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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
Against Amnesty International’s Recommendations, U.N. Brokers Congo-Rwanda Repatriation Agreement On November 2, 2007, Amnesty International urged governments not to extradite or send persons suspected of crimes during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide to Rwanda because of the serious problems in Rwanda’s... Bruce Zagaris 24 1 2008-01-01 Rwanda Extradition, Law of War, International Courts
U.K. Court Rules Abu Hamza al-Masri Can Be Extradited to the U.S. On November 15, 2007, a British court ruled that Abu Hamza al-Masri, the radical Muslim cleric, could be extradited to the U.S. on eleven charges. The senior district judge Timothy Workman made his... Bruce Zagaris 24 1 2008-01-01 United States, United Kingdom Extradition, Terrorism
Testimony and Bills on Human Rights Violators in the U.S. On November 14, 2007, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held a hearing entitled “No Safe Haven: Accountability for Human Rights Violators in the... Anne Kelsey 24 1 2008-01-01 United States Human Rights, Torture
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
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
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
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.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
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
Victims’ Relatives Sue Former Bolivian Leaders in U.S. Courts for Human Rights Violations On September 26, 2007, relatives of victims of deadly force and violence by Bolivian security forces in quelling riots in September and October 2003 brought two lawsuits in the U.S. charging former... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 United States, Bolivia Human Rights, War Crimes, Alien Tort Claims Act
Controversies Arise over Closing Strategies for ICTY As the United Nations exerts pressure on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to finish all trials at the first instance by the end of next year, controversies are... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 Balkans, Netherlands Human Rights, War Crimes, International Courts
Mexico Arrests Two Individuals Wanted for Extradition to the U.S. On September 28, 2007, Mexican authorities arrested two individuals wanted for extradition to the U.S. Authorities arrested Sandra Avila Beltrán, nicknamed “Queen of the Pacific” and her boyfriend... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 United States, Mexico, Colombia Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
Getty Artifacts are Returned to Italy, Civil Charges Dropped Against True The return of the first four artifacts from the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles to Italy has benefitted Marion True, the former Getty curator, in her trial. True is facing charges of conspiring... Anne Kelsey 23 12 2007-12-01 United States, Italy Art and Cultural Property
Trinidad & Tobago Ambassador Calls for Expansion of ICC Jurisdiction to Include Illegal Drug Trafficking On October 3, 2007, Philip Sealy, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to add narcotics trafficking... Bruce Zagaris 23 12 2007-12-01 Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, International Courts

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