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The CLOUD Act: Arguments For and Against |
On February 27, 2018, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the seminal data privacy case of the term, United States v. Microsoft Corp. At issue in the case is whether the... |
Zarine Kharazian |
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4 |
2018-04-20 |
United States |
Data Privacy |
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Review: R. Evan Ellis, Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Evolving Threats and Responses to Integrated, Adaptive Solutions (Lexington Books) |
Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean sets forth an overview and introduction to the topic. As the author mentions, the challenge of transnational organized crime and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
4 |
2018-04-20 |
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Organized Crime |
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Justice for Rohingya: ICC Prosecutor Requests Ruling on Jurisdiction to Open Investigation |
On April 9, 2018, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC or the Court), Fatou Bensouda, filed her request with the President of the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC), Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe... |
Michael Plachta |
34 |
4 |
2018-04-13 |
Myanmar |
Crimes against Humanity, Genocide |
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U.S. Court Sentences Bosnian Serb Concealing Participation in Civil War for Immigration Fraud |
On March 28, 2018, a U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn of the Western District of North Carolina sentenced Milan Trisic to 18 months in prison for his criminal conviction of obtaining a Permanent... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
4 |
2018-04-13 |
Bosnia |
Crimes against Humanity |
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U.S. Leads with Additional Sanctions against Russia |
On April 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated seven Russian oligarchs and 12 companies they own or control, 17 senior Russian government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
4 |
2018-04-13 |
Russia |
Economic Sanctions |
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European Court of Human Rights Puts to Rest the Krombach/Bamberski Saga |
On March 29, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights – Fifth Section (ECtHR or the Court) delivered a decision in the case of Krombach v. France (application no. 67521/14). It declared (... |
Michael Plachta |
34 |
4 |
2018-04-13 |
Europe |
Abuse of Children, Court Conviction, Crimes |
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Washington College of Law Holds Book Launch for Book on the ICTY |
On April 4, 2018, the Washington College of Law (WCL) hosted a launch of Professor Diane Orentlicher’s new book, Some Kind of Justice: The ICTY’s Impact in Bosnia and Serbia (Oxford U. Press, 496... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2018-04-06 |
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Human Rights |
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Angola Charges Son of Ex-President with Defrauding US$500 Million from Sovereign Wealth Fund |
On March 27, 2018, the Angola Attorney General’s office accused Jose Filomeno dos Santos (known as Zenú), the son of Angola’s ex-president, of trying to defraud US $500 million from the country’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
4 |
2018-04-06 |
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Czech Republic Extradites Alleged Russian Hacker Yevgeny Nikulin |
On March 29, 2018, the Czech Republic extradited Yevgeny Nikulin, an alleged Russian hacker,, who was arrested in Prague in cooperation with the FBI in 2016. |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
4 |
2018-04-06 |
Russia |
Cybercrime |
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European Court Adopts Restrictive Interpretation of the Right of Access to a Court in Torture Cases |
On March 15, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights – Grand Chamber (Court) delivered a judgment in the case of Nait-Liman v. Switzerland (application no. 51357/07). It held, by a... |
Michael Plachta |
34 |
4 |
2018-04-06 |
Europe |
Human Rights |
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U.S. Indicts and Sanctions 9 Iranians for Cybercrimes for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
On March 23, 2018, an indictment against nine Iranian nationals was unsealed in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. It charges them as serving as leaders, contractors,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
4 |
2018-03-30 |
Iran |
Economic Sanctions |
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Mexican Drug Kingpin Indicted in New York For Allegedly Trafficking Enough Fentanyl to Kill 10 Million People |
On March 27, 2018, New York officials announced the indictment of a Mexico-based drug kingpin and five codefendants allegedly involved in a conspiracy to traffic and distribute large quantities of... |
Zarine Kharazian |
34 |
4 |
2018-03-30 |
Mexico |
Drug Enforcement |
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No Right to Periodic Bond Hearings for Detained Immigrants: No Due Process of Law? |
On February 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Jennings et al. v. Rodriguez, a class-action suit brought on behalf of immigrants who had been detained indefinitely in... |
Rebecca Krishnan-Ayer |
34 |
4 |
2018-03-30 |
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Immigration |
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Indonesian Officials Seize 1MDB-linked Yacht; Hand It Over to FBI |
Acting on a request from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Indonesian officials seized the luxury yacht Equanimity at Benoa Harbor in Bali, Indonesia on February 28, 2018. On March... |
Zarine Kharazian |
34 |
3 |
2018-03-23 |
Malaysia |
Embezzlement |
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U.S. Bans Venezuela’s New Crypto-Currency and Adds 3 Officials to Sanctions List |
On March 19, 2018, U.S. President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order, prohibiting all transactions in Venezuela’s new crypto-currency, called the Petro digital currency. On the same day,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
3 |
2018-03-23 |
Venezuela |
Economic Sanctions |
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions re Russian Cyber Interference with the 2016 U.S. Elections and Malicious Cyber-Attacks[1] |
On March 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five entities and 19 individuals under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
3 |
2018-03-23 |
Russia |
Cybercrime |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdraws Ban On Import of Big-Game Trophies |
On March 1, 2018, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Department of the Interior issued a memorandum, withdrawing certain findings on Endangered Species Act (ESA) enhancement of the species for... |
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34 |
3 |
2018-03-23 |
United States |
Environment |
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The Philippines’ Withdrawal from the ICC Rome Statute: Background and Context |
On March 14, 2018, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced that the Philippines will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC, the Court) “effective immediately.” ... |
Michael Plachta |
34 |
3 |
2018-03-23 |
Philippines |
International Criminal Court |
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EU Agrees on Proposal Requiring Reporting by Tax Intermediaries of Aggressive Tax Planning |
On March 13, 2018, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union reached agreement on a proposal to achieve greater transparency in tax planning schemes. In particular, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
3 |
2018-03-23 |
European Union |
Taxation |
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When the Ties That Bind Unwind: The Skripal Case and the Chemical Weapons Convention |
“There is no alternative conclusion,” the prime minister declared, “other than that the Russian State was culpable for the attempted murder of Mr. Skripal and his daughter -- and for threatening the... |
Zarine Kharazian and Bruce Zagaris |
34 |
3 |
2018-03-23 |
Russia, United Kingdom |
Human Rights, International Crimes, International Organizations, Law of War, Weapons of Mass Destruction |