Articles

E.g., 2025-12
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
US Supreme Court Rules that Wrongly Deported Migrant Must Have Hearing and 4th Circuit Denies Government’s Emergency Stay Request On April 10, 2025, in an unsigned order, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to try to return a Salvadoran national and U.S. permanent resident, Abrego Garcia, whom it had... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-18 El Salvador, United States Deportation, Human Rights
Four US Citizens Charged After DRC Coup d’état Attempt On April 9, 2025, the District of Utah unsealed a criminal complaint charging four US citizens with conspiring to conduct an illegal coup d’état against the Democratic Republic of the... Austin Wahl 41 5 2025-04-18 Congo, United States Charged with Crimes, Crimes
DRC Makes Informal Transfer of 3 Americans Convicted of Terrorism in Coup Attempt On April 8, 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (PRC) transferred three Americans to the United States after DRC President Felix Tshisekedi commuted their death sentences to life... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-10 Congo, Rwanda, United States Transfer of Prisoners
Council of Europe Acts on Fighting Corruption While Respecting the Rule of Law On April 9, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution and recommendation: Respect for the rule of law and the fight against corruption within the Council... Michael Plachta 41 5 2025-04-10 European Union, Europe Corruption, Council of the European Union
U.S. Supreme Court Requires Due Process Before Deportation Under the Aliens Enemies Act On April 7, 2025, Justice Roberts, in a per curiam opinion, ruled that the Trump administration could appeal and then vacated the Temporary Restraining Orders issued by Judge Boasberg. The opinion... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-10 United States Deportation
UK Lawmakers Release a Comprehensive Report on the October 7 Massacre by Hamas and Affiliates Nearly a year and a half after the war began, and with an Israeli state commission of inquiry still a distant prospect, the most comprehensive report on the events of October 7 has been published... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-04-04 Israel, Palestine Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes
European Commission Releases a European Internal Security Strategy On April 1, 2025, the European Commission presented ProtectEU – a European Internal Security Strategy to support Member States and bolster the EU's ability to guarantee security for its... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-04-04 European Union, Europe Security Council
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Agreements with Eurojust, Europol, and the European Public Prosecutor's Office on Cooperation in Criminal Matters On April 2, 2025, the European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Agreement between the European... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-04-04 Bosnia, European Union, Europe, Herzegovina Crimes, Cross-Border Communication, Eurojust, Europol
INTERPOL-Led Operation Targets African Scams Seven African nations (Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, and Zambia) have recently arrested 306 suspects and seized 1,842 devices as part of INTERPOL’s... Austin Wahl 41 5 2025-04-04 Africa Cybercrime, INTERPOL
UK Denies Bail to Moldovan Businessman Platon on Extradition Request On March 21, 2025, an English court denied Moldovan businessman Veaceslav Platon bail on extradition proceedings. Moldova has requested his extradition over an alleged $22 billion money laundering... Bruce Zagaris 41 4 2025-03-28 Moldova, United Kingdom Corruption, Extradition, Fraud
Trump Invokes Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelan Immigrants to El Salvador The Trump administration’s decision to deport hundreds of Venezuelans to a prison designed to hold terrorists in El Salvador on March 15, 2025, has caused a widespread debate over the... Morinsola Tinubu 41 4 2025-03-28 El Salvador, United States, Venezuela Crimes against Humanity, Deportation
FinCEN Issues Interim Final Rule Restricting BOI Reporting to Foreigners On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule limiting the existing beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the... Bruce Zagaris 41 4 2025-03-28 United States Transparency
Alarming Accusations of Reproductive Violence and Gender-Based Atrocity in Gaza Against Israel A new report by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory paints a picture of Israel’s military operations in Gaza, documenting... Emily Hong 41 4 2025-03-28 Israel, Palestine Crimes against Humanity, Violence
UN Commission of Inquiry Finds Enforced Disappearances Committed by Russian Authorities Amount to Crimes Against Humanity On March 19, 2025, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine released its latest report, finding that enforced disappearances committed by Russian authorities in a widespread... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-03-28 Russia, Ukraine Crimes against Humanity, United Nations
U.S. Supreme Court Indicates Ruling against Mexico in Suit against Gun Manufacturers On March 4, 2025, the United States Supreme Court heard an oral argument concerning the lawsuit brought by the Mexican government against seven major gun manufacturers and a gun wholesaler. The... Bruce Zagaris 41 4 2025-03-28 Mexico, United States Arms Trafficking
Finnish Court finds Russian Mercenary Guilty of War Crimes On March 14, 2025, a Finnish court sentenced Russian mercenary Voislav Torden — formerly known as Yan Petrovsky — to life in prison for war crimes committed during Russia’s... Austin Wahl 41 4 2025-03-28 Finland, Russia War Crimes
German Appellate Court Allows Prosecution against 5 Bankers On March 25, 2025, the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court ruled that five bankers who were former top managers of Deutsche Pfandbriefbank and profited from cum-cum-share transactions must undergo... Bruce Zagaris 41 4 2025-03-28 Germany Criminal Procedure/Proceedings
Arrest of Duterte by the ICC: Legal and Political Ramifications In March 2025, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court (ICC) following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his “war... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-03-20 Philippines Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Court, Murder
U.S. Notifies its Withdrawal from Int’l Center to Prosecute Aggression against Ukraine and Ends Support for Database on Accountability for War Crimes On March 17, 2025, the United States Department of Justice informed Michael Schmid, president of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (EUROJUST), that the United States is... Bruce Zagaris 41 4 2025-03-20 Russia, Ukraine, United States War Crimes
EUROPOL Releases Its Report on Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) On March 18, 2025, Europol launched a new edition of its report – published on January 15, 2025 – on “The changing DNA of serious and organised crime.”[1]  ... Michael Plachta 41 4 2025-03-20 Europe Europol, Organized Crime

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