Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Privy Council Declares Trinidad & Tobago Mandatory Death Penalty Illegal On November 20, 2003, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of the House of Lords, by a majority decision, held the mandatory death penalty imposed on persons convicted of murder in Trinidad... Bruce Zagaris 20 1 2004-01-01 Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom Human Rights, Capital Punishment
German Federal Constitutional Court Approves Extradition of Yemeni Citizen On November 5, 2003, the German Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe rejected the constitutional complaint of a Yemeni citizen who challenged his extradition to the United States of America for... Eva Wagner 20 1 2004-01-01 United States, Germany Extradition, Terrorism
Canada Protests Deportation of Canadian Citizen to Syria On November 5, 2003, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien protested the U.S. detention and deportation of Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen, who on September 26, 2002, was detained in New York, where... Bruce Zagaris 20 1 2004-01-01 Canada, United States, Syria Extradition, Human Rights
Mexico Extradites Suspects to the U.S., Including One Person Wanted for Murder On October 15, 2003, Mexico extradited three persons to the United States, including one man whose extradition was requested for murder in New Mexico and two men wanted for drug charges in Texas.... Bruce Zagaris 20 1 2004-01-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, Human Rights, Capital Punishment
Nigeria Criticizes U.S. Proposed Reward for Taylor as Encourage Violation of Nigerian Sovereignty On November 8, 2003, Nigerian presidential spokeswoman Oluremi Oyo expressed concern about news of a proposed U.S. offer setting a $2 million reward ?for an indictee of the Special Court for Sierra... Bruce Zagaris 20 1 2004-01-01 United States, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone Extradition, Immunity, War Crimes
APEC Approves Counter-Terrorism and Anti-Corruption Enforcement Cooperation Measures On October 21, 2003, during the 11th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders? Meeting in Bangkok, the delegates adopted a series of counter-terrorism and other enforcement (e.g.,... Bruce Zagaris 20 1 2004-01-01 World, Asia Corruption, Cybercrime, Terrorism, Economic Integration
International Bar Association Releases Principles on Counter-Terrorism Enforcement On October 10, 2003, at a press conference in Washington, D.C. the International Bar Association?s Task Force on International Terrorism announced a set of universal standards for governing... Bruce Zagaris 20 1 2004-01-01 United States, Afghanistan Human Rights, Law of War, Terrorism
Switzerland Grants Legal Assistance to Peruvian Authorities On September 8, 2003, a Swiss Federal Court in Lausanne decided that there is sufficient connection between the allegations of corruption against the former President of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, and... Eva Wagner 20 1 2004-01-01 Peru, Switzerland Mutual Legal Assistance
Council of Europe Civil Law Convention on Corruption Takes Effect On November 1, 2003,the Council of Europe Civil Law Convention on Corruption went into effect. The Convention constitutes the first try to define common international rules in the field of civil law... Bruce Zagaris 20 1 2004-01-01 Europe Corruption, International Organizations, European Union
UN General Assembly Approves UN Convention against Corruption On October 31, 2003, the United Nations General Assembly approved the UN Convention against Corruption, the first internationally negotiated treaty against corruption, which includes some unique... Bruce Zagaris 20 1 2004-01-01 World Corruption, United Nations
U.S. and Aruba Conclude Tax Information Exchange Agreement On November 21, 2003, the United States and Aruba signed a tax information exchange agreement, the ninth such agreement the U.S. has put in place with low-tax offshore jurisdictions in the past two... Bruce Zagaris 20 1 2004-01-01 United States, Aruba Taxation, Economic Integration
International Criminal Tribunals for War Crimes Progress Several developments occurred during September and October, 2003, pertaining to war crimes tribunals in Rwanda and Yugoslavia. On October 6, Hassan Jallow began work on the UN International Criminal... Bruce Zagaris 19 12 2003-12-01 World, Sierra Leone, Balkans, Rwanda Human Rights, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
UN Security Council Extends Sierra Leone Humanitarian Mission On September 19, 2003, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1508, extending for six months from September 30, 2003 the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL... Bruce Zagaris 19 12 2003-12-01 Sierra Leone Human Rights, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide
Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Documents The bibliography is a comprehensive list of recent books, articles and other documents on subjects ranging from constitutional human rights to international criminal courts to the law of war. Bruce Zagaris 19 12 2003-12-01 World Bibliography
European Union Adopts New Rules for Value Added Tax Enforcement Cooperation The European Commission adopted new measures to combat value added tax (VAT) fraud on October 7, 2003. The regulation is designed to stimulate more extensive exchange of information between member... Bruce Zagaris 19 12 2003-12-01 Europe Taxation, Economic Integration
European Anti-Fraud Office and World Customs Organization Will Cooperate against Cigarette Smuggling On September 29, 2003, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) established new procedures for exchanging information on illicit cigarette trafficking. This... Bruce Zagaris 19 12 2003-12-01 World, Europe Customs Enforcement, Taxation
European Union Adopts New Rules for Value Added Tax Enforcement Cooperation The European Commission adopted new measures to combat value added tax (VAT) fraud on October 7, 2003. The regulation is designed to stimulate more extensive exchange of information between member... Bruce Zagaris 19 12 2003-12-01 Europe Taxation, Economic Integration
Argentina Authorizes Revenue Authority to Exchange Information under Treaties On September 29, 2003, the Argentine Official Gazette reported that the local Revenue Service (AFIP) will participate in information exchange with other tax administrations, in order to better... Bruce Zagaris 19 12 2003-12-01 Argentina Taxation, Privacy
U.S. Requests Extradition of 4 French Executives in Cr?dit Lyonnais Case and France Refuses Settlement Offer After achieving a settlement with Cr?dit Lyonnais resulting from their purchase of Executive Life, a California insurance company, on October 7, 2003 the United States issued extradition orders for... Bruce Zagaris 19 12 2003-12-01 United States, France Extradition, Fraud, White Collar Crime
Brazil Investigates Dollar Exchanges and Proposes Legislative Project to Freeze Money Law makers and law enforcement officers in Brazil are working together in an effort to crack down on international money laundering schemes. The Federal Police began by listing exchange houses and... Bruce Zagaris 19 12 2003-12-01 Brazil Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Privacy

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