Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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