Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Canada Lists Entities Associated with Terrorism Under New Criminal Code Powers On July 23, 2002, the Solicitor General of Canada, Lawrence MacAulay, announced that the Government of Canada had taken further action against terrorism by listing seven entities pursuant to the... Michael MacDonald 18 10 2002-10-01 Canada, United States, Afghanistan Intelligence, National Security, Terrorism
U.S. Court Denies Holy Land Foundation?s Challenge to U.S. Government Asset Seizure On August 8, 2002, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler gave the Bush Administration a major victory in its counter-terrorism financial enforcement efforts when it denied almost all of the claims of... Bruce Zagaris 18 10 2002-10-01 United States Terrorism, Asset Forfeiture
Swiss Government Returns $ 78 Million of Montesionos? Money to Peru On August 21, 2002, the Swiss Government announced the transfer of almost $78 million to Peru after determining it was derived from illegal commissions on arms sales paid to Peru?s former... Bruce Zagaris 18 10 2002-10-01 Peru, Switzerland Money Laundering, Corruption, Arms Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture
British Colombia Court Denies U.S. MLAT Request Due to Abuse of Process On July 5, 2002, the Supreme Court of British Columbia denied a request for assistance for records under the U.S.-Canadian Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters due to a finding of abuse of process... Bruce Zagaris 18 10 2002-10-01 Canada, United States, United Kingdom Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance, Economic Integration
U.S. Asks U.S. Court to Stop Human Rights Suit by Indonesian Villagers Against Exxon Mobil for Counter-Terrorism Purposes On July 29, 2002, the U.S. Department of State told a U.S. District Court that an international human rights suit against the Exxon Mobil Corporation could undermine the war on terrorism. The... Bruce Zagaris 18 10 2002-10-01 United States, Indonesia Human Rights, Terrorism, Alien Tort Claims Act
Mexican Leader Cancels Texas Visit to Protest Execution of Mexican National On August 14, 2002, Mexican President Viente Fox canceled a trip to Texas and a meeting with President George W. Bush in protest over the Texas State?s execution earlier in the day of Javier Suarez... Bruce Zagaris 18 10 2002-10-01 United States, Mexico Human Rights, Capital Punishment
INS Cracks Child Smuggling Group On August 13, 2002 the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service announced success in cracking the international group of children smugglers that brought hundreds of children from the Central... Bruce Zagaris 18 10 2002-10-01 United States, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala Human Trafficking, Organized Crime
Child Smuggling Cases Shed New Light on Growing Problems As a series of high profile cases shows, recent international efforts to eradicate child smuggling have met varying degrees of success. In a report released in June titled A Future Without Child... Brian McCarthy 18 10 2002-10-01 World, United States Human Trafficking, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes
U.S. Applies Pressure to Obtain Article 98 Immunity Agreements In the aftermath of the Security Council resolution in August providing for a one-year exemption for U.N. peacekeepers for prosecution for a year, the U.S. has intensified its requests to countries... Bruce Zagaris 18 10 2002-10-01 United States, Europe, Switzerland Immunity, Jurisdiction, International Courts
Bar Groups Comments on FATF Consultative Paper The Financial Action Task Force, which for the first time invited comments from interested parties before making new policy, has received some early comments. It appears that many groups have made... Bruce Zagaris 18 10 2002-10-01 Japan, United States Money Laundering, Privacy, White Collar Crime
Yugoslav Tribunal Resumes Milosevic Trial and Focuses on Compelling Reporters? Testimony At the end of August 2002, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resumed its trials after a short break. The trial of former Yugoslavia leader Slobodan Milosevic... Bruce Zagaris 18 10 2002-10-01 Balkans Human Rights, Law of War, Genocide, International Courts
USTR Seeks Comments on Eligibility for Andean Trade Benefits On August 15, 2002, an interagency committee chaired by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative requested comments on whether four Andean countries meet eligibility criteria under the new Andean... Bruce Zagaris 18 10 2002-10-01 United States Trade Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
Angola Surrenders Gen. Bizimungu to Rwanda Tribunal On August 14, 2002, the Angolan Government flew from Luanda General Augustin Bizimungu, the Rwandan army?s chief of staff during the genocide of more than a half a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus,... Bruce Zagaris 18 10 2002-10-01 Africa, Rwanda, Angola Law of War
Bush Administration Issues Money Laundering Strategy Report On July 24, 2002, the Bush Administration issued its second National Money Laundering Strategy Report (NMLSR 2002), which highlighted international initiatives. In his remarks explaining the report... Bruce Zagaris 18 9 2002-09-01 United States, Colombia Money Laundering, Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
The Status of the Anti-Money-Laundering Regime in the Czech Republic The stable financial sector in the Czech Republic is an ideal location for the placement, layering and integration of illicit profits into numerous banking and non-banking financial institutions.... Trifin J. Roule and Michael Salak 18 9 2002-09-01 Europe, Czech Republic Money Laundering, Customs Enforcement, Human Trafficking, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Forfeiture of Narcotics? Trafficking Assets Abroad On July 12, 2002, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed an order to forfeit $4.6 million on deposit at the Banco Espanol de Credito in Madrid, Spain belonging to Juan Ramon... Bruce Zagaris 18 9 2002-09-01 United States, Spain Drugs & Trafficking
Mutual Assistance in the European Union: A Model for the World? The Council of the European Union (Brussels) established on May 29, 2000 in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between... Ilias Anagnostopoulos 18 9 2002-09-01 Europe European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Appellate Court Remands Libyan Torture Case of Two US Citizens On June 28, 2002, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion in a lawsuit brought by two U.S. citizens against the Socialist People?s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (... Bruce Zagaris 18 9 2002-09-01 United States, Iran, Human Rights, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
Danish Government Presents Program for Justice, Home Affairs and Civil Protection On July 3, 2002, the Danish Minister of Justice Lene Espersen outlined the work program of the Danish Presidency of the European Union in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in... Bruce Zagaris 18 9 2002-09-01 Europe, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
Pedophile Gang Smashed in Worldwide Police Swoop A major Internet-based pedophilic network was smashed on July 2, 2002 in an international police operation according The Hague. The operation focused on capturing members of a criminal organization... Dimple Shah and Bruce Zagaris 18 9 2002-09-01 United States, Europe Customs Enforcement, European Union, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes

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