Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
International Criminal Court Declares Mistrial in the Ruto-Sang Case On April 5, 2016, the Trial Chamber V(A) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of The Prosecutor v William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang, having considered the applications for a... Michael Plachta 32 4 2016-04-15 Kenya Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Genocide, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, International Criminal Court, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Investigation, Kidnaping, Law of War, Murder, Prisoner Rights
International Criminal Court Allows Re-prosecution and Re-trial of Katanga in Congo On April 7, 2016, the Presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of The Prosecutor v Germain Katanga, delivered its Decision pursuant to article 108(1) of the Rome Statute (the... Michael Plachta 32 4 2016-04-15 Congo Administration of Justice, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Court Conviction, Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, International Courts, International Criminal Court, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Jurisdiction, Legal Ethics
ICIJ Panama Papers Cause Waves in Transparency and Accountability On April 3, 2016, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published a series of stories about a massive leak of documents from Mossack & Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm... Bruce Zagaris 32 4 2016-04-07 Panama Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Confidentiality, Conspiracy, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Disclosure, Due Diligence, Evidence Sharing, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, International Banking Supervision, Investigation, Money Laundering, OECD, Offshore Banking, Offshore trusts, Oversight, Political Leaders, Political Strife, Privacy, Protests, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Taxation, Transparency, Whistle-blowing, White Collar Crime
Romania Temporarily Extradites ‘Guccifer’ to U.S. to Face Hacking Charges On March 5, 2016, Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice approved the U.S. government’s request for the extradition of an infamous Romanian hacker Marcel Lehel Lazăr, better known by his... David A. Sadoff 32 4 2016-04-07 Romania, United States Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Computer Crimes, Conspiracy, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cybercrime, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Detention, Extradition, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Law Enforcement, Mutual Legal Assistance
UN Secretary-General Task Force Issues Report on Improving Transparency of President’s Office On March 29, 2016, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Task Force issued a report on improving transparency with respect to the operation of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (... Bruce Zagaris 32 4 2016-04-07 United States Bribery, Charged with Crimes, Compliance, Data Sharing, Disclosure, Due Diligence, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Transparency, United Nations
ICTY Convicts Karadžic of Genocide and Other Crimes On March 24, 2016, Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Radovan Karadžic, former President of Republika Srpaska (RS) and Supreme... Bruce Zagaris 32 4 2016-04-07 Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia Abuse of Children, Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Conspiracy, Court Conviction, Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Disclosure, Evidence Gathering, Genocide, Human Rights, International Courts, International Crimes, International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal, Investigation, Sentencing, Targeted Killings, Torture, Violence, War Crimes
U.S. Indicts 7 Iranians Working for Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Affiliated Entities for Coordinated Cyber Attacks Against the U.S. Financial Sector On March 24, 2016, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Director James B. Comey of the FBI, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin  and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the... Michael Plachta 32 4 2016-04-01 Iran, United States Charged with Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cybercrime, Evidence Gathering, Indictment, Internet Crime, Investigation, Jurisdiction, Law Enforcement
European Parliament Releases Its Report on Organized Crime and Corruption In March 2016, the European Parliament (EP)released its report on the cost of non-Europe in the area of organized crime and corruption. On September 7, 2015, the Coordinators of the Committee on... Michael Plachta 32 4 2016-04-01 European Union Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Corruption, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, European Commission, European Union, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Investigation, Law Enforcement, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Oversight, Policy/Directives
UK Court finds British Futures Trader Extraditable for Stock Market “Flash Crash” On March 23, 2016, District Judge Quentin Purdy, a U.K. judge in the Westminster Magistrates’ court, ruled that Navinder Singh Sarao, 36, the British futures trader accused of contributing to the so-... Bruce Zagaris 32 4 2016-04-01 United Kingdom, United States Administration of Justice, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Conspiracy, Court Conviction, Detention, Extradition, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Fraud, Indictment, Investigation, Jurisdiction, Securities Exchange Commission, Securities Law
UN Special Rapporteur Releases His Report on the Impact of Counter-terrorism Policy on Human Rights and Civil Society On October 26, 2015, the United Nations’ special rapporteur for human rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson QC, a senior British lawyer, has released his fifth annual report on the promotion and... Michael Plachta 32 4 2016-04-01 Civil Rights Organizations, Comparative and International Law, Counter-terrorism, Crimes against Humanity, Human Rights, United Nations
Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Documents Bruce Zagaris 32 3 2016-03-18
Brazilian Federal Prosecutor Investigates McDonald’s on International Tax and Competition Law Practices On March 2, 2016, Marcos José Gomes Corréa opened a criminal investigation into McDonald’s and Arcos Dorados Holdings, its Latin American franchise owner, with respect to international tax and... Bruce Zagaris 32 3 2016-03-18 Brazil Compliance, Corruption, Disclosure, Investigation, Lawsuits, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Two Cayman Financial Institutions Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Hide More than $130 Million On March 9, 2016, Cayman National Securities Ltd. (“CS”) and Cayman National Trust Co. Ltd (“CNT”), two Cayman Island affiliates of Cayman National Corporation, pled guilty in the U.S. District Court... Bruce Zagaris 32 3 2016-03-18 Cayman Islands Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Conspiracy, Court Conviction, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Disclosure, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens
European Parliament Adopts Special Safeguards for Child Suspects in Criminal Proceedings On March 9, 2016, the European Parliament voted, in an overwhelming majority of 613 votes to 30 (with 56 abstentions), to pass a Directive on special safeguards for child suspects to ensure that... Michael Plachta 32 3 2016-03-18 European Union Abuse of Children, Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Civil Rights, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Confidentiality, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, European Union, Fair Trial, Fair Use, Law Enforcement, Legal Ethics, Prisoner Rights, Privacy, Trial
U.S. Further Liberalizes Cuban Sanctions as President Obama Prepares to Travel to Cuba On March 15, 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced significant... Bruce Zagaris 32 3 2016-03-18 Cuba, United States Adjective Enforcement, Border Security, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Economic Integration, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Policy/Directives, Regulation, Sanctions
U.S. Court Orders UBS to Show Cause on Producing Singapore Bank Records to the IRS On March 2, 2016, U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes of the U.S. District Court in Miami ordered UBS AG to show cause why it should not produce certain bank records relating to Ching-Ye... Bruce Zagaris 32 3 2016-03-11 Singapore, Switzerland, United States Adjective Enforcement, Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Confidentiality, Cross-Border Communication, Data Sharing, Disclosure, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, Fair Use, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, International Banking Supervision, Investigation, Jurisdiction, Law Enforcement, Lawsuits, Offshore Banking, Offshore trusts, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Taxation
Undercover Investigation of Counseling Foreign Oligarchs on Manhattan Real Estate Investment Leads to Reintroduction of Incorporation Transparency and Law enforcement Assistance Act (ITLEA) On February 3, 2016, Senator Whitehouse and Representatives Maloney and King introduced bills, S. 2489 and H.R. 4450 respectively.  The bills would facilitate the transparency of the financial system... Bruce Zagaris 32 3 2016-03-11 United States Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Compliance, Confidentiality, Corruption, Data Privacy, Data Sharing, Disclosure, Due Diligence, Evidence Gathering, Evidence Sharing, FATF, Federal Code, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Forgery, Fraud, International Convention, International Cooperation, International Crimes, International Law, International Organizations, Law Enforcement, Money Laundering, Offshore Banking, Offshore trusts, Organized Crime, Oversight, Policy/Directives, Regulation, Transparency, U.S. Congress
Council of Europe Announces the Closure of Its Inquiry into CIA Detention Sites in Europe On February 26, 2016, Pedro Agramunt, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), announced that the inquiry under Article 52 of the European Convention on Human... Michael Plachta 32 3 2016-03-11 Europe, Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania Adjective Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Central Intelligence Agency, Comparative and International Law, Compliance, Confidentiality, Conspiracy, Counter-terrorism, Crimes against Humanity, Cross-Border Communication, Detention, European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights, International Crimes, Investigation, Law of War, Oversight, Policy/Directives, Rendition, Torture, U.S. Federal Government
U.K. High Court Unconvinced that Extradition Won’t Lead to Indefinite Civil Confinement for Alleged Pedophile On February 26, 2016, two High Court judges in London ruled that the requested assurances provided by the U.S. government were unsatisfactory to allay their human rights concerns that, if extradited... David A. Sadoff 32 3 2016-03-11 United Kingdom, United States Abuse of Children, Administration of Justice, Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Court Conviction, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Detention, European Court of Human Rights, Evidence Sharing, Extradition, Fair Trial, Fair Use, Human Rights, International Cooperation, International Courts, Law Enforcement, Prosecution, Rape, Sentencing
British Columbian Court of Appeal Holds Minister’s Decision to Surrender on India’s Assurances Unreasonable On February 26, 2015, by a majority 2 to 1 decision, the British Columbia Court of Appeal allowed an application for judicial review of the surrender to India of two persons on charges of conspiracy... Bruce Zagaris 32 3 2016-03-11 Canada, India Administration of Justice, Arrest, Charged with Crimes, Comparative and International Law, Court Conviction, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Detention, Due Diligence, Extradition, Human Rights, International Cooperation, Murder, Mutual Legal Assistance, Oversight

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