Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Swiss Federal Administrative Tribunal Rules Against Transfer of Data From Swiss Bank to the United States  On January 6, 2014, the Swiss Federal Administrative Tribunal, which hears cases of appeal against decrees issued by Swiss federal authorities, issued a decision, ruling that the Swiss... Bruce Zagaris 30 4 2014-04-01 Switzerland, United States Tax Enforcement
Council of Europe and European Union Launch Handbook on European Data Protection Law On January 28, 2014 – Data Protection Day – the Council of Europe and European Union Fundamental Rights Agency launch a practical guide on European data protection law.   Michael Plachta 30 4 2014-04-01 European Union, Uruguay Data Privacy
Canada Starts Offshore Tax Whistleblowing Program On January 15, 2014, Canadian Finance Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay started the Offshore Tax Informant Program (OTIP) to combat international tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance.  The new... Bruce Zagaris 30 4 2014-04-01 Canada Tax Enforcement
Alcoa World Alumina Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery and Will Pay $223 Million in Fines and Forfeiture On January 9, 2014, Alcoa World Alumina LLC, a majority-owned and controlled global alumina sales company of Alcoa Inc., plead guilty and agreed to pay $223 million in criminal fines and forfeiture... Bruce Zagaris 30 4 2014-04-01 Bahrain, United States Corruption
Vatican Denies Dominican Republic’s Extradition Request for Former Papal Nuncio  The Warsaw Office of the Prosecutor has reported that the Vatican has denied an extradition request by the Dominican Republic for Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, who served as papal nuncio to... Bruce Zagaris 30 4 2014-04-01 Dominican Republic, Poland, Vatican Extradition
Italy’s Highest Court Finds German Financier Extraditable to the U.S. on Fraud Charges  On January 10, 2014, Italy’s highest court found Florian Homm, a German financier wanted by the United States on fraud charges, extraditable to the U.S.  Homm intends to appeal to... Bruce Zagaris 30 4 2014-04-01 Germany, Italy, United States Extradition
U.S. Allows India Diplomat to Leave the U.S. After Indictment for Fraud On December 12, 2013, the arrest and treatment thereafter of Indian deputy consul general Devyani Khobragade in New York has caused retaliatory action by the Indian government and significant... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 India, United States Immunity, Jurisdiction
UN General Assembly Adopts Anti-Surveillance Resolution Deeply concerned that electronic surveillance, interception of digital communications and collection of personal data may negatively impact human rights, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA... Michael Plachta 30 3 2014-03-01 Australia, Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, United States Human Rights, Privacy, United Nations
Justice Department Program for Voluntary Compliance for Swiss Banks Produces Many Participants as Initial Deadline Passes As the initial deadline of December 31, 2013 passed for Swiss banks to participate in the Voluntary Compliance program for Swiss banks, it has produced a lot of applications by Swiss banks, guidance... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Switzerland, United States Tax Enforcement
U.S. Attorney in N. Jersey Announces Unsealing of Foreign Bribery Charges Against Former CEOs of Oil Services Company On January 6, 2014, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Colombia, Philippines, United States Bribery
Croatian Court Allows Extradition of a Former Communist Intelligence Chief to Germany On January 8, 2014, a Croatian court ruled that a communist-era intelligence chief could be extradited to Germany where he is wanted over a killing of a Yugoslav dissident in the 1980s. Josip... Michael Plachta 30 3 2014-03-01 Croatia, European Union, Germany European Union, Extradition
Destruction of Six Tons of Ivory Signals China’s Willingness to Aid in Elephant Conservation In a statement to the world, China, the world’s biggest consumer of illegal ivory, crushed six tons of ivory tusks and carved ornaments in public on January 6, 2014.[2] The event signaled... Sara Hefny 30 3 2014-03-01 China, Gabon, Kenya, Philippines Environment, Wildlife
Practical Problems of Prisoner Transfer Discussed at the Council of Europe On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons[2], the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions in the... Michael Plachta 30 3 2014-03-01 European Union Council of the European Union, Prisoner Rights
Archer-Daniels-Midland Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to FCPA Violations and U.S. Parent Enters into Non-Prosecution Agreement On December 20, 2013, Alfred C. Toepfer International Ukraine Ltd.)(ACTI Ukraine), a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), pleaded guilty and agreed to pay more than $17 million in... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Germany, Ukraine, United States, Venezuela Corruption
French Appeal Court Says Kazakh Ex-Banker Should Be Extradited to Russia on Fraud Charges  On January 9, 2014, a French appellate Court in Aix-en-Provence ruled that Mukhtar Ablyazov, a fugitive former Kazakh banker and political activist wanted on fraud charges, should be... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom Extradition, Human Rights
World Bank President Announces Reorganization for Anti-Corruption Work   On December 19, 2013, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced that the World Bank is establishing a new division to combat corruption as part of a major reorganization.[1]   Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Afghanistan, China, United States, World Corruption, International Organizations, World Bank
Secretary of State Kerry Warns Texas Over Plan to Execute Another Mexican On December 11, 2013, counsel for Mexican national, Edgar Arias Tamayo, in a letter requested Texas Governor Rick Perry to grant him a 30-day reprieve and petitioned the Texas Board of Pardons and... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Mexico, United States Human Rights
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Adjournment in Kenyatta Trial Which Is Unraveling  On December 19, 2013, the ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda asked for an adjournment in the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, which is in danger of completely unraveling due to witnesses... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Kenya International Criminal Court
Snowden Offers to Help Brazil on U.S. Surveillance in Exchange for Asylum On December 18, 2013, the media revealed that Edward J. Snowden, the former contractor for the National Security Agency now living temporarily in Russia, has sent an “open letter”... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 Brazil, Russia, United States Extradition
SFO Starts Foreign Bribery Investigations of Rolls-Royce On December 23, 2013, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced it had started a criminal investigation into accusations of bribery and corruption at Rolls-Royce, which makes jet engines... Bruce Zagaris 30 3 2014-03-01 British Commonwealth, China, Indonesia, United Kingdom Corruption

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