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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 |
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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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Council of European Union Announces Strategy |
On September 4, 2007, the Chairman of the Europol Management Board (MB) informed the Council of the European Union (EU) of the Strategy for Europol. Since 2000, EU Members have identified... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
12 |
2007-12-01 |
Europe |
Economic Sanctions, National Security, European Union |
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FATF Holds Consultation with Gatekeepers on Risk-Based Approach |
On September 11, 2007, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held a meeting in London with approximately 40 participants, representing designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs),... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
12 |
2007-12-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Due Diligence, International Organizations |
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U.S. Brings Civil Money Laundering Charges Against Lloyds TSB Bank PLC and Bank of Cyprus |
On October 15, 2007, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed civil money laundering charges against Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (Lloyds) and the Bank of Cyprus, alleging that both banks... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
12 |
2007-12-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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FATF Issues Guidance Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction |
On October 12, 2007, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) issued guidance regarding the implementation of the activity-based financial prohibitions in United Nations Security... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
12 |
2007-12-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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European Commissioner Highlights EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy |
On September 5 2007, Franco Frattini, European Commissioner responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security announced to the European Parliament the multi-pronged “EU counter-terrorism strategy,” which... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
12 |
2007-12-01 |
Europe |
Terrorism, Economic Integration |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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U.S. Court Rules Manuel Noriega Can Be Extradited to France |
On August 29, 2007, a U.S. District Court in Miami ruled that the former Panamanian head of state Manuel Noriega can be extradited to France after the end of his U.S. prison sentence for a 1992... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
11 |
2007-11-01 |
United States, France, Panama |
Extradition, Jurisdiction, Prisoner Rights |
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Argentina Asks U.S. to Extradite Businessman for Currency Smuggling |
On August 28, 2007, the Argentine government announced that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) located Venezuelan national Antonini Wilson in his Miami home and prohibited him from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
11 |
2007-11-01 |
United States, Venezuela, Argentina |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Bribery |
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Interpol Secretary General Praises Interpol’s Passport Screening Program and Warns of Dangers Posed by Falsified Travel Documents |
Interpol Secretary General Ron. K. Noble has spoken frequently in recent months regarding the need for Interpol members to be more aware of gaps in international counter-terrorism efforts and to... |
Anne Kelsey |
23 |
11 |
2007-11-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
International Organizations, National Security, Terrorism |
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Colombia Arrests Alleged Head of Drug Cartel and Prepares to Extradite |
On September 10, 2007, a special forces unit of the Colombian army arrested Diego Montoya, a cartel boss who is on the FBI’s most wanted list, at a farm in the Norte del Valle region. Colombian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
11 |
2007-11-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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Fourth Circuit Denies Political Offense Exception for Death of Civilians |
In a lengthy opinion analyzing the “political offense exception” to extradition, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on February 22, 2007 reversed a Writ of Habeas Corpus that had been... |
Linda Friedman Ramirez |
23 |
11 |
2007-11-01 |
United States, Peru |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Chile Extradites Fujimori to Peru to Answer Human Rights and Corruption Charges |
On September 22, 2007, Chile extradited former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, 69 years old, to Peru following the Chilean Supreme Court’s opinion affirming Fujimori’s extradition on seven of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
11 |
2007-11-01 |
Peru, Chile |
Corruption, Extradition, Human Rights |
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Election of Panamanian Accused of Murdering U.S. Soldiers Clouds Prospects for Ratification of FTA |
On September 11, 2007, members of the U.S. Congress expressed concern over the recent election of Pedro Miguel González-Pinzón, a Panamanian official indicted in the United States for the murder of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
11 |
2007-11-01 |
United States, Panama |
Extradition, Murder |
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European Commission Issues Report on Success of European Arrest Warrant |
On July 11, 2007, the Commission of the European Communities issued a report on the implementation since 2005 of the Council Framework Decision of June 13, 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
11 |
2007-11-01 |
Europe |
Extradition, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Brazilian Ratification Needed for the U.S.-Brazil TIEA to Take Effect |
One of the most interesting – but often overlooked – impacts of the global society within the legal community is the growing number of bilateral and multilateral treaties and agreements that foster... |
Marcelo Leonardo Cristiano and Rogério Tucherman |
23 |
11 |
2007-11-01 |
United States, Brazil |
Taxation |
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Swiss Court Denies Russian Assistance Request in Yukos Due to Political Character |
On August 24, 2007, the Swiss Supreme Court denied a Russian request for judicial assistance in Russia’s investigation of the Yukos oil company because the investigation had a “political and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
23 |
11 |
2007-11-01 |
Switzerland, Russia |
Mutual Legal Assistance, Asset Forfeiture |