Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
UN Report Details Torture of Detainees in Afghan Detention Centers On October 10, 2011, the United Nations Assistance Mission  in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report, Treatment of Conflict-Related... Bruce Zagaris 27 12 2011-12-01 Afghanistan, United States Administration of Justice, Human Rights, International Law, Prisoner Rights, Torture
Human Rights Organizations Seek to Refer Syria to the International Criminal Court A series of reports issued by human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), have become increasingly vocal in calling... Andrew Baskin 27 12 2011-12-01 Syria Crimes against Humanity, Human Rights, International Criminal Court, Protests, United Nations
U.S. Attorney in Richmond Obtains Conviction for Trafficking in Illegally Imported Sperm Whale Teeth On October 3, 2011, the U.S. Attorney in Richmond, Virginia obtained the conviction of Richard M. Ertel, of Spotsylvania, Virginia, for the illegal importation and illegal trafficking of sperm whale... Bruce Zagaris 27 12 2011-12-01 United States Illegal Importation, Wildlife Smuggle
U.S. Indictment Charges Two Former Julius Baer Bankers as U.S. Increases Pressure on Swiss Banks and Government On October 11, 2011, an indictment was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against two client advisors who recently worked with Julius Baer in Switzerland, charging... Bruce Zagaris 27 12 2011-12-01 Switzerland, United States Banking Supervision, Financial Supervision, Offshore Banking, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
South Africa Denies Two Botswana Extradition Requests Due to Failure to Give Undertaking on the Death Penalty On September 22, 2011, the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg issued an order, denying extradition in two cases to Botswana because Botswana would not provide a written assurances that the... Bruce Zagaris 27 12 2011-12-01 South Africa, Botswana Extradition, Murder, International Cooperation, Death Penalty
Canadian Court Invalidates Application of Money Laundering Rules to Lawyers On September 27, 2011, Judge Gerow of the British Columbia Supreme Court, invalidated the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, S.C. 200, c. 17, as... Bruce Zagaris 27 12 2011-12-01 Canada Money Laundering, FATF, Regulation
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
International Tax Enforcement Continues to Rise Bruce Zagaris 0 0 2011-11-28
OAS Prepares Model Anticorruption Laws on Declaration of Assets by Public Officials and Encouraging Reporting Corruption and Protecting Whistleblowers On September 14, 2011, the Organization of American States (OAS) announced the preparation of draft model laws in two fundamental areas envisaged by the Inter-American Convention against Corruption... Bruce Zagaris 27 11 2011-11-01 North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean Corruption, Witness Protection, Whistle-blowing
Bar Associations Cry Foul on FATF Public Consultation On the eve of the September 15 deadline, Bar associations have made comments to the Financial Action Task Force’s Consultation Paper, containing the review of the standards and FATF’s preparation for... Bruce Zagaris 27 11 2011-11-01 World, United States, Europe Money Laundering, FATF, Regulation, Counter-terrorism
U.S. Attorney Charges Seven Oil Companies with Violations of Migratory Bird Treaty On August 22, 2011, U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that seven oil companies were charged in separate cases by criminal information with violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)... Bruce Zagaris 27 11 2011-11-01 United States Environment, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Regulation
Information exchange in the context of trusts in the UBS case On August 19, 2009, the United States of America concluded an agreement with Switzerland (together with its Annex, the “UBS Agreement”) to obtain the names of 4,450 US taxpayers with accounts in UBS... Paul Gully-Hart and Vincent Berger 27 11 2011-11-01 United States, Switzerland Tax Enforcement, International Banking Supervision, Banking Supervision, Tax Havens
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Makes Broad Progress The Council discussed and welcomed the latest discussion paper by the EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator on the implementation of the EU Counter-terrorism Strategy. The Coordinator analyzes the... Bruce Zagaris 27 11 2011-11-01 Europe Counter-terrorism, European Commission, European Union, Human Rights, International Cooperation, International Law, Law Enforcement, Organized Crime
EU Commission Release Report on AML Directive At the end of August the European Commission DG Internal Market and Services released a report by Deloitte on a final study on the application of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive. Commission... Bruce Zagaris 27 11 2011-11-01 Europe Counter-terrorism, European Commission, European Union, Money Laundering
South African Court Rejects Zimbabwe Extradition Request On August 16, 2011, the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg, South Africa denied an extradition request from Zimbabwe for Ping Sung Hseih, a long-time business associate of the Zimbabwe... Bruce Zagaris 27 11 2011-11-01 South Africa, Zimbabwe Extradition, Fraud

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