Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Shanghai Cooperation Group Initiates Counter-terrorism Initiative On January 7, 2002, after a daylong meeting in Beijang, foreign ministers from six countries in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) agreed on counter-terrorism enforcement cooperation... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2002-03-01 United States, China Terrorism
Europe Union Justice & Home Affairs Council Meeting On December 6 and 7, 2001, the European Union Justice & Home Affairs Council had its 2396th Council meeting. They reached agreement on a number of matters important for international criminal... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2002-03-01 Europe European Union
The European Commission Brings Up Again the Idea for a European Public Prosecutor After EUROJUST an “organization”created by the European Union on December 6, 2001 to help coordinate the investigation and prosecution of serious cross-border crime, the European Commission adopted a... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2002-03-01 Europe European Union
French Continue Controversial Investigation of Money Laundering & Correspondent Accounts In the middle of January 2002, as the criminal money laundering investigation of French banks involved in handling correspondent bank accounts has extended to more banks and bank executives, banking... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2002-03-01 United States, France, Israel, Jordan Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
U.S. and Canada Conduct Joint Methamphetamine Operation On January 10, 2002, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced that, together with the U.S. Customs Services, Internal Revenue Services and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the arrests of... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2002-03-01 Canada, United States, Mexico Customs Enforcement, Taxation, Drugs & Trafficking
Cross Border Transactions: Avoiding Tax Fraud In the face of the restrictive approach to tax avoidance adopted by the Supreme Court of Canada, Tax authorities may seek recourse to the GAAR. When it was proposed, GAAR was described as rule... Claude Auger & Thomas Copeland 18 3 2002-03-01 Canada, United States Taxation, Fraud
U.S. and Bahamas Conclude TIEA and OECD Removes Barbados from its List In January 2002, as the February 28, 2002 deadline for jurisdictions targeted as tax havens by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Developments (OECD) approaches, the U.S. concluded its... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2002-03-01 United States, Bahamas International Organizations, Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.K. Sets Hearings on U.S. Extradition Request of Terrorist Suspect On January 15, 2002, the media reported Timothy Workman, the British magistrate has said he will set a new bail hearing next month if U.S. authorities do not submit firm evidence linking him to... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2002-03-01 United States, United Kingdom Extradition, Terrorism
U.S. Appellate Court Disallows U.S. Jurisdiction over Offshore Banks On December 27, 2001, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the District Court’s ruling that the U.S. Government has no jurisdiction to forfeit funds against the Swiss American... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2002-03-01 United States, Switzerland, Antigua & Barbuda Bank Secrecy, Jurisdiction, Fraud, Asset Forfeiture, White Collar Crime
U.N. and Sierra Leone Sign Agreement Creating Ad Hoc Tribunal on War Crimes On January 16, 2002, the United Nations and the Sierra Leone Government signed an agreement establishing an ad hoc tribunal to try persons accused of committing atrocities during the civil war in... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2002-03-01 World, Sierra Leone Law of War, United Nations, International Courts
EU Acts to Access Bank Accounts Under MLAT Protocol On October 16, 2001, the Council of the European Union adopted a Protocol to the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union that facilitates... Bruce Zagaris 18 3 2002-03-01 Europe Bank Secrecy, Terrorism, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Economic Integration
The African Union and the Application of Human Rights Norms in Africa In March 2001 the Assembly of the Organization of African an Unity (OAU), meeting in extraordinary session in Sirte, Libya, declared the establishment of a new pan-African political and economic... Konstantinos Magliveras & Gino J. Naldi 18 3 2002-03-01 Africa International Organizations, International Courts
ABA/ABA Money Laundering Enforcement Conference Materials On October 21-23, 2001, the American Bar Association/American Bankers Association held the annual program. As usual, its materials contain an abundance of excellent information for professionals.... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Terrorism, Asset Forfeiture
U.S Raids 2 Large Muslim Charities and Provides Technical Assistance to Countries on Regular Charities On December 14, 2001, Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) Agents raided two more large Muslim charities. Meanwhile the U.S. is planning technical assistance to 39 countries on regulating... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States Terrorism, Asset Forfeiture
U.S. Treasury?s Issues Proposed Rules on Correspondent Accounts for Foreign Shell Banks, SARs for Money Transmitters, and Reporting by Non-financial Trades and Businesses of Certain Currency Transactions On December 28, 2001, the U.S. Department of Treasury published in the Federal Register notice of proposed rules for ?Counter Money Laundering Requirements-Correspondent Accounts for Foreign Shell... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Terrorism
Interpol and Treasury Cooperate on Combating Terrorist Financing On December 11, 2001, Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble and U.S. Treasury under Secretary for Enforcement Jimmy Gurule announced new joint Treasury-Interpol cooperation to combat terrorist... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States International Organizations, Terrorism
Mexico Arrests Narcotics Family Wanted by the U.S. On January 4, 2002, the media reported the Mexican Government, at the request of the U.S. Government, has arrested four leaders of a family of alleged drug traffickers who now face extradition to the... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
Czech Republic Frees Uzbek Opposition Leader and Denies Extradition Request On December 14, 2001 a Prague Municipal Court ruled that Uzbek’s opposition leader, Mohammed Solih, would not be extradited to Uzbekistan to serve a 15 ½ year sentence for alleged involvement in a... Meredith Beach 18 2 2002-02-01 Czech Republic, Uzbekistan Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism
Mexico Arrests Leader of Narcotics Cartel on U.S. Extradition Charge On December 20, 2001, Mexican authorities arrested Miguel Caro Quintero, who has been widely identified for years as the leader of one of the world?s largest drug cartels, on a U.S. extradition... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States, Mexico Money Laundering, Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance
Argentina Arrests Astiz on Swedish Extradition Warrant for “Dirty War” On December 28, 2001, in response to an extradition request from the Swedish Government, the Argentine Government arrested Alfred Astiz, a navy officer accused of murdering a 15-year old Swedish girl... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 Italy, Argentina, Extradition, Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Murder, War Crimes

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