Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
UN Special Rapporteur Raises Torture Violations in Counter-Terrorism War On September 1, 2004, Mr. Theo van Boven, the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, in a report called attention to the need to adhere to the absolute and non-derogable... Bruce Zagaris 21 1 2005-01-01 World, United States Human Rights, Terrorism, United Nations, Torture
European Commission Adopts Strategy to Enforce International Intellectual Property Rights On November 10, 2004, the European Commission adopted a strategy to enforce intellectual property rights (IPR) in third countries. The action plan seeks to develop vigorous and effective... Bruce Zagaris 21 1 2005-01-01 Europe Intellectual Property, International Organizations
Joint Investigation Teams: New Polish Legislation of 2004 With the view of the signature and ratification of two multilateral conventions providing for the joint investigation teams, that is, the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between... Michael Plachta 21 1 2005-01-01 Poland Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts
EU Council Justice and Home Affairs Meet On October 25-26, 2004, the Justice and Home Affairs of the Council of the European Union met and made some important decisions on international enforcement cooperation. The Council debated the draft... Bruce Zagaris 21 1 2005-01-01 Europe International Organizations, Terrorism, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts
ICTY Appeals Panel Allows Milosevic to Defend Himself and UN Security Council Receives 11th Annual Report of the Tribunal On November 1, 2004, an appeals panel of the International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia reversed in part a decision by the trial court and ruled that former Yugoslav... Bruce Zagaris 21 1 2005-01-01 World, Balkans Law of War, United Nations, Genocide, Torture, International Courts, Prisoner Rights
Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Sworn On November 1, 2004, Mrs. Fatou Bensouda of The Gambia was sworn in as Deputy Prosecutor (Prosecutions) of the International Criminal Court in a ceremony and Court session over which Judge Philippe... Bruce Zagaris 21 1 2005-01-01 World, Africa, Uganda, Gambia, Congo International Courts
White Collar Crime 2004 (The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and the Center for Continuing Legal Education 2004) The materials from White Collar Crime 2004 [American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Continuing Legal Education (CLE)] is available. As usual, the materials provide a rich survey of important... Bruce Zagaris 21 1 2005-01-01 United States Bibliography
FATF Agrees to Measure Against Cross-Border Cash Movements and Withdraws Counter-Measures Against Myanmar and Nauru On October 20-22, 2004, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at its meeting in Paris added Special Recommendation IX on Cash Couriers, withdrew counter-measures against Myanmar and Nauru, and... Bruce Zagaris 20 12 2004-12-01 Myanmar Money Laundering, Due Diligence, International Organizations
Federal Reserve Agree on Compliance Directives with ABN Amro and Union Bank of California On July 26, 2004 and October 19, 2004, the Federal Reserve Board announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between ABN Amro Bank, N.V., Amsterdam and the Union Bank of California,... Bruce Zagaris 20 12 2004-12-01 United States, Europe, Netherlands Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
Basel Committee Issues Guidance on Consolidated KYC Risk Management On October 7, 2004, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) issued guidance on Consolidated Know Your Customer (KYC) Risk Management. The paper is designed to help set standards and... Bruce Zagaris 20 12 2004-12-01 World Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence
US OCDETF Conducts Successful Strikes Against Mexico Drug Trafficking Organization On October 19, 2004, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Department of Justice, announced successful results of Operation Money Clip, a multi-jurisdictional, Special Operations Division... Bruce Zagaris 20 12 2004-12-01 United States, Mexico International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking
Human Rights Aspects of the Extradition Practice Between Poland and Belarus In recent years, Poland has received a growing number of extradition requests from the former Soviet states, particularly Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbajdzan, and Ukraine. The persons... Michael Plachta 20 12 2004-12-01 Poland, Belarus Extradition, Human Rights
Peru Requests Extradition of Peruvian Former President on Corruption Charges On October 15, 2004, according to officials at the Peruvian Embassy in Japan, the Peruvian Government presented a new request to the Japanese Government for the extradition of former president... Bruce Zagaris 20 12 2004-12-01 Peru, Japan Corruption, Extradition, Human Rights, Murder
U.S. Starts Anti-Counterfeiting Initiative On October 4, 2004, the U.S. government announced the Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!), a new interagency initiative to combat global trade in pirated and counterfeit goods. The initiative... Bruce Zagaris 20 12 2004-12-01 United States Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property
Commission on Human Rights Reports and Recommends Legal Transformations to Deal with Continuing Problems in Afghanistan On September 1, 2004, Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, an independent expert of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, submitted a report on the security, criminal justice, and international human... Bruce Zagaris 20 12 2004-12-01 Middle East, Afghanistan Human Rights, International Organizations, United Nations
US Pursuing New Human Trafficking Mandates The US recently has pursued a number of anti-human trafficking mandates. In addition to programs that encourage countries to address their human trafficking problems (i.e., the improved Trafficking... Lindsay Nordell 20 12 2004-12-01 United States, Asia, Venezuela Human Rights, Human Trafficking
EU JHA Reports on Exchange of Information and Asylum/Immigration On October 1, 2004, the European Union Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA Council) held an informal meeting in Scheveningen to prepare the multi-annual program for the areas of freedom,... Bruce Zagaris 20 12 2004-12-01 Europe Human Rights, European Union
British Judge Rules Three Bankers Are Extraditable in U.S. Enron Case On October 15, 2004, British Judge Nicholas Evans ruled that three British bankers can be extradited to the U.S. to stand trial in charges of wire fraud related to off-balance-sheet transactions with... Bruce Zagaris 20 12 2004-12-01 United States, United Kingdom Extradition, Fraud
Swiss and U.S. Participate in International Enforcement Action against Online Pornography On September 21, 2004, a press release by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that Swiss authorities had arrested ten suspects in an operation targeting online child... Bruce Zagaris 20 12 2004-12-01 Switzerland Money Laundering, Human Trafficking, Sex Crimes
U.S. Agrees to Share Census Data with Mexico for Tax Enforcement Reasons On September 11, 2004, several Congressional Democrats raised concerns about the decision by the Bush Administration to share data collected by the Census Bureau on U.S. exports to Mexico in order... Bruce Zagaris 20 12 2004-12-01 United States, Mexico Taxation

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