Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
Brazil?s Supreme Court Denies Paraguay Extradition Request of General Oviedo On December 17, 2001, the Brazil Supreme Court announced it denial of Paraguayt?s petition to extradite former army chief Lino Oviedo on charges of planning the assassination in 1999 of Paraguayan... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 Brazil, Paraguay Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance
U.S. Congress Rejects Anti-ICC Provisions During the third week of December, Senate and House conferees considering a Defense Department appropriations bill rejected an amendment proposed by Republican Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States Immunity, Jurisdiction, International Courts
Brazil Court Annuls Denial of Trevi?s Refugee Claim and Grants habeas Corpus in Effort to Avoid Mexico Extradition and moves Her from Prison On December 18, 2001, lawyers for Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi announced on the day before that a Brazil court annulled a ruling denying her refugee status, thereby providing her an opportunity to... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 Mexico, Brazil Extradition
U.S. Enacts Law Authorizing U.S. Taxpayers to Pay Compensation for Terrorism Victims Amid Multiplying Suits by Terrorist Victims On December 26, 2002, U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law Sec. the Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002, which includes provisions to... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States, Iran, Cuba Terrorism, Asset Forfeiture
Two Persons Plead Guilty in International Internet Sports Wagering On November 3, 2001, two individuals, who owned and operated Gold Medal Sports, an online sports book that operates out of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, pleaded guilty to various charges of gambling... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States, Caribbean Cybercrime, International Gaming
Detention of Taliban, Al Qaeda and Other Suspects Raises Legal Issues As the U.S. and Afghanistan Governments take custody of more individuals arrested during the conflict within Afghanistan, many legal issues have arisen about the propriety of their detention, the... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States Human Rights, Law of War, National Security, Prisoner Rights, Terrorism
House of Lords Affirms Extradition of Suspected Al Qaeda Official for African Embassy Bombings On December 17, 2001, the Law Lords, the highest court of Britain, affirmed the extraditability of Khaled al Fawwaz, an alleged Al- Qaeda member who is charged with planning the 1998 bombings of two... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States, United Kingdom, Africa Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism, European Union, Capital Punishment
Cross Border Transaction: Avoiding Tax Fraud While third parties are subject to criminal sanction for participating in tax evasion, they were generally not subject to civil penalties. Given the fact that the onus on the Crown to prove a... Claude Auger & Thomas Copeland 18 2 2002-02-01 United States Taxation
British Court Denies Bail to Algerian Pilot Linked to Sept. 11 Incidents On December 10, 2001, High Court judge Duncan Ousely denied bail to Lotfi Raissi, an Algerian pilot accused of helping train a hijacker suspected of crashing a plane into the Pentagon on September 11... Bruce Zagaris 18 2 2002-02-01 United States, United Kingdom Extradition, Terrorism
Counterterrorism Financial Enforcement Produces Litigation and Controversy As the effort to take enforcement action against counterterrorism financing proceeds, some targets and governments are resisting. In Britain, Yassin Kadi, also known as Yasin al-Qadi, brought a... Bruce Zagaris 18 1 2002-01-01 United States, United Kingdom Human Rights, Terrorism
Argentina?s New Anti-Money Laundering Law Over the last ten years, the Argentinean government has been trying to combat some crimes by focusing on the financial aspects of them. These efforts were bolstered significantly in 2000, when... Roberto Durrieu, Jr. 18 1 2002-01-01 Argentina Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
U.S. and Allies Crack Down on 2 Money Transmitters On November 7, 201, the U.S. announced action to block the assets of 62 organizations and individuals associated with Al Barakaat and Al Taqwa, two investment and money movement networks allegedly... Bruce Zagaris 18 1 2002-01-01 United States, Bahamas International Organizations, Terrorism
EU Finally Agrees on Revised Anti-Money Laundering Directive On October 31, 2001, the European Union published the directive revising it anti-money laundering directive a measure that will have important impact on the evolution of anti-money laundering... Bruce Zagaris 18 1 2002-01-01 Canada, United States, Europe Money Laundering, Corruption, Bank Secrecy, European Union
U.S. Freeze Assets of Holy Land Foundation and Others Linked to Hamas On December 4, 2001, U.S. President George Bush announced the addition of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (hereafter the Holy Land Foundation), the Al Aqsa Bank, and Beit al Mal... Bruce Zagaris 18 1 2002-01-01 United States International Organizations, Terrorism
Gatekeepers Initiative Gains Steam With the recent enactment of Canadian legislation and issuance of regulations and the final reconciliation on the revised European Community?s anti-money laundering directive, the gatekeepers?... Bruce Zagaris 18 1 2002-01-01 Canada, China, Japan International Organizations
Central African Republic?s President Accused of Crimes Against Humanity While Opponent Finds Refuge in Chad In November 2001, nine members of the indigenous Yakoma tribe filed a compliant with a Belgian investigating magistrate against the President of the Central African Republic, Agne-Felix Patasse. The... Tom L.W. Scheirs 18 1 2002-01-01 Central African Republic Extradition, Jurisdiction, War Crimes
Bahamian Court Overturns Asset Freezes Due to Violation of Separation of Power On November 27, 2001, a Bahamian court ruled that freezing of suspicious bank accounts by the executive branch is unconstitutional. According the media reports, Financial Clearing Corp. a company... Jorge Nemr 18 1 2002-01-01 Bahamas Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
U.S. Congress Passes American Service Members Protection Act On November 8, 2001, after a late intervention by House Republic Whip Tom DeLay (R-Tex), House and Senate negotiators agreed to enact the ?American Servicemembers? Protection Act? (ASPA), which... Bruce Zagaris 18 1 2002-01-01 United States European Union, International Courts

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