The International Enforcement Law Reporter is a monthly print and online journal covering news and trends in international enforcement law.
Since September 1985, the International Enforcement Law Reporter has analyzed the premier developments in both the substantive and procedural aspects of international enforcement law. Read by practitioners, academics, and politicians, the IELR is a valuable guide to the difficult and dynamic field of international law.
The two volumes discuss criminalized power structures (CPS) that pose obstacles to the success of any peace process undertaken during or after a civil war or other period of intense political violence. This review is limited to Volume II.
On August 18, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed in a unanimous opinion written by Circuit Judge Danny J. Boggs the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Senator Rand Paul and other individuals who claim to be subject to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR).The suit sought to enjoin the enforcement of FATCA, the IGAs, and the FBAR. The plaintiffs now appeal the dismissal of their lawsuit for lack of standing.
On August 22, 2017, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the issuance of revised Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used to pay for luxury residential real estate in seven metropolitan areas.[1] After the recent enactment of the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act, FinCEN is revising the GTOs to include a broader range of transactions, such as transactions involving wire transfers. FinCEN also extended the GTOs to include transactions conducted in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii.[2]
On August 11, 2017, Israeli law enforcement officials arrested businessman Beny Steinmetz, acting Bezeq Chairman David Granot, and strategic Consultant Tal Silberstein for questioning in a police investigation of allegations of money laundering.
On August 1, 2017, the United States Department of Justice issued a report on the convictions of members of transnational criminal organizations during the third quarter of the Fiscal Year 2017. The report summarizes the Trump Administration and Justice Department’s proactive enforcement efforts against criminal groups. This article highlights the Executive Order and the report.
On August 10, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to suspend the civil forfeiture proceedings against the assets acquired by Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho (also known as Jho Low), and others involved with the 1Mayalysia Development Berhad (1MDB) because continuing to litigate these cases may interfere and have adverse effect with the criminal investigation.
On May 12, 2016 UK Prime Minister David Cameron hosted an Anti Corruption Summit in London. As a participant, the United States in a State Department press release made several pledges to combat international corruption.
On April 14, 2016 at the meeting of the Finance Ministers and Central bank Governors of the G20, a 12 point communique was released along with a 9 point Annex and a 9 point "issues of further action". One of the twelve points addressed global initiatives to promote tax transparency, including the G20 requirement that the OECD establish objective criteria to identify non-cooperative jurisdictions with respect to tax transparency by its July 2016 meeting.
If he becomes president, Donald Trump plans to force Mexico to pay for a border wall by threatening to cut off the flow of billions of dollars in payments that immigrants send home to the country. This proposal would jeopardize a cash source that many economists say is crucial in keeping Mexico's struggling economy afloat. For example, in 2015, nearly $25 billion was sent home by Mexicans living abroad. However, this estimation includes money sent from around the world, not just the United States.
A U.N. war crimes tribunal acquitted ultranationalist politician Vojislav Seselj of atrocities on Thursday in a rare courtroom victory for a Serb defendant. Seselj had been charged with crimes that included persecution, murder and torture and was facing a 28-year setnece for his support of Serb paramilitaries during the Balkan Wars in the early 1990s. A three-judge panel's majority decision to acquit Seselj of all charges on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence linking him to the crimes sparked joy in Serbia and deep anger in Bosnia and Croatia.
