s harmful tax practices initiative, creating further uncertainty... Bruce Zagaris 17 7 2001-07-01 United States Taxation
Mexico Wins Court Battles in Australia and Mexico Against Cabal Peniche On April 17 and 18, 2001, the Mexican Government won decisions against Carlos Efrain de Jesus Cabal Peniche in both Mexican and Australian courts, making their effort to extradite him closer. On... Bruce Zagaris 17 7 2001-07-01 Mexico, Australia Extradition
U.S. Arrest Ex-CEO of Belgian Software Company on Belgian Fraud Warrant On May 27, 2001, a U.S. Marshall spokesman announced that Gaston Bastiaens, a former chief executive of Belgium’s Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV, was being held in a Boston jail after U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 17 7 2001-07-01 United States, Belgium Securities Law, Fraud
13 Countries Join Project to Combat Transnational Internet Fraud On April 24, 2001, thirteen countries announced the initiation of a multilateral website (www.econsumer.gov), whereby individuals can provide and obtain law enforcement and consumer protection... Bruce Zagaris 17 7 2001-07-01 World Cybercrime
European Council Clarifies Roles of Europol and European Union Police Force On November 30, 2000, the European Council replied to a written question submitted on July 11, 2000 by Jeffrey Titford (EDD) to the Council on the authorities and roles of Europol and the European... Bruce Zagaris 17 7 2001-07-01 Europe International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance
South African Court Rules Extradition of Mohamed to U.S. on Embassy Bombings Illegal On May 28, 2001, the South African Constitutional Court ruled that the handing over of Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian national, to the U.S. in the bombing of two U.S. embassies in Africa was... Bruce Zagaris 17 7 2001-07-01 United States, South Africa Extradition, Human Rights, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Adds the Real IRA to List of Sanctioned Terrorist Groups On May 16, 2001, the U.S. Department of State added the Real Irish Republic Army to its official list of terrorist organization, citing the group for a campaign of violence in Northern Ireland and... Bruce Zagaris 17 7 2001-07-01 United States, Ireland Terrorism
U.N. Holds Preparatory Committee Debate for Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms On February 28-March 1, 2001, as the United Nations Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) held a general debate on the 2001 Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms, it heard that the conference should... Bruce Zagaris 17 7 2001-07-01 World United Nations, Arms Trafficking
U.S. Consul Raises Evidentiary Inconsistencies with Mexican State Government Murder Prosecution of U.S. National On May 10, 2001, U.S. Consul Edward Vazquez met with Chihuahua State Governor Patricio Martinez and Attorney General Arturo Gonzalez to raise apparent evidentiary inconsistencies in the detention and... Bruce Zagaris 17 7 2001-07-01 United States, Mexico Immigration
Spanish Court Denies Extradition of Gusinsky to Russia On April 18, 2001, a Spanish court denied extradition of exiled media magnate Valdimir Gusinsky to Russia because of “peculiarities” in the extradition request. By a verdict of two to one, three... Bruce Zagaris 17 6 2001-06-01 Spain, Russia Extradition
WMD Terrorism and International Enforcement The Symposium on Cooperation and Legal Assistance for the Effective Implementation of International Agreements, convened in February by the Legal Division of the Organization for the Prohibition of... Barry Kellman 17 6 2001-06-01 World Terrorism
Miami Immigration Official Identifies Alleged French Murder Suspect On April 16, 2001, detectives in France expressed “cautious elation” that DNA samples from a Spanish suspect held in Florida were a close match for samples found at the scene of a July 1996 murder of... Bruce Zagaris 17 6 2001-06-01 United States, France, United Kingdom Murder, Mutual Legal Assistance
EU Council Adopts Initiative on Execution of Orders Freezing Assets or Evidence On March 7, 2001, the Council of the European Union adopted a framework decision, whereby members of the European Union will be obligated to give judicial assistance in mutually recognizing orders... Bruce Zagaris 17 6 2001-06-01 Europe European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
EU Adopts Directive on Criminal Sanctions for Environmental Law Violations On March 13, 2001, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive that for the first time would introduce criminal sanctions for breaches of environmental law at an EU level. The... Bruce Zagaris 17 6 2001-06-01 Europe Environment, European Union
Canadians Arrest Impersonator Wanted by 3 Countries On April 26, 2001, in Oak Bay on Vancouver Island, Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested Christophe Rocancourt, an alleged impersonator who is wanted by authorities in the United States,... Bruce Zagaris 17 6 2001-06-01 Canada, United States, France, Switzerland Extradition, Fraud
Quebec Plan of Action Proposes Much Criminal Cooperation The Final Declaration and Plan of Action resulting from the Quebec Summit of the Americas contain many proposals to enhance criminal cooperation in the Western Hemisphere. The Declaration of Quebec... Bruce Zagaris 17 6 2001-06-01 World Mutual Legal Assistance
Japan and P.R.C. Agree to Cooperate on Stolen Cultural Property On April 17, 2001, the Miho Museum, a major new antiquities museum near Kyoto, announced that it would return one of its masterpieces, a rare Buddhist statue from the People’s Republic of China (P.R.... Bruce Zagaris 17 6 2001-06-01 China, Japan Art and Cultural Property
Jamaica and Barbados Take Steps To Join International Criminal Conventions The Jamaican and Barbados Governments have taken steps to join two Organization of American States criminal cooperation conventions. On March 30, 2001, Jamaica become the 22nd country in the... Bruce Zagaris 17 6 2001-06-01 Barbados, Jamaica Corruption, Arms Trafficking, International Courts
Peru Officials Meet with Venezuela Over Montesinos Search On April 13, 2001, the media reported that Peruvian Interior Minister Antonio Ketin Vidal met with senior Venezuelan law enforcement officials in Caracas in an effort to obtain strengthened help in... Bruce Zagaris 17 6 2001-06-01 Peru, Venezuela Money Laundering, Arms Trafficking
ICTY Convicts Three for Rape and Enslavement as Crime Against Humanity On February 22, 2001, the ICTY delivered its judgement in the Foca rape case. The judgement is of historic importance since it is the first time ever rape and enslavement were withheld as crimes... Tom Scheirs 17 6 2001-06-01 Balkans Human Rights, War Crimes

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