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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
EU Justice and Home Affairs Acts on a Number of Fronts On November 8-9, 2011, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European, holding its 3043rd Council meeting, took action on several important enforcement and criminal justice issues.[1]... Bruce Zagaris 28 1 2012-01-01 European Union Administration of Justice, Border Security, Council of the European Union, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Cross-Border Communication, Detention, European Union, Investigation, Jurisdiction
Seychelles Court Condemns Attempted Attack by Somali Pirates On October 12, 2011, the Supreme Court of Seychelles convicted eleven Somali nationals accused of piracy and attempting to commit piracy against another ship, the Draco, a Seychelles-flagged ship... Ignacio Martinez-Arrieta 28 1 2012-01-01 Seychelles, Somalia Detention, Piracy, Trial
Cooperation Arrangement signed between the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the World Bank's Integrity Vice-Presidency (INT) On November 8, 2011 the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the World Bank's Integrity Vice-President (INT) signed in Brussels a Cooperation Arrangement towards enhanced cooperation between the two... Ignacio Martinez-Arrieta 28 1 2012-01-01
Dictator’s Son Faces Asset Seizures in U.S. The Justice Department recently filed several civil forfeiture complaints in an attempt to seize valuable assets in the United States belonging to Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, a minister of... Andrew Baskin 28 1 2012-01-01
European Commission Proposes Initiative on Tax Havens, Uncooperative Jurisdictions and Tax Evasion On November 16, 2011, the European Commission issued a communication proposing an initiative against tax havens, uncooperative jurisdictions, tax avoidance and tax evasion.1  According to European... Bruce Zagaris 28 1 2012-01-01 Europe European Commission, European Union, Jurisdiction, Tax Havens
UN Security Council Renews Call to Establish Courts to Deal with Somalian Piracy On October 24, 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 2015, calling on governments and international organizations to consider further the establishment of specialized anti-... Bruce Zagaris 28 1 2012-01-01 Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania International Law, Piracy, Prosecution, United Nations
British Appellate Court Affirms Assange’s Extradition to Sweden             On November 2, 2011, the British Appellate Court affirmed the extradition of Julian Assange to Sweden. Although Mr. Assange can appeal once more, it is becoming more likely that Britain... Bruce Zagaris 28 1 2012-01-01 Sweden, United Kingdom Extradition, Investigation, Jurisdiction
Switzerland: New Standards on the Exchange of Tax-Related Information In the spring of 2009 the names and account information of 285 US citizens holding undeclared accounts with UBS in Switzerland were handed over to the US tax authorities. At the same time, judicial... Sandrine Giroud and Simone Nadelhofer 28 1 2012-01-01 European Union, Switzerland, United States OECD, Offshore Banking, Sovereignty, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens
Egyptians Press Money Laundering and Corruption Cases Against Mubarak’s Sons and Former Close Aide On October 17, Assem al-Gohary, a senior Egyptian Justice Ministry official, said that Swiss authorities are investigating whether Alaa Mubarak, son of former Egyptian President Mubarak, was... Bruce Zagaris 28 1 2012-01-01 Egypt, Switzerland Asset Seizure, Corruption, Freezing of Assets, Money Laundering
U.S. Arrests 76 in Strike Against Group Linked to Sinaloa Cartel’s Trafficking into Arizona On October 31, 2011, U.S. law enforcement announced that a 17-month multi-agency investigation, “Operation Pipeline Express,” has dismantled a major narcotics trafficking organization suspected of... Bruce Zagaris 28 1 2012-01-01 Mexico, United States Arms Trafficking, Border Security, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Human Trafficking
Guatemalan President Authorizes Extradition of Former President to the US on Money Laundering Charges   On November 16, 2011, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom authorized the extradition to the United States of Alfonso Portillo,[1] the former President of Guatemala from 2000 to 2004.[2] On December... Ignacio Martinez-Arrieta and Bruce Zagaris 28 1 2012-01-01 Guatemala, Mexico, United States Corruption, Extradition, Money Laundering
Syrian-American Indicted for Acting as Unregistered Agent of Syria On October 5, 2011, an indictment was returned in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Mohamad Anas Haitham Soueid, for conspiring to act and acting as an agent of the... Bruce Zagaris 28 1 2012-01-01 Syria, United States Espionage, Indictment, Protests
Portugal Arrests Former Congressman Charged With Murdering His Secretary in Brazil on Embezzlement and Money Laundering Charges   In November  2011, the Portuguese government detained Domingos Duarte Lima, 55 years old, an attorney and former Portuguese member of Congress, who is accused of killing his secretary,... Bruce Zagaris 28 1 2012-01-01 Brazil, Portugal Extradition, Money Laundering, Murder
Portugal Arrests U.S. Plane Hijacker After 41 Years of Fugitivity On September 26, 2011, the Portuguese government arrested George Wright, 68 years old and a U.S. fugitive for 41 years. He is charged with participating in a notorious plane hijacking in 1972...(... Bruce Zagaris 27 12 2011-12-01 United States, Algeria, Portugal Extradition, Murder, Robbery, U.S. Federal Government, Asylum
Kuwait Cabinet Approves Money Laundering and Corruption Prevention Law Amid Corruption Investigation On September 25, 2011, the Kuwaiti cabinet approved an anti-corruption draft law which includes provisions on financial disclosure and money laundering as Kuwait’s public prosecutor has opened an... Bruce Zagaris 27 12 2011-12-01 Kuwait Bribery, Corruption, Forgery, Fraud, Money Laundering
U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Designation of Al Haramain Islamic Foundation - Oregon On September 23, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the U.S. government’s designation of Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, Oregon (AHIF-Oregon) as a “specially designated... Bruce Zagaris 27 12 2011-12-01 United States Terrorism, Asset Seizure, Office of Foreign Assets Control
C.I.A. Drone Attack Kills U.S.-Born Militant in Yemen and Raises Legal Issues On September 30, 2011, a C.I.A.-operated drone strike in northern Yemen killed Anwar al-Aulaqi, a U.S.-born militant and Muslim cleric and an influential al-Qaeda leader and a second U.S. citizen -... Bruce Zagaris 27 12 2011-12-01 Yemen, United States Assassination, Central Intelligence Agency, Counter-terrorism, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism
U.S. Assistant Attorney General Updates US International Intellectual Property Enforcement Policy On September 20, 2011, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer briefed the 2011 International Law Enforcement Intellectual Property (IP) Crime Conference on current U.S. policy in Madrid, Spain.... Bruce Zagaris 27 11 2011-12-01 United States, Spain Intellectual Property, International Cooperation, Computer Crimes, International Law, Copyright
EU Data Protection Working Party Raises Questions About Need for Terrorist Finance Tracking System On September 29, 2011, the European Union’s Article 29 Data Protection Working Party expressed concerns in a letter to Commissioner Malmström (Home Affairs) about a plan to establish a Terrorist... Bruce Zagaris 27 12 2011-12-01 European Union European Commission, European Union, Evidence Gathering, Financial Supervision, Privacy, Terrorism
EU Justice and Home Affairs Reaches Decisions on European Protection Order and Right of Access to a Lawyer On September 22-23, 2011, the European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 3111th meeting and reached agreement on a number of items, including the European Protection Order and the Right... Bruce Zagaris 27 11 2011-12-01 European Union European Union, Prisoner Rights, International Cooperation, Civil Rights, Prosecution, Europol, EU Justice and Home Affairs Council

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