Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Siemens and Work Bank Reach Anti-Corruption Settlement Worth $100 Million and 4-Year Debarment On July 2, 2009, the World Bank Group announced a comprehensive settlement with Siemens AG for the latter’s confessed past misconduct in its global business and a World Bank investigation into... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 World, United States, Russia Corruption, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, White Collar Crime
China Investigation of Rio Tinto for Espionage and Bribes Shocks Australia On July 15, 1009, China announced that its espionage investigation against the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto had spread from espionage to bribery, causing further controversy between China... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 United Kingdom, China, Australia Corruption, Intelligence, Bribery
FATF Plenary Issues Reports on Laundering Through the Football Sector, Best Practices to Freeze Terrorist-Related Funds, and New Guidance for Money Service Businesses On June 26, 2009, the Financial Action Task Force completed its plenary in Lyon on June 24-26, 2009, and took several new measures to protect the international financial system from abuse...(more) Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 World Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, United Nations, Prisoner Rights, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime, Asset Seizure
Namibia New Money Laundering Laws Lead to Corruption Investigation of Chinese Firms On July 17, 2009, Namibian authorities announced that they had charged three persons, including one Chinese citizen, with bribery in a case involving the Chinese company Nuctech, which the Chinese... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 China, Namibia, Philippines Money Laundering, Corruption, White Collar Crime, Bribery, Financial Crimes
Chartered Accountant and UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Failing False Tax Return On June 25, 2009, Steven Michael Rubinstein of Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return for tax year 2004, making the first conviction arising out of the deferred prosecution... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 United States, Switzerland Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Banking Supervision
ICC Prosecutor Appeals al-Bashir Genocide Decision as African Union Votes to Halt Cooperation On al-Bashir Case On July 7, 2009, the International Criminal Court prosecutor appealed the Tribunal’s decision not to indict Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir on charges of waging genocide in Darfur. Meanwhile, on... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 Sudan, Human Rights, International Organizations, Genocide, Torture, Treaties, Rape
Spanish Lower House Passes Bill Limiting Universal Jurisdiction On June 25, 2009, Spain’s lower house of Parliament passed a bill to limit the application of universal jurisdiction and restrict Spain’s ability to prosecute crimes against humanity and cases... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 United States, Belgium, Spain, Cuba Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Torture, Prisoner Rights
Prague Conference Results in Declaration to Support Recovery and Return of Art Looted by Nazis During a major conference in Prague, delegates from 49 countries acknowledged that Jews continue to be blocked in their efforts to reclaim art stolen by the Nazis and subsequently transferred to... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic Art and Cultural Property, Conferences, Holocaust, Cultural Property
FATF Issues Best Practices on Freezing of Terrorist Assets On June 23, 2009, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued an International Best Practices on Freezing of Terrorist Assets. The paper provides non-binding guidance based on updates in relevant... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 World Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Terrorism, United Nations, Prisoner Rights, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime, Asset Seizure
Trial Judge Denies Bail for Stanford and U.K. Court Awards Antiguan Liquidators Control of Funds On June 30, 2009, U.S. District Judge David Hittner overruled the U.S. Magistrate’s decision that Sir Robert Allen Stanford could be released pending trial, and declared that Stanford is “a serious... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 United States, Antigua & Barbuda Administration of Justice, Fraud, White Collar Crime, Financial Crimes, Economic Crimes, Financial Supervision
II International Criminal Law: Multilateral and Bilateral Enforcement Mechanisms (M. Cherif Bassiouni) (2008 Martins Nijhoff Publishers, 602 pp.) Volume II addresses jurisdiction and the various mechanisms and modalities of international cooperation in penal matters. For all practical purposes, its scope applies to both the direct and... Bruce Zagaris 25 9 2009-09-01 World Administration of Justice, Book Review, International Cooperation
Sir Allen Stanford and Others Indicted for Fraud On June 18, 2009, a grand jury indictment was returned and unsealed, charging Robert Allen Stanford, 59, chairman of the Houston-based Stanford Financial Group (SFG), three SFG executives and the... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 World, United States, Antigua & Barbuda Fraud, White Collar Crime, Embezzlement, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Acts on Guantánamo, Illegal Immigration, and Counterterrorism On June 4-5, 2009, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union held its 2946th Council meeting and reached decisions on its policy with respect to Guantánamo, illegal immigration, and... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 United States, Europe, Cuba Human Rights, Immigration, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners, European Union, Prisoner Rights
Taylor Defense Team to Begin Presenting Case on July 13, 2009 On June 18, 2009, the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (“Special Court”) announced that lawyers for the former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, will begin presenting their... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 Liberia, Sierra Leone Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Murder, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity
International Bridges to Justice Annual Report Establishment of Public Defender Transnational Network On June 3, 2009, International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) issued its 2008 Annual Report. The report showed success in a number of initiatives to establish public defender offices in developing... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 World Administration of Justice, International Courts, Prisoner Rights
EU Commission Report Concludes U.S. Enforcement of Internet Gaming Is Discriminatory On June 10, 2009, the European Union’s Commission issued an internal report concluding that U.S. enforcement of laws against Internet gambling is illegal and in violation of the General Agreement on... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 United States, Europe International Gaming, European Union
U.S. and Canada Sign Framework Agreement on Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operations On May 26, 2009, the U.S. and Canada concluded a framework agreement on integrated cross-border maritime law enforcement operations...(more) Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 Canada, United States Maritime, Immigration, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle
U.S. and Other Governments Continue to Negotiate Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement On June 12, 2009, the U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced the Obama Administration has decided to continue negotiating a new multilateral Anti–Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Talks... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 Canada, United States, Mexico, Europe, Japan, Switzerland, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Morocco Counterfeiting, European Union, Organized Crime, Treaties
Canadian Court Rules Human Rights Trump U.N. Terrorism Sanctions On June 4, 2009, Justice Russel W. Zinn ruled that the Canadian government had to comply with the right to enter Canada under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter) notwithstanding... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 Canada, Sudan Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Terrorism, United Nations, Torture, Prisoner Rights
Europol Recommends Action to Combat the Rise of Road Related Cargo Theft On May 12, 2009, Europol released a report on road related cargo theft and made a number of recommendations to combat this growing form of organized crime activity...(more) Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands European Union, Organized Crime

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