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European Court of Human Rights Declines Application of Mauritanian to Overturn French Torture Conviction |
On March 30, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights found inadmissible the application brought by Ely Ould Dah, a Mauritanian national concerning the case of Ould Dah v. France. A French court... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
France, mauritius |
Human Rights, United Nations, Torture, International Courts |
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Curaçao Authorities Arrest 17 for Involvement in Hezbollah-Linked Drug Activities |
On April 29, 2009, Curaçao law enforcement authorities announced the arrest of seventeen persons for alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization with links to Hezbollah...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Lebanon, Curaçao |
Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement |
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Beyond the Law: The Bush Administration’s Unlawful Responses in the “War”on Terror by Jordan J. Paust, Cambridge Univ. Press, 311 pp., 2007 |
The book discusses violations of international law authorized and assisted by secret memos, authorizations and orders of the Bush Administration. The book focuses on why several Executive claims... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
World, United States, Iraq, Afghanistan |
Terrorism, War Crimes, International Courts, Book Review, Treaties, International Cooperation, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Stanford Receiver’s Report Shows Fraud and Disputes with Antigua and Venezuela |
The report of the Receiver Ralph S. Janvey filed on April 23, 2009, in the case of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Stanford International Bank, Ltd. (SIBL) indicates confirmation of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Venezuela, Antigua & Barbuda |
Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime, Asset Seizure |
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U.N. Special Tribunal Releases Suspects in Hariri’s Death Due to Lack of Evidence |
On April 29, 2009, Judge Daniel Fransen of the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon ordered the release of four Lebanese generals, who were arrested in August 2005 as suspects in the assassination of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Syria, Lebanon |
Terrorism, United Nations, International Courts |
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Darfur Rebel Leader Reports to ICC Voluntarily |
On May 17, 2007, Abu Garda, a suspected Darfurian war criminal arrived voluntarily in the Netherlands. Upon arrival, International Criminal Court (ICC) officials notified him of the order to appear... |
Philip Mayer |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Sudan, Netherlands |
Administration of Justice, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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French Court Rules Lawsuit Against Three African Presidents for Embezzlement Admissible |
On May 5, 2009, a French magistrate ruled that an action against three African leaders accused of embezzlement is admissible despite the opposition of the Paris prosecutors’ office when the case was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
France, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Gabon |
Corruption, International Courts, Embezzlement, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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Credit Card Fraud Grows in Latin America |
In 1994, credit card fraud, which has long been a problem and a growth industry in the United States, has started to accelerate in Latin America. The magazine Semana reported that more than US$4.9... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
United States, Latin America and South America |
Fraud |
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Controversy in Liberia Over Asset Seizure from Nigerian Visitor |
On May 5, 2009, a French magistrate ruled that an action against three African leaders accused of embezzlement is admissible despite the opposition of the Paris prosecutors’ office when the case was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
France, Nigeria, Liberia |
Corruption, International Courts, Asset Forfeiture, Embezzlement, Asset Seizure |
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Bank Supervisors Agree to Accelerate Implementation of Minimum Standards for International Banking Supervision |
On June 13, 1996 at the biennial International Conference of Bank Supervisors in Stockholm (Stockholm Conference), Mr. Tomasso Padoa-Schioppa, chairman of the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
7 |
2009-07-01 |
Switzerland, Sweden, G-10 member countries |
Bank Secrecy, Economic Crimes, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act Reintroduced in U.S. Congress |
On March 2, 2009, the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (STHAA) was introduced as S. 506 and H.R. 1265 on the following day in the 111th Session of the U.S. Congress. The bill is quite similar to its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
6 |
2009-06-01 |
Canada, United States, Barbados, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Panama, Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Aruba, Liechtenstein, Bermuda, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Cyprus |
Jurisdiction, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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Guyana Denies Extradition of Guyanese Drug Suspects to the U.S. |
On April 13, 2009, the Caribbean media reported that recently the Chief Justice of Guyana, Ian Cheng, recently denied the U.S. extradition request for two high profile drug suspects...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
6 |
2009-06-01 |
United States, Guyana |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement |
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U.S. Indicts Anti-Castro Cuban Posada for Lying About Terrorism Incident in Cuba |
On April 8, 2009, a federal indictment was returned in the U.S. District Court in El Paso, Texas, against Luis Posada Carriles for perjury and obstruction of a government proceeding related to his... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
6 |
2009-06-01 |
United States, Cuba |
Administration of Justice, Immigration, Terrorism |
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PartyGaming and U.S. Reach Non-Prosecution Agreement |
On April 7, 2009, the U.S. government and PartyGaming PLC, an Internet gambling company incorporated in Gibraltar and publicly trade on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PRTY,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
25 |
6 |
2009-06-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Gibraltar |
Administration of Justice, International Gaming |
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Mexico Requests Automatic Exchange of Information about Interest Paid by U.S. Banks to Mexican Residents |
The Mexican Finance Secretary, Agustin Carstens, has written to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, requesting that the United States and Mexican Governments exchange information automatically... |
David Spencer |
25 |
6 |
2009-06-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |