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Costa Rican Ex-Senior Official Arrested in Texas and Awaits Extradition |
The Eastern District of Texas unsealed an indictment in 2024 charging a former Costa Rican government official with federal drug crimes, and is requesting his extradition back to the United States... |
Austin Wahl |
41 |
9 |
2025-08-01 |
Costa Rica, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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The Case of Vladimir Plahotniuc: How Europe’s Unique Geopolitical Quirks Enable Deep-Rooted Corruption in a Tiny Post-Soviet Republic |
On July 22, 2025, Greek authorities detained infamous Moldovan oligarch, Vladimir Plahotniuc, and another unnamed Moldovan citizen in response to Plahotniuc’s placement on Interpol’s... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
41 |
8 |
2025-08-01 |
Greece, Moldova |
Corruption, White Collar Crime |
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Ecuador Gang Leader Extradited to U.S. From Ecuador to Stand Trial for the First Time |
On July 21, 2025, José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar, principal leader of the transnational gang Los Choneros and an Ecuadoran national, was arraigned at Brooklyn’s... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
41 |
9 |
2025-08-01 |
Ecuador, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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Council of Europe and Ukraine Sign a Treaty to Establish a Special Tribunal |
On June 25, 2025, Ukraine and the Council of Europe (CoE) signed an agreement in Strasbourg to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (“Tribunal”).
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Michael Plachta |
41 |
9 |
2025-08-01 |
Russia, Ukraine |
International Courts, Treaties, War Crimes |
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ICC Warrants for Taliban Leaders for Crimes Against Women and LGBTQ Individuals |
On July 8, 2025, the International Criminal Court (ICC) made a historic move by issuing arrest warrants for two leading figures in Afghanistan’s Taliban: Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada... |
Alexandra Manfield |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-25 |
Afghanistan |
Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court |
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Lithuania Brings Landmark Migrant Smuggling Case Against Belarus Before the ICJ |
On May 19, 2025, Lithuania officially introduced proceedings against Belarus before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In its application, the country accuses Belarus of directing... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-25 |
Belarus, Lithuania |
Human Rights, International Courts, Smuggle, United Nations |
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CARICOM Heads Prioritize Combating Transnational Organized Crime and Strengthening Regional Security |
On July 11, 2025, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) released a communique resulting from the July 6-8 meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica, under the chairmanship of Dr. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-25 |
Caribbean |
Organized Crime, Securities Law |
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Venezuela and the United States Swap Prisoners Again |
On July 18, 2025, the United States (U.S.) and Venezuela swapped prisoners. The U.S. sent more than 250 Venezuelans deported in March and flown to a high-security prison in El Salvador in exchange... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-25 |
United States, Venezuela |
Prisoner Rights |
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OFAC’s New Sanctions Unveil the Global Reach of Hamas’s Finances |
On June 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against a plethora of individuals and entities that finance the militant... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-25 |
United States |
Office of Foreign Assets Control, Sanctions |
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ICC Assembly of States Parties Fails to Amend the Rome Statute on Aggression |
The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (ASP or the Assembly) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) met in a Special Session on July 7-9, 2025 in New York, United States, to review... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-25 |
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International Criminal Court, Jurisdiction |
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European Court Rules Against Russia in the Case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia |
On July 9, 2025, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its long-awaited judgment in the interstate case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-25 |
Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine |
European Court of Human Rights |
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France Requests Algeria Release Journalist, Citing Endangerment of Freedom of Press |
Independent French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes was arrested in Algeria on May 28, 2024, for allegedly “glorifying terrorism” and “possessing publications for propaganda... |
Alienor Vogeleer |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-18 |
Algeria, France |
Detention, Human Rights, International Cooperation |
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Council of Europe Adopts Protocol Amending the Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism |
On July 9, 2025, the Council of Europe (CoE) officially adopted a Protocol amending the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No. 196), also known as the Warsaw Convention... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-18 |
European Union |
Council of the European Union, Counter-terrorism, European Commission, Terrorism |
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Son of El Chapo’s Guilty Plea Sparks Criticisms from Mexican President |
On July 15, 2025, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, who succeeded his father Joaquin Guzman Loera (commonly known as El Chapo) as one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, pleaded guilty in the United... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-18 |
Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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From Sidelines to Settlements: How House v. NCAA and the SCORE Act Are Reshaping Global Compliance in College Sports |
The landmark House v. NCAA settlement, finalized in June 2025, marks a seismic shift in the legal and regulatory landscape of collegiate athletics in the United States (U.S.).
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Adriana Sanford |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-18 |
United States |
Antitrust Cooperation, Lawsuits, Regulation |
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Will the New Brazil Tariffs Undermine the So-Called Emergency Rationales under IEEPA? |
On July 9, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that he would impose a 50 percent tariff on all Brazilian imports, partly in retaliation for the Brazilian government’s prosecution of former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-17 |
Brazil, United States |
Economic Sanctions |
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Two OmegaPro Executives Charged with Running $650 Million Cybercrime Operation |
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, the District of Puerto Rico charged two American citizens with defrauding thousands of investors of over $650 million by promising excellent returns (as much as 300% over... |
Austin Wahl |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-11 |
United States |
Cybercrime |
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Who Gets In? Immigration, Genocide, and the Ethics of Obtaining U.S. Citizenship |
Since the Belgian colonization of Rwanda, there have been strong ethnic tensions between the two main ethnic groups: the Tutsi and the Hutu. Because Belgium institutionalized the differences... |
Ore Adedeji |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-11 |
Rwanda, United States |
Genocide, Immigration, International Crimes |
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Higher Education at the Intersection of Export Control, Accessibility, and Federal Funding |
United States (U.S.) academic institutions house vast stores of federally funded research in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and biotechnology.
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Adriana Sanford |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-11 |
United States |
Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Export Enforcement |
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U.S. Supreme Court Permits Trump Administration to Deport Migrants to South Sudan |
On July 3, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court in an unsigned order permitted the Trump administration to deport eight men who had spent more than one month under guard on a U.S. military... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-11 |
United States |
Immigration |
