Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
SEC Enters Into Cease and Desist Order with United Industrial Corporation on FCPA Violations in Egypt On May 29, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the United Industrial Corporation (UIC) entered into an order instituting cease-and-desist proceedings with respect to UIC’s conduct in... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 United States, Egypt Corruption, White Collar Crime
Eurojust Facilitates Arrests in 3 Countries in Narcotics Trafficking On April 22, 2009, the European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust) announced its coordination and facilitation of simultaneous arrests by the Italian, Dutch, and Colombian authorities in a... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 Colombia, Europe, France, Nigeria, Italy, Spain Human Rights, National Security, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle
OECD Forum on Tax Administration Focuses on Role of Banks and High Net Worth Individuals in Combating Tax Gaps During the fifth meeting of the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA), revenue authorities participating prioritized focusing on the role of banks and high net worth individuals (HNWI) in tackling... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 World International Organizations, Taxation, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
ICJ Denies Belgium’s Request for Provisional Measures Against Senegal for Action against Habré On May 28, 2009, the International Court of Justice issued a decision, denying the Belgian government’s request for provisional measures against Senegal with respect to the latter’s continued... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 Belgium, Nigeria, Rwanda, Chad Extradition, Human Rights, United Nations, Genocide, International Courts, Prisoner Rights
Swedish Vessel Sends Suspected Pirates to Kenya While Somalia Government Opposes Creation of International Tribunal to Try Pirates On May 26, crew members from the Swedish vessel HMS Malmo arrested and flew to Kenya seven suspected pirates after a failed hijacking of a freighter and the Somali transitional government has opposed... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 Somalia, Kenya, Sweden Jurisdiction, Maritime, European Union, International Courts, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Cooperation, Piracy
Swedish Supreme Court Finds Extraditable to Rwanda Genocide and Crimes against Humanity Suspect as Rwandan House Approves Law to Impose Solitary on Killers On May 19, 2009, the Supreme Court of Sweden rules that Hutu Sylvere Ahorugueze is extraditable to Rwanda for charges of genocide and crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the 1994... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 Rwanda, Denmark, Sweden Extradition, Human Rights, Genocide, International Courts
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Need to Tighten Corporate Formation for Law Enforcement Purposes Senator Joe Lieberman, Chair of the Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. Senate, opened the hearing on S. 569, introduced by Senators Levin, McCaskill and Grassley on the Incorporation Transparency... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 United States, Trinidad & Tobago, Switzerland, Bahamas Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision
IRS Temporarily Suspends FBAR Filing Requirements for Persons Who Are Not Citizens, Residents, or Domestic Entities On June 5, 2009, The Internal Revenue Service announced the temporary suspension of the reporting requirement with respect to foreign bank accounts [TD Form F 9-22.1 (Report of Foreign Bank and... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 World, United States Jurisdiction, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision
U.S. Indictments Brought Against U.S. Tax Professionals for Tax Shelters On June 9, 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the return of an indictment in U.S. District for the Southern District of New York against seven tax professionals for their work in... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 United States, Switzerland Administration of Justice, Taxation, Fraud, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision
Switzerland and U.S. Agree on New Tax Treaty With Modern Enforcement Provisions On June 19, 2009, Switzerland and the United States announced the two governments have initialed a new double tax treaty in compliance with the modern exchange of information provisions of the OECD... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 United States, Switzerland Taxation, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
U.S. Department of State Publishes 2009 Tracking in Persons Report On June 16, 2009, the United States Department of State published and released its ninth annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) through the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.... Philip Mayer 25 8 2009-08-01 World, United States, Nigeria, Venezuela, Malaysia, Hong Kong Human Rights, Human Trafficking, War Crimes, Sex Crimes
Swedish Vessel Sends Suspected Pirates to Kenya While Somalia Government Opposes Creation of International Tribunal to Try Pirates On May 26, crew members from the Swedish vessel HMS Malmo arrested and flew to Kenya seven suspected pirates after a failed hijacking of a freighter and the Somali transitional government has opposed... Bruce Zagaris 25 8 2009-08-01 Switzerland, Somalia, Kenya Extradition, Jurisdiction, Maritime, International Courts, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Piracy
Italy Prioritizes International Tax enforcement for the Next G-8 Meeting On May 12, 2009, Minister of Finance Giulio Tremonti announced it will have the development of international standards for fighting tax evasion the top priority at July’s Group of Eight Summit near... Bruce Zagaris 25 7 2009-07-01 World, Italy International Organizations, Taxation, Fraud, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
ICTY Appellate Chamber Increases Officer’s Sentence for Not Protecting Croat Detainees On May 5, 2009, an Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia increased the sentence of Veselin Šljivančanin, a major in the Yugoslav Peoples’ Army (JNA), for... Bruce Zagaris 25 7 2009-07-01 Netherlands, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
EU Council Issues Work Strategy and Practical Measures against Cybercrime On March 17, 2009, the Council of the European Union issued conclusions setting forth a work strategy and practical measures to combat cybercrime...(more) Bruce Zagaris 25 7 2009-07-01 Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Aruba, Lebanon, Curaçao Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement
Swiss and U.S. Governments Adjourn Negotiations of Tax Treaty Protocol on Information Exchange On May 4, 2009, Beat Furer, a spokesman for the Swiss Finance Ministry, said the two governments concluded their first round of talks in Bern, Switzerland, with an agreement to meet again in June... Bruce Zagaris 25 7 2009-07-01 United States, Switzerland Taxation, Fraud, Treaties, Tax Enforcement
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND DOCUMENTS 1. Books A. The Law of War T.M. Noble, Eve of Destruction: The Coming Age of Preventive War. U. Of Pennsylvania Press, 171 pp., 2008....(more) Bruce Zagaris 25 7 2009-07-01 World Bibliography
U.K. and Libya Conclude Prisoner Transfer, Extradition, and Mutual Assistance Treaties On May 4, 2009, the media reported that the United Kingdom and Libya have concluded a package of four agreements, including prisoner transfer, extradition, mutual legal assistance, and civil and... Bruce Zagaris 25 7 2009-07-01 United States, United Kingdom, Libya Extradition, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners, Mutual Legal Assistance, Prisoner Rights, Treaties
UBS, Swiss Government, and Banking Associations All Oppose U.S. Request to Enforce John Doe Summons In a closely watched case by the international financial services community and governments, UBS has filed its brief in a the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, opposing the U.... Bruce Zagaris 25 7 2009-07-01 World, United States, Switzerland Bank Secrecy, International Courts, White Collar Crime, Treaties, International Banking Supervision, Banking Supervision
SEC Charges Pang with Fraud and Orders Repatriation of Assets and Surrendering Passports On April 27, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained an emergency order freezing the assets of Danny Pang and his two Irvine, California-based firms Private Equity Management Group, Inc... Bruce Zagaris 25 7 2009-07-01 United States, China, Taiwan Administration of Justice, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime

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