Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
World Bank Warns Philippines to Strengthen Anti-Corruption Measures On June 19, 2000, during the annual three-day Consultative Group meeting, the World Bank and international donors warned the Philippine Government it must strenghten its anti-corruption efforts or... Bruce Zagaris 16 8 2000-08-01 Philippines Corruption
Defending a Criminal Case With International Human Rights Law International human rights law has come home to the United States.  Recently, the Supreme Court, federal appellate and district courts, and state courts have begun grappling with the application of... Richard J. Wilson 16 8 2000-08-01 World Human Rights
OECD Report on Tax Havens and Preferential Tax Regimes The Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), on June 26, 2000, issued a 30-page report entitled Towards Global Tax Cooperation (a Report... Charles M. Bruce 16 8 2000-08-01 World Tax Enforcement
U.S. Arrests on Mexican Extradition Request Alleged Drug Cartel Leader (IIB) On May 26, 2000, U.S. authorities arrested Lucio Cano Barraza, 44, in El Paso, and plan to return him to Mexico to face drug and money-laundering charges. According to Roxanna Irwin, a spokeswoman... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
U.N. Rwanda Tribunal Sentences Italian Journalist to 12 Years (XIC) On June 1, 2000, the International Tribunal For Crimes in Rwanda sentenced Georges Ruggiu, an Italian citizen who worked for private Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines in Rwandan and the only... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 Italy, Rwanda Law of War, Genocide
Financial Stability Forum Publishes Ranking of Offshore Financial Centers (IIIA) On April 5, 2000, the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) published a list ranking 25 leading offshore financial centers (OFCs) according to their levels of compliance with international standards of... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 World Securities Law
Yugoslav War Crimes Prosecutor Rejects Petitions to Investigate NATO’s Conduct (XID) On June 2, 2000, Carla Del Ponte, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), announced that no basis exists for a formal investigation into whether... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 Balkans War Crimes
FSF Report Shows Lack of Hard Law Standards and Enforcement of International Supervisory Standards (IIIB) The publication on April 5, 2000 of the Financial Stability Forum’s Report of the Working Group on Offshore Centers and the subsequent decision to publish the results reflects a trend to try to... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 World Securities Law
Europol Begins Cooperation with Non-EU States and Bodies to Combat Transnational Organized Crime (XIIA) Abstract: Europol is taking multiple steps to initiate cooperation with non-EU states and bodies to combat transnational organized crime. On April 26-27, 2000, Europol organized a first seminar at... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 World, Europe European Union, Organized Crime
Ne Bis In Idem In A European Context (IVA) The ne bis in idem principle is well established in the law of most European countries. Domestic law provides that a person shall not be prosecuted nor punished for an act, for which he has already... Dr. jur. Ilias G. Anagnostopoulos 16 7 2000-07-01 Europe Administration of Justice, Extradition
U.S. Suspends Aid to Dominican Republic Over Extradition and Human Rights Issues (IVB) As the Dominican Republic Government changes, international criminal cooperation with the United States has taken a turn for the worse. In April 2000, the U.S. Congress froze foreign aid over an... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 United States, Dominican Republic Extradition, Human Rights
U.S. and Dominican Policewoman Lure Narcotics Fugitive (IVC) On May 27, 2000, more than one year after he skipped bond, Moises Silveira Fornaris, 43, was lured from his home with the help of a Dominican policewoman, arrested, and returned to South Florida,... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 United States, Dominican Republic Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
Brazil Arrests Gen Oviedo on Murder Charges in Paraguay (IVD) On June 11, 2000, Brazilian law enforcement authorities arrested Paraguayan General Lino César Oviedo in Foz do Iguaça, close to the Paraguayan border on extradition requests by Paraguay in... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 Brazil, Paraguay Extradition
U.S. Indicts Spanish National and Former G.M. Executive for Taking Secrets to Volkswagen (VA) On May 21, 2000, a federal grand jury in Detroit returned a six-count indictment, accusing José Ignacio López de Arriortúa, a former General Motors vice president for world purchasing, of industrial... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 United States, Spain Fraud
Efforts to Achieve Progress on Transnational Corruption Continues (VIA) Several developments to ratify multilateral conventions and prosecute transnational bribery cases indicate steady progress on transnational corruption continues. Already 20 countries have ratified... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 World Corruption
British Columbia Enforces SEC Disgorgement Order (VIIA) On March 29, 2000, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled that Canada would enforce a disgorgement order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in a Securities... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 Canada, United States Securities Law
Chilean Appeals Court Strips Pinochet of Immunity (VIIIA) On May 22, 2000, the Court of Appeals for Chile by a 13-9 decision voted to remove the immunity of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, thereby facilitating a possible trial for human rights violations. The... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 Chile Human Rights, Immunity
Argentina Requests Cooperation from Chile on 1974 Assassination of Chilean Army Chief and the U.S. Gains More Evidence on Potential Pinochet Prosecution (VIIIB) An Argentine judge has requested assistance from Chile regarding the 1974 assassination in Buenos Aires of former Chilean army chief Carlos Prats as foreign prosecutors and investigating magistrates... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 United States, Chile, Argentina Human Rights
U.S. Court Upholds Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Money Laundering Law (IA) On November 30, 1999, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York applied U.S. money laundering laws extraterritorially, marking the second reported decision applying such laws... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 United States Money Laundering
Prep Com To Finish Work on Procedure and Elements of Crime While Status of U.S. to the Court Undecided (IXA) Abstract: From June 12-30, 2000, the Preparatory Commission on the Permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) will consider and try to finish work on the Rules of Procedure and Evidence and the... Bruce Zagaris 16 7 2000-07-01 World, United States International Courts

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