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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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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 |
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EU Court Allows the Restriction of the Ne Bis In Idem Principle in Financial Matters |
On March 20, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union – Grand Chamber delivered three important judgments concerning the essence of the principle ne bis in idem (non bis in idem)... |
Michael Plachta |
34 |
3 |
2018-03-23 |
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European Union |
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Eliminates Requirement on Full Hearings for Asylum Seekers: Is the United States Breaking International Law? |
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced plans this week to do away with a requirement from a 2014 ruling by the Justice Department’s Board of Immigration Appeals that demands that all asylum seekers... |
Madeline Henshaw-Greene |
34 |
3 |
2018-03-23 |
United States |
Asylum |
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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 |