Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Australian High Court Affirms Discretion of Requesting State to Request Extradition On March 4, 2003, the High Court of Australia affirmed the validity of the Attorney General of Australia’s request to extradite Antony Gordon Oates, a director of a company based in Australia in 1995... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 Poland, Australia Extradition, Fraud
Swiss Government Requests Information on Rio de Janeiro Fiscal Agents The Swiss Public Prosecution has sent a rotatory letter to Brazil requesting information on the investigations being carried out by Brazilian authorities against the former sub-secretary of the Tax... Jorge Nemr 19 7 2003-07-01 Brazil, Switzerland Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation
Swiss and Brazilian Governments Discuss Mutual Assistance At the beginning of May 2003, Swiss authorities visited Brazil to discuss the final wording of the bilateral treaty in criminal matter between both countries. The main focus is the fight against... Jorge Nemr 19 7 2003-07-01 Brazil, Switzerland Money Laundering, Corruption, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S.-Liechtenstein Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty Almost in Effect The proposed Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty (MLAT) between the United States and Liechtenstein, which was signed at Vaduz on July 8, 2002, is becoming close to taking effect. On... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 United States, Liechtenstein Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Appellate Court Applies MLAT to Pre-Charge Investigations On March 31, 2003, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that the U.S. Government had to honor a Canadian request for assistance under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 Canada, United States Mutual Legal Assistance
IMF Creates New Unit for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing On April 25, 2003, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that effective May 1, 2004, it established the Monetary and Financial Systems Department to indicate the reorganization of the... Bruce Zagaris 19 7 2003-07-01 World, United States Money Laundering, International Organizations, Terrorism
Iraqi Victims Sue U.S. Leaders for Alleged Atrocities in Gulf War of 1991 As Belgium Parliament Amends War-Crimes Law On March 18, 2003, victims of alleged atrocities in connection with the bombing of a civilian shelter in Baghdad that killed 403 in the Gulf War of 1991 filed an action in Belgium, charging George... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Belgium, Iraq Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes
The Burberry Case: Criminal Prosecutions of Trademark Infringement in Spain In Spain, trademark infringement is estimated to result in a significant loss of sales and damage to the good will of apparel companies, including famous companies such as Burberry, Nike, Adidas,... Elizabeth Boburg 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Spain, Portugal Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property, Trade Enforcement
U.S. Invasion of Iraq Raises Many Legal Issues The U.S. invasion of Iraq has raised many legal issues that this article will only spot. Both Iraq and the U.S. are states-parties to all four Geneva Conventions (GC) of 1949 and are bound as such... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Iraq Law of War
EU Commission Adopts Requirements for Procedural Safeguards for Suspects and Defendants in Criminal Proceedings On February 19, 2003, the European Commission adopted a “green paper on procedural safeguards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings throughout the European Union.” It has decided to... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Europe Human Rights, European Union
Canada Repeals Money Laundering Regulations for Lawyers While FATF Prepares New Recommendations On March 25, 2003, the Canadian Federal Government announced the tabling of regulations exempting lawyers from the regime of mandatory “suspicious transactions” reporting that it had imposed on... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Canada Money Laundering, Terrorism
WTO Members Approve Waiver for Kimberly Process on “Blood Diamonds” On Feruary 26, 2003, World Trade Organization members approved in principle a waiver from WTO rules for an international accord directed at eliminating trade in “conflict” or “blood” diamonds. On... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 World, Africa Customs Enforcement, Environment, International Organizations, Trade Enforcement, United Nations
The Possible Amendments to the Brazilian Law Against Money Laundering It is estimated that Brazil incurs a yearly loss of approximately U.S. $3.5 billion on account of money laundering. In order to bring up to date the fight against this type of crime in Brazil, the... Jorge Nemr 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Caribbean, Brazil, Europe Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
Cayman Gains Partial Victory Against European Union on Savings Tax At the end of March 2003, the Cayman Islands Government announced that the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) Court of First Instance (CFI), although dismissing the Cayman Island’s application for the... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Caribbean, Europe, United Kingdom, Cayman Islands Bank Secrecy, Taxation, European Union, Privacy
U.S. Indicts 12 Persons in Heroin Ring from Afghanistan and Pakistan On April 3, 2003, U.S. prosecutors announced an indictment against a group of persons that sent hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of heroin from Afghanistan and Pakistan, hidden in the seams of... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime
U.S. Offers $300,000 Reward and Visa for U.S. Persons Kidnaped in Colombia On March 18, 2003, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it is offering a reward of $338,000 and a U.S. visa for information leading to the rescue of three U.S. Government contractors the... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United States, Colombia Terrorism, Kidnaping
Britain Arrests Russian Tycoon on Fraud Charges On March 25, 2003, the British police announced they had arrested Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky on an extradition warrant arising from charges brought by the Russian Government. According to a... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United Kingdom, Russia Corruption, Extradition, Fraud
European Union Proposes to Creates European Network and Information Security Agency On February 10, 2003, the European Commission proposed a Regulation establishing a European Network and Information Security Agency. The Agency’s goal to serve as a center of competence so that both... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Europe Cybercrime, European Union
Belgian Court Convicts Foreign Gang of Trafficking in Human Beings In the last week of March, a Belgian court in Bruges convicted seven of trafficking in human beings in connections with an incident in December 2001, in which the group sent thirteen stowaways in a... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 United Kingdom, Belgium, Africa, Turkey, Ireland Human Trafficking, Organized Crime
NAFT Countries Cooperate Against Transnational Fraud in Cancer Treatment On February 6, 2003, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a law enforcement actions coordinated with the U.S. partners in NAFTA, Canada and Mexico, brought a complaint against Canadian and... Bruce Zagaris 19 6 2003-06-01 Canada, United States, Mexico Mutual Legal Assistance, Fraud

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