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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Canada Deports to China Smuggling and Corruption Suspect On July 16, 2011, Canada deported to China Lai Changxing, 53, a suspect sought by China for 12 years in a multibillion-dollar smuggling and corruption case. The deportation occurred two days after... Bruce Zagaris 27 10 2011-10-01 Canada, China Corruption, Extradition, Prisoner Rights, Deportation, Smuggle
U.S. Blacklists Russian Officials Linked to Human Rights Violations On May 19, 2011, Senator Ben Cardin introduced S. 1039, the “Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2011.” Cardin authored the bill in response to the death of Sergei Magnitsky, a... Andrew Baskin and Bruce Zagaris 27 10 2011-10-01 World, United States, Russia Corruption, Prisoner Rights, U.S. Federal Government, U.S. Congress
Commonwealth Model Law on the International Criminal Court – 2011 Revised Version On July 14, 2011, at their meeting in Sydney, Australia, the Commonwealth Law Ministers adopted the revised Model Law on the Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (... Michael Plachta 27 10 2011-10-01 World Treaties, International Cooperation, International Convention, International Law, International Criminal Court
Bibliography October 2011 Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Documents. Bruce Zagaris 27 10 2011-10-01 Bibliography
U.S. Indicts Seven Former Credit Suisse Professionals As U.S. and Swiss Discuss Tax Enforcement Cooperation On July 21, 2011, the U.S. government unveiled a superseding indictment against eight former Credit Suisse officials while Credit Suisse announced it is the target of a U.S. criminal investigation... Bruce Zagaris 27 10 2011-10-01 United States, Switzerland Bank Secrecy, International Banking Supervision, Indictment, Offshore Banking
FIFA Urged to Consider Reforms Pressure over bribery and corruption allegations increased recently on the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), as Transparency International (TI), a global corruption monitoring... Andrew Baskin 27 10 2011-10-01 World, Europe Corruption, International Organizations, Bribery, Oversight
Liquor Multinational Enters into Cease and Desist Order with SEC over FCPA Violations On July 27, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and London-based Diageo plc entered into a cease-and-desist order with respect to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA... Bruce Zagaris 27 10 2011-10-01 United States, South Korea, Thailand, India, United Kingdom Bribery, Securities Exchange Commission, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Nigerian Man Extradited to United States for $32 Million Law Firm Fraud Scheme On August 11th, 2011, Nigeria extradited to the United States a suspect accused of defrauding $32 million from more than 80 U.S. and Canadian law firms in a transnational debt collection scam. In... Scott A. Gilmore 27 10 2011-10-01 United States, Japan, Nigeria, South Korea, Canada Money Laundering, Counterfeiting, Extradition, Fraud, FATF
Sen. Levin Reintroduces Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (ITLEA) On August 2, 2011, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the... Bruce Zagaris 27 10 2011-10-01 World, United States Money Laundering, Corruption, Bank Secrecy, Tax Enforcement, International Banking Supervision, Banking Supervision, Offshore Banking, Tax Havens
European Police Chiefs Convention: Conclusions on Future Organized Crime and Terrorism Recently, The Hague hosted an extraordinary event: the first ever Convention of European Police Chiefs. The meeting opened on June 29, 2011, and concluded on July 1, 2011. Its organizational... Michael Plachta 27 9 2011-09-01 Europe, Middle East Terrorism, European Union, Organized Crime, Conferences, Law Enforcement, Investigation
IMF Legal Department Proposes More Focused AML Assessment Process On June 27, 2011, Joseph (?Jody) Myers, the head of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Unit of the IMF, issued a piece on an IMF blog, discussing how the IMF has worked with countries to combat money... Bruce Zagaris 27 9 2011-09-01 World Money Laundering, International Cooperation, Policy/Directives, World Bank, Transparency, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Counter-terrorism
European Court of Human Rights to Hear Case Against Britain The European Commission of Human Rights has ruled that accusations against the British Government will be heard by the European Court of Human Rights. The accusations concern the killing of three... 9 9 2011-09-01
FATF Issues Second Public Consultation to Prepare for 4th Round of Mutual Evaluation At the end of June, 2011, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a paper on the preparation for the 4th Round of Mutual Evaluation. After finishing its 3rd Round of Mutual Evaluations, FATF... Bruce Zagaris 27 9 2011-09-01 World FATF
ICC Issues 3 Arrest Warrants for Gaddafi and 2 Others On June 27, 2011, the International Criminal Court?s Pre-Trial Chamber I issued three arrest warrants respectively for Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah Al-... Bruce Zagaris 27 9 2011-09-01 NATO, Libya Murder, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity, International Crimes, International Criminal Court, Warrants, Political Leaders, Security Council
European Court of Human Rights to Hear Case Against Britain The European Commission of Human Rights has ruled that accusations against the British Government will be heard by the European Court of Human Rights. The accusations concern the killing of three... 9 9 2011-09-01 Europe, United Kingdom, China, Taiwan Human Rights, Sanctions, International Criminal and Comparative Law, European Commission, International Criminal Tribunal
Assange Changes Arguments and Lawyers on Appeal of Extradition to Sweden On July 12, 2011, Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has limited his arguments and changed counsel as a hearing occurred in the appeal at the Royal Courts of Justice of the ruling of a lower U.K... Bruce Zagaris 27 9 2011-09-01 United Kingdom, Sweden Extradition, Rape, Trial
Law Enforcement Struggles to Cope with Rise of Hacktivists During May and June 2011, the world has witnessed an increase in attacks on diverse websites of law enforcement and major multinational corporations. Law enforcement has made a few arrests and one... Bruce Zagaris 27 9 2011-09-01 World, United States, United Kingdom Cybercrime, Organized Crime, Law Enforcement, Computer Crimes, Internet Crime, Arrest, Central Intelligence Agency, Gangs
U.S. Justice Depart Issues Reporting Rules for Border Gun Sales On July 11, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered dealers in four Southwestern states to report multiple sales of semiautomatic rifles to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and... Bruce Zagaris 27 9 2011-09-01 United States, Mexico Arms Trafficking, Border Security
U.S. Department of State Publishes 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report On June 27, 2011, the U.S. Department of State published the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report (hereafter 2011 TIP Report).2  The Report ranks 184 countries' efforts to investigate, prosecute, and... Christina Theocharopoulou 27 9 2011-09-01 United States Human Trafficking
Calgary Energy Company Pleads to Bribing Bangladeshi Official On June 24, 2011, Justice Scott Brooker of the Alberta Court of Queen?s Bench issued a C $9.5 million penalty against Niko Resources Ltd after the latter pled guilty to one charge under Canada?s... Bruce Zagaris 27 9 2011-09-01 Bangladesh, Canada Corruption, Administration of Justice, Bribery, Investigation, Penalties

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