Articles

E.g., 2019-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geography Subject Areas
International Organizations Update Their Counter-Terrorism Strategies This article reviews how, in the last months, several international organizations and groups have updated their counter-terrorism financing strategies. Michael Plachta 34 11 2018-11-17
U.S. Indicts Chinese Intelligence Officers for Hacking and Stealing Aerospace Data; Attorney General Announces Initiative to Combat Chinese Economic Espionage On October 30, 2018, John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced that for the third time since September, the National Security Division, with its U.S. Attorney... Bruce Zagaris 34 11 2018-11-17 China Computer Crimes
INTERPOL Coordinates International Enforcement Operation Against Marine Pollution  On November 13, 2018, INTERPOL announced that 30 Days at Sea, the code name for a month-long operation through October, had 276 law enforcement and environmental agencies across 58 countries... Bruce Zagaris 34 11 2018-11-17 INTERPOL
Trump Loses 3rd Time in a Row in Emoluments Case as Court Denies Request for Stay On November 2, 2018, U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte in Greenbelt, Maryland denied the Justice Department’s request that he stay the case to permit an appellate court to intervene with... Bruce Zagaris 34 11 2018-11-10
UK Supreme Court Allows Extradition to Poland despite Concerns over the Independence of the Judiciary On October 31, 2018, the judges of the Administrative Court of the Royal Court Department of the High Court, considered the applications of Pawel Lis, Dariusz Lange and Piotr Chmielewski, noting... Michael Plachta 34 11 2018-11-10
U.S. Indicts Jho Low and Banker; Additional Banker Pleads in the 1MDB Case On November 1, 2018, the United States Justice Department unsealed a three-count indictment in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, charging Low Taek Jho, 36, also known as... Bruce Zagaris 34 11 2018-11-10
UN Secretary General Reports on the Continued Maritime Piracy of the Coast of Somalia On October 10, 2018, the UN Secretary-General transmitted to the UN Security Council his annual report on the situation with respect to piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia... Michael Plachta 34 11 2018-11-10
U.S. High-Level Justice Office Explains Implementation of Coordinated Corporate Resolutions On October 18, 2018, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s (DOJ) Criminal Division in a speech at the Latin Lawyer/Global Investigations Review and... Bruce Zagaris 34 11 2018-11-03 Corruption
European Parliament Approves New Regulation on the Use of the Schengen Information System for Police and Judicial Cooperation On October 24, 2018, the European Parliament approved a proposed regulation on the establishment, operation, and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in police and judicial criminal... Michael Plachta 34 11 2018-11-03
Saudi Foreign Minister Denies Turkey’s Extradition Request in Khashoggi Case On October 27, 2018, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir denied a request by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extradite the suspects in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in... Bruce Zagaris 34 11 2018-11-03
OECD Clamps Down on CRS Avoidance through Residence and Citizenship by Investment Schemes On October 16, 2018, the OECD announced the issue of guidance on residence and citizenship by investment (CBI/RBI) schemes, often referred to as golden passports or visas, as potential mechanisms... Bruce Zagaris 34 11 2018-10-27 OECD
OECD and World Bank Publish Guide to More Effective Cooperation in Tax and Corruption Enforcement On October 23, 2018, the organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank published a report, entitled Improving Co-operation between Tax Authorities and Anti-... Bruce Zagaris 34 11 2018-10-27 OECD
Russian Indicted for Cybercrime and Interfering with 2016 and 2018 Elections On October 19, 2018, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of the Eastern District of Virginia, and FBI Director Christopher Wray... Bruce Zagaris 34 11 2018-10-27 Cybercrime
Peruvian Supreme Court Revokes Fujimori’s Pardon and Sends Him to Prison On October 3, 2018, the Supreme Court of Peru overturned the pardon granted to former President Alberto Fujimori and ordered him to complete his sentence for crimes against humanity committed by... Michael Plachta 34 11 2018-10-26 Peru Crimes against Humanity
Peruvian Man Arrested In Connection with 1991 Santa Barbara Massacre On September 17, 2018 Homeland Security Special Investigations agents arrested Dennis Wilfredo Pacheco-Zambrano in San Angelo, Texas following a tip from the ICE Human Rights Violators and War... Maria O'Sullivan 34 10 2018-10-20 Crimes against Humanity
The Rise of Xenophobic, Anti-Immigrant Policies in American and European Governments On August 16, 2018, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued two resolutions granting precautionary measures to migrant children affected by the Trump administration’s recent... Madeline Henshaw-Greene 34 10 2018-10-20
U.S. Government announces Coordinated Enforcement Efforts Against Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion On October 16, 2018, the United States government, through its Departments of Justice (DOJ), Treasury, and State, announced a series of measures to target and dismantle the Cartel Jalisco Nueva... Bruce Zagaris 34 10 2018-10-20 Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Drug Enforcement
Council of Europe Calls on Russia to Return Wreckage of Polish Tu-154 On October 12, 2018, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 2246 (2018) on the crash of Polish Air Force Tu-154M, on 10 April 2010, transporting the Polish... Michael Plachta 34 10 2018-10-20
U.S. Sting Operation Snags Chinese Intelligence Officer in Belgium On October 10, 2018, U.S. law enforcement authorities announced the arrest and charging of  Yanjun Xu, aka Qu Hui, aka Zhang Hui, a Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSSS) operative, with... Bruce Zagaris 34 10 2018-10-20
Council of Europe Adopts Resolution and Recommendation on Minimum Standards for Trial Waiver Systems On October 12, 2018, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution and Recommendation on the need for minimum standards for trial waiver systems. The debate as well as... Michael Plachta 34 10 2018-10-20

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