Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
ICTY Orders Arrest of Witness in the Haradinaj Case for Contempt On November 9, 2007, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) arrested Avni Krasniqi, a witness in The Prosecutor v. Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj & Lahi Brahimaj,... Bruce Zagaris 24 1 2008-01-01 Europe, Balkans Law of War, International Courts
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES 1. BOOKS A. Economic Integration and Criminal Law E. Guild, Immigration and Criminal Law in the European Union; the Legal Measures and Social Consequences of Criminal Law in Member States on... Bruce Zagaris 24 1 2008-01-01 Bibliography
U.S. Law Enforcement Intercepts Ship with 1,221 Pounds of Cocaine On November 4, 2007, U.S. law enforcement officials assigned to the Caribbean Corridor Initiative (CCI) intercepted the Venezuelan-flagged Doña Antonieta approximately 700 nautical miles from Brazil... Bruce Zagaris 24 1 2008-01-01 United States, Caribbean, United Kingdom, Venezuela Maritime, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND EXTRADITION TREATY UPDATES The IELR periodically publishes an updated list of U.S. Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaties. Changes since the last update (the August 2007 issue of the IELR) are in... 24 1 2008-01-01 Treaties
ICJ Schedules Hearing in Case in Which Djibouti Accuses France of Violations of MLAT On October 2, 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) scheduled hearings for January 21, 2008 in the case concerning Certain Questions of Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Djibouti v.... Bruce Zagaris 24 1 2008-01-01 France, Djibouti Immunity, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts
European Parliament Report Criticizes U.N. and EU Blacklisting On November 12, 2007, a report issued by the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights criticized the targeted sanctions of the United Nations (U.N.) and the European Union (EU... Bruce Zagaris 24 1 2008-01-01 Europe Economic Sanctions, Human Rights, European Union
European Human Rights Court Halts Extradition of Croatian General From Austria to Croatia On November 9, 2007, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) suspended the extradition of former Croatian General Vladimir Zagorec from Austria to Croatia. A judge of the ECHR decided to... Bruce Zagaris 24 1 2008-01-01 Europe, Balkans, Austria Extradition, Human Rights, International Courts
Britain Detains Wife of the Former Governor of the Delta State of Nigeria On November 1, 2007, officers of the London Metropolitan Police (the Met Police) arrested Nkoyo Theresa Nakanda, wife of James Ibori, the former governor of Delta State in Nigeria at London’s... Bruce Zagaris 24 1 2008-01-01 United Kingdom, Nigeria Money Laundering, Corruption
Brazil Police Raid AIG and UBS for Alleged Tax Fraud On November 6, 2007, the Brazilian Police arrested 30 persons, including black exchange control operators, business executives, and officials of three foreign banks. The law enforcement operation,... Bruce Zagaris 24 1 2008-01-01 Brazil, Switzerland Taxation, Fraud
A German Perspective on Counter-terrorism Germany is challenged by the impact of 9/11 and the fight against terrorism. Even if Germany does not seem to be in the center of the terrorist threat, the arrest of three terrorist suspects on... Michael Nehring 23 12 2007-12-01 United States, Germany, Macedonia Terrorism
Barbados Foreign Minister Calls for Reopening the U.N. Anti-Drug Office On October 4, 2007, during a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Barbados’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Dame Billie Miller called for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 Caribbean United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, Economic Integration
Human Rights Groups Bring Torture Complaint against Rumsfeld On October 25, 2007, American and European human rights groups filed a criminal complaint with Jean-Claude Marin, the state prosecutor of France accusing former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H.... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 United States, France, Iraq Human Rights, Torture
Disclosure of Witnesses a Major Issue As Lubanga Case Prepares for Trial As the starting date for the trial of Thomas Lubanga grows nearer, the court is considering whether the prosecution must disclose at an early point the names of its witnesses and whether holding all... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 Netherlands, Congo Human Rights, International Courts
Brazil Makes Arrests in Investigation of Cisco for $820 Million in Taxes On October 16, 2007, Brazilian law enforcement officials arrested at least forty four persons in connection with a tax fraud scheme involving top officials of the high technology multinational Cisco... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 United States, Brazil Customs Enforcement, Taxation
U.S. Announces Counter-Proliferation Initiative On October 11, 2007, Kenneth L. Wainstein, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, along with other high-level officials, announced a national initiative that will target the counter-... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 United States, China, Iran National Security, Terrorism, Trade Enforcement
ICC Makes 2d Arrest – Congolese Warlord Accused of Atrocities On October 16, 2007, Congolese authorities surrendered and transferred Germain Katanga, a Congolese warlord and alleged commander of the Force de résistance patriotique en Ituri (Patriotric... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 Congo Human Rights, International Courts
More Companies Settle U.S. FCPA Charges In September and October 2007, Paradigm B.V. and York International agreed to settle charges that they violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related laws. Both companies agreed to... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 United States, Iraq Corruption, Due Diligence, Bribery
U.K. Accelerating Efforts to Move Foreign Prisoners On October 24, 2007, Douglas Alexander, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Official Spokesman, reported that Britain is accelerating its efforts to transfer and deport foreign prisoners, including... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 Jamaica, Europe, United Kingdom Transfer of Prisoners, European Union, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Operation Raw Deal Cracks Down on Steroid Trafficking from China On September 24, 2007, U.S. law enforcement officials announced the arrest of more than 124 individuals in the United States on federal charges resulting from an international investigation targeting... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 United States, China Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime
U.S. Issues Regulations on Unlawful Internet Gambling On October 4, 2007, the Federal Reserve System and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a notice of joint proposed rule-making on the prohibition on funding of unlawful internet gambling… [more] Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 United States, Antigua & Barbuda Cybercrime

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