Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Rwanda Asks Canada to Extradite Five Persons for 1994 Genocide On August 31, 2007, the media reported that the Rwandan government has requested that Canada extradite five persons who are on Interpol Red Notices for inciting and organizing genocide in 1994. In... Bruce Zagaris 23 11 2007-11-01 Canada, Rwanda Extradition, International Organizations, War Crimes
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
World Bank Accepts Norway’s Plan to Target Tax Havens On September 5, 2007, World Bank President Robert Zoellick accepted Norway’s plan to study and target the harmful effects of offshore tax havens on the funding of international development and its... Bruce Zagaris 23 11 2007-11-01 World, International Organizations, 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
American Express Bank International Must Pay $65 Million for Fines and Forfeiture in International Money Laundering Violations On August 6, 2007, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that they have imposed monetary penalties, which, along with... Bruce Zagaris 23 10 2007-10-01 United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
Court Grants Bail in Mexican Extradition Case Due To Grant of Amparo in Mexico On December 21, 2006, United States Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Wistrich granted bail to Mexican national José Luis Muñoz Santos, who is accused of conspiracy and aggravated homicide in the State of... Linda Ramirez 23 10 2007-10-01 United States, Mexico Extradition
U.S. and Peru Extend Protection of Peruvian Archaeological and Ethnological Material On June 9, 2007, the United States and Peru extended the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) imposing import restrictions on pre-Colombian archaeological artifacts and Colonial ethnological materials... Bruce Zagaris 23 10 2007-10-01 United States, Peru Art and Cultural Property, Customs Enforcement
Trinidad Magistrate Orders Extradition of Three Suspects to U.S. in JFK Airport Terrorism Plot On August 6, 2007, a magistrate in Trinidad and Tobago ordered three men - Abdul Kair, 55, Kareem Ibrahim, 62, and Abdel Nur, 57 - extradited to the U.S. on charges that they conspired with a former... Bruce Zagaris 23 10 2007-10-01 United States, Trinidad & Tobago Extradition, Terrorism
Program Indicates U.S. is Becoming an Increasing Exporter of Prisoners On July 22, 2007, a small panel discussed International Prisoner Transfer Application Developments. It was organized by the Public International and Criminal Law Committee, International Law Section... Bruce Zagaris and Marieke Bjorgung 23 10 2007-10-01 United States, Mexico, Italy Transfer of Prisoners, Mutual Legal Assistance, Prisoner Rights
Alexander Requests Dismissal of Presiding Officer of Namibian Extradition Proceeding On August 10, 2007, Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, the former chief executive of Comverse Technology, filed an application to declare as unconstitutional the appointment of Petrus Unengu, the chief of... Bruce Zagaris 23 10 2007-10-01 United States, Namibia Money Laundering, Extradition, Fraud
Veracruz Customs Seizes Ye Gon’s Machinery On August 4, 2007, the Mexican media revealed that the Veracruz Customs Service Unit had seized machinery valued at more than 2 million Mexican pesos that was imported in March 2007 and destined for... Bruce Zagaris 23 10 2007-10-01 United States, Mexico Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture
OECD Removes Liberia and Marshall Islands From Noncooperative List On July 25 and August 7, 2007, the OECD removed Liberia and the Marshall Islands respectively from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions in its harmful tax practices initiative. Three... Bruce Zagaris 23 10 2007-10-01 Liberia, Marshall Islands Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Taxation

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