Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Spanish Judge opens Criminal Investigation of Offshore Accounts On April 9, 2002, the media reported that Judge Baltasar Garzon, Spain’s best known criminal judge, had started an investigation into secret funds held offshore by senior executives at Banco Bilbao... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 Spain, Argentina Money Laundering, Corruption
G-7 Countries Jointly Freeze Assets of 10 Persons On April 19, 2002, the Group of Seven countries announced they had jointly identified 10 persons and entities whose funds they would freeze due to suspected terrorist connections. 8 of the 9 persons... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 World, Middle East, Egypt Economic Sanctions, Terrorism, Asset Forfeiture
OECD Releases List of Uncooperative Havens, a Model TIEA, and Threatens to Deal with Abstainers On April 18, 2002, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development released a package of information on the status of its harmful tax practices, including a model tax information exchange... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 World Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Taxation
U.S. Congress Focuses on Offshore Abusive Tax Schemes On April 11, 2002, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to discuss the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to identify and combat actively promoted tax schemes, including the offshore ones.... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 United States, Caribbean, Bahamas, Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands Bank Secrecy, Taxation
British Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request on Algerian Pilot in Alleged Terrorism Conspiracy On April 24, 2002, British Judge Timothy Workman denied a United States extradition request for Lotfi Raissi because of insufficient evidence to support the conspiracy charges. Upon his arrest on... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 United States, United Kingdom, Algeria Extradition, Terrorism
Know Your Customer/Risk Management Procedures Against Terrorist Cross-Border Finances: Lessons From Russia-Chechen Conflict The political contradiction of “one man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist” is very much evident in the international terrorism aspect of Russia-Chechen conflict. While the U.S.... Timur Sunraya & Mikhail Mariah 18 6 2002-06-01 Russia Due Diligence, Terrorism
Swiss Banks Agree to Return $ 1 Billion to Nigeria in Settlement of Abacha Corruption On April 17, 2002, the media reported a settlement between the family of the late dictator Sani Abacha and the Swiss Government, whereby the Swiss Government agreed to return $ 1 billion to Nigerian... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 Switzerland, Nigeria Corruption, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture
Amnesty International Report Criticizes Detention Policy on Counter Terrorism War On April 14, 2002, Amnesty International released a 63-page report entitled “Memorandum to the U.S. Government on the Rights of People in U.S. Custody in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay,” which in... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 United States Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights
British Home Office Rejects Foreign Requests to Question Kissinger On the eve of his visit to England for a meeting on April 24, 2002, the British Home (Affairs) Office rejected requests to ask questions of the former U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger.... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 United States, Latin America and South America, France, United Kingdom Terrorism, European Union
Spain Sends the Case Brought Against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to the International Criminal Court Judge Ferando Andreu of the Audiencia Nacional, Spain’s national court with jurisdiction over certain types of criminal matters, decided in late March to defer prosecution of the case brought against... Elizabeth Borburg 19 6 2002-06-01 Venezuela, Spain, Cuba Torture, International Courts
Yugoslavia Allows Extradition of War Crimes Suspects On April 11, 2002, under international pressure, Yugoslavia’s parliament enacted a new law permitting extradition of war crimes suspects to the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 Balkans Extradition, Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts
U.S. District Court Dismisses Corruption Prosecution By Narrow Application of U.S. Law On April 16, 2002, U.S. District Court Judge David Hittner of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division delivered a bow to the U.S. Government by narrowing the... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 United States, Indonesia, Haiti Corruption, Jurisdiction
ICC Reaches Ratification Number and Will Come into Effect On April 11, 2002, delegates from 10 countries deposited instruments of ratification, bringing to 66 the number of countries that have done so. Because a minimum of 60 ratifications is required to... Bruce Zagaris 18 6 2002-06-01 World, United States Immunity, Jurisdiction, United Nations, International Courts
Isle of Man Announce Publicizing of Unfit Offshore Practitioners John Aspen, chief of The Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) has announced an initiative whereby it will “name and shame” any person found unfit to serve as a director, manager,... Bruce Zagaris 18 5 2002-05-01 Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations
ICC Will have Enough Signatures To Take Effect As U.S. Contemplates Position As the International Criminal Court’s achievement of enough ratifications to take effect becomes imminent (April 11 is the expected date), the United States Government has still not determined its... Bruce Zagaris 18 5 2002-05-01 United States Immunity, Jurisdiction, Law of War, International Courts
The Revision to the European Community’s Anti-Money Laundering Instrument: Critical Analysis On December 4, 2001, the European Community adopted Directive 2001/97 amending Directive 91/308 its main anti-money laundering instrument. Since the two Community legislative organs, the European... Konstantinos D. Magliveras 18 5 2002-05-01 Europe Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union, Fraud
Criminal Copyright Protection in Argentina In Argentina, copyright law is also generically referred to as “Intellectual Property,” which in both cases also comprises Patent and Trademark Law. The primary subject matter of protection in... Roberto Durrieu, Jr 18 5 2002-05-01 Argentina Counterfeiting, Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property, Trade Enforcement
U.S. District Court Dismisses EU Complaint against Tobacco Companies for Alleged Smuggling, Tax, and RICO Violations On February 19, 2002, U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis granted the motions to dismiss by tobacco industry entities against a complaint brought by the European Community, various... Bruce Zagaris 18 5 2002-05-01 United States, Europe Customs Enforcement, Taxation, Trade Enforcement, European Union
U.S. Citizens Bring Suit against Iran for 1983 Beirut Bombing of U.S. Embassy On March 2, 2002, victims, including Anne Dammarell, a former employee of the U.S. Agency for International Development who was seriously injured in a 1983 Beirut bombing of the U.S. embassy, filed a... Bruce Zagaris 18 5 2002-05-01 United States, Lebanon Jurisdiction, Terrorism, Alien Tort Claims Act
US Court Grants IRS Request for “John Doe” Summons for Offshore Records in 30 Countries On March 28, 2002, U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the U.S. District Court or the Northen District of California in San Francisco granted the IRS request to serve a “John Doe” summons,... Bruce Zagaris 18 5 2002-05-01 United States Bank Secrecy, Taxation, White Collar Crime

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