Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Whistleblowers’ Protection in Europe: Shortcomings and Need for Change On November 5, 2013, NGO Transparency International (TI) released its report on whistleblowing in Europe together with another report on international principles for whistleblower legislation.[2]... Michael Plachta 30 1 2014-01-01 European Union Whistle-blowing
European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Alleged Transportation by CIA and Its Prisons in Europe    At its plenary session on October 10, 2013, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution revealing that the climate of impunity surrounding EU member states’ complicity in... Michael Plachta 30 1 2014-01-01 European Union, United States European Union
African Union Requests Deferral of Trial by the International Criminal Court Tense relationships between the African Union and the International Criminal Court (ICC) seem to continue.[2] At the 15th Extraordinary session of the Summit of the African Union (AU),... Michael Plachta 30 1 2014-01-01 Africa, Kenya International Criminal Court
ICC Trial Chamber Decides that the Al-Senuissi Case Can Proceed in Libya On October 11, 2013, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided that the case against Abdullah Al-Senuissi is currently subject to domestic proceedings conducted by the... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2014-01-01 Libya International Criminal Court
Lebanon Tribunal Indicts Fifth Suspect in 2005 Hariri Killing  On October 11, 2013, representatives of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) brought posters of Hassan Habib Merhi to the Lebanese authorities for the purpose of publicizing the indictment... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2014-01-01 Lebanon International Courts
U.S. and Australia Cooperate with India on the Kapoor Case on Indian Artifacts    U.S. and Australian authorities are cooperating with efforts by the Indian authorities to investigate alleged thefts of Indian antiquities by Subhash Kapoor.      ... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2014-01-01 Australia, India, United States Cultural Property
Money Laundering, Narcotrafficking, and the End of the Silk Road Website   On October 1, 2013, the FBI arrested Ross William Ulbricht in San Francisco’s Glen Park Branch Library, on charges stemming from his alleged role as the owner and operator of the Silk... Rachel Cruse 30 1 2014-01-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering
Italy Arrests Former UBS Wealth Management Head on U.S. Tax Evasion Charges   On October 19, 2013, Italian authorities arrested 53 year-old Raoul Weil, the fugitive former head of UBS AG (UBSN)’s global wealth management business, after he checked into to a... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2014-01-01 Italy, Switzerland, United States Extradition, Tax Enforcement
Venetian Resort in Las Vegas Operator Agrees to Return $47 Million In Exchange for Non-Prosecution in Suspicious Circumstances Related to Alleged Narcotics Dealer On August 27, 2013, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California announced that the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which operates the Venetian-Palazzo hotel complex in Las Vegas, has... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2014-01-01 Hong Kong, United States Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering
European Court of Justice Rules EU Mutual Assistance Directive Confers Limited Rights for Taxpayer on Exchange of Tax Information On October 22, 2013, the European Court of Justice, in the case of Jiri Sabou v. Czech Republic (C-276/12), held that Directive 77/799 , the EU mutual assistance directive, and the... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2014-01-01 Czech Republic Tax Enforcement
Brazilian Supreme Court Orders Extradition of Former Turks and Caicos Premier  On October 29, 2013, the Brazilian Supreme Court ordered the extradition of former Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) premier Michael Misick, whose extradition has been requested on corruption... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2014-01-01 Brazil, Turks and Caicos Corruption, Extradition
U.S., British, and Dutch Enforcement Agencies Impose $I Billion in Fines against Rabobank in Libor Case  On October 29, 2013, Cooperative Central Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (known as Rabobank) agreed to pay more than $1 billion to criminal and civil authorities in the United States, England,... Bruce Zagaris 30 1 2014-01-01 Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States Financial Crimes
Hong Kong Seizes Another Shipment of Elephant Tusks On October 3, 2013, the media reported that Hong Kong customs officials seized elephant tusks worth more than $1 million after they were discovered hidden under bags of soya in shipments from West... Bruce Zagaris 29 12 2013-12-01 Hong Kong, Ivory Coast Endangered Species, Environment, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle
Interpol Red Notices Assist in Arrests in Albania and Bahrain After Million Dollar Watch Heist in Bahrain  On October 4, 2013, three men suspected of participating in a gang which robbed a Rolex shop in Bahrain have been arrested in Albania and Bahrain after the issue of Interpol Red Notices of... Bruce Zagaris 29 12 2013-12-01 Albania, Bahrain, Kosovo International Cooperation, Organized Crime
Belgium Extradites Tunisian Terrorist Suspect to the U.S. On October 3, 2013, the Belgian government extradited Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national arrested 12 years ago for a terrorism plot in Belgium, to the United States on charges he sought to bomb U.S... Bruce Zagaris 29 12 2013-12-01 Belgium, Germany, Tunisia, United States Counter-terrorism, Extradition
U.S. Tries Extraordinary Rendition in Libya and Somalia with Mixed Results On October 5, 2013, the U.S. special forces launched two extraordinary rendition efforts in Libya and Somalia.  In Libya, U.S. commandos seized Abu Anas al-Libi, an accused operative for al-... Bruce Zagaris 29 12 2013-12-01 Kenya, Libya, Somalia, Tanzania, United States Counter-terrorism, Extradition
Inter-American Human Rights Commission Extends Precautionary Measures with Respect to Detainees in Guantánamo  On July 23, 2013, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) extended, on its own initiative, the scope of the precautionary measures in favor of the detainees held by the United... Bruce Zagaris 29 12 2013-12-01 Cuba, United States Counter-terrorism, Human Rights
Former Treasury and National Security Insider Discusses Development of Financial Suasion by the United States or “Guerrillas in Gray Suits”        In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 2011, the U.S. government has developed a new set of mechanisms against the financial networks of terrorist groups,... Bruce Zagaris 29 12 2013-12-01 United States Economic Sanctions, Export Enforcement
Colombia Extradites Alleged Drug Kingpin to the U.S. On August 29, 2013, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Mark R. Touville and other law enforcement officials announced the extradition of Diego Perez Henao, a/k/a “... Bruce Zagaris 29 12 2013-12-01 Colombia, Mexico, United States, Venezuela Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Gang Activity, Gangs, Organized Crime
ICTY Chamber Disqualifies Judge for Appearance of Bias On August 28, 2013, by a two to one decision, a Chamber of the International Tribunal for Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), convened by order of the Vice-President of the ICTY, granted a motion... Bruce Zagaris 29 12 2013-12-01 Serbia International Courts, International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal

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