Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
International Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia Developments On January 16, 2003, Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djinjic announced former Serbian President Milan Milutinovic agreed to surrender to the International Tribunal for the Trial of Crimes in the Former... Bruce Zagaris 19 3 2003-03-01 Balkans Human Rights, Law of War, International Courts
EU Agrees Finally on Savings Tax On January 21, 2003, the financial ministers of the European Union finally reached agreement on the savings tax directive after 13 years of negotiations. The deal has importance for international... Bruce Zagaris 19 3 2003-03-01 Europe Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, European Union, Economic Integration
U.S. IRS Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative The IRS has initiated a Program, effective January 14, 2003 and ending three months later, on April 15, 2003, permitting U.S. taxpayers who have used offshore accounts and other financial... Charles Bruce and Michael Durney 19 3 2003-03-01 United States Taxation
Bosnia Suddenly Hands Over to U.S. Suspected Terrorists On January 18, 2002, the Bosnian Government suddenly handed over six Arab suspects held in a Bosnian prison so that U.S. military officials could detain them. The case is the first known case of U.S... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2003-03-01 United States, Balkans Extradition, Terrorism, Transfer of Prisoners
UK Will Crack Down on Persons with Offshore Accounts On January 16, 2003, the tax media reported the UK?s Inland Revenue (IR) announced this week that it plans to crack down on the thousands of British investors and savers who open accounts overseas in... Bruce Zagaris 19 3 2003-03-01 France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ireland Taxation
Denmark Denied Russian Extradition Request for Chechen Leader Zakayev and Britain Details and Grants Him Bail On December 3, 2002, the Danish Government denied a Russian request to extradite Mr. Akhmed Zakayev, a senior Chechen envoy, and freed him after he had spent one month in jail. Right after the... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 United Kingdom, Russia, Extradition, Terrorism
Philippines Extradites Computer Executive on Campaign -Finance Charges On December 26, 2002, the Philippines Government extradited Mark Jimenez, a Filipino legislator, on charges that he made illegal campaign contributions and committed tax evasion, mail fraud,... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 United States, Philippines Extradition, Taxation, Fraud
Mexico Expels to Italy Person Wanted For Bankruptcy Fraud On December 7, 2002, the Mexican Government expelled Italian national Giulio Semino to Italy in response to requests for his arrest made by the Italian Government to serve a five year prison sentence... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 Mexico, Italy Extradition
U.N. Works to Improve Counterterrorism Enforcement Regime The United Nations is continuing its efforts to improve the design, implementation and enforcement of its counter terrorism enforcement regime. Although the U.N. has worked on the regime for decades... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 World Terrorism, United Nations, Asset Forfeiture
The Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism: Do Such Instruments Contribute to the Effective Combat of Terrorism? In the global fight against terrorism the role and contributions of regional political organization cannot be underestimated. Regional organizations are characterized by a certain dynamic, which is... Konstantinos D. Magliveras 19 2 2003-02-01 North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean International Organizations, Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Counterterrorism Initiatives Bring Legal Challenges The U.S. Government’s counterterrorism initiatives continue to bring a number of transformations of the law and encounter legal challenges. On December 4, 2002, U.S. District Judge Michael B.... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 United States Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Indicts Two for Nauru Tax Scams On December 18, 2002, a federal grand jury in the Northern District of California (San Francisco) returned an indictment against Jerome Schneider, a U.S. citizen residing in Vancouver, B.C., and Eric... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 Canada, United States, Nauru Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Justice Department Indicts 10 Persons Allegedly Involved in Anderson’s Ark Scheme On December 1, 2002, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted ten persons connected with the Anderson’s Ark & Associates offshore tax shelter... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 United States, Costa Rica Taxation, Fraud, White Collar Crime
Congo Bring ICJ Action to Stop French Human Rights Prosecution On December 9, 2002, the Republic of Congo filed a petition in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the French Government with respect to proceedings for crimes against humanity and... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 France, Congo Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Genocide, International Courts
EU Initiative on Fighting Organized Crime in South Eastern Europe On November 25, 2002, at a conference in London the European Union and the countries of south eastern Europe announced an initiative to combat organized crime in south eastern Europe. The EU and the... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 Europe Customs Enforcement, Human Trafficking, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
Justice and Home Affairs Act on Migration and Other Criminal Cooperation Issues On November 28-29, 2002, the European Council took action on migration and a host of other criminal cooperation and criminal justice issues. Determination of EU Member Responsible to Examine an... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 Europe European Union
FATF Imposes Countermeasures Against Ukraine and Defers Them Against Nigeria On December 12, 2002, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced it will apply counter-measures to Ukraine, in addition to the current application of Recommendation 21 and defer any counter-... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 World, Nigeria, Ukraine Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Economic Sanctions, International Organizations
Swiss, French, and Canadian Break Pedophile Group On December 14, 2002, the media reported that cooperation among law enforcement authorities succeeded in breaking a French-speaking pedophile ring of 40 suspected persons that spanned at least three... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 Canada, United States, France, Switzerland Cybercrime, Sex Crimes
Brazil Prepares to Expedite the Fight Against the Crime of Money Laundering On December 16, 2002, the mixed Commission of the fight against the crime of money laundering, associated to the Council of Federal Justice and composed of members of the Public Prosecution, Federal... Jorge Nemr 19 2 2003-02-01 Brazil Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
U.S. Terrorism Insurance Act Provides for Civil Causes of Act Prior to adjourning during its lame-duck session, the U.S. Congress enacted S. 2600, the “Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002,” which provides for civil causes of action to victims of transnational... Bruce Zagaris 19 2 2003-02-01 United States Terrorism

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