Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Spain Arrests Gusinsky on Russian Fraud Charge, But Moscow Court Dismisses and then Reinstates Charges On December 10, 2000, Spanish police arrested Validimir Gusinsky, a Russian media magnate, on an international arrest warrant issued by the Russian prosecutor general’s office on charges of fraud... Bruce Zagaris 17 2 2001-02-01 Spain, Russia Extradition
ICJ Denies Provisional Relief to Congo in Belgian Arrest Warrant against Foreign Minister On December 8, 2000, the International Court of Justice by a vote of fifteen to two rejected the Republic of Congo’s request for indication of provisional measures while explaining its decision did... Bruce Zagaris 17 2 2001-02-01 Belgium, Congo Extradition, United Nations
Mexico Arrests Individual on U.S. Extradition for Homicide On November 29, 2000, the Mexican Attorney General’s Office announced that the Federal Judicial Police agents assigned to the national Central Office Interpol Mexico served the provisional arrest... Bruce Zagaris 17 2 2001-02-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, Murder
Former Mexico City Mayor and Key PRI Official on Extradition Request On December 12, 2000, a Nicaraguan judge ordered the arrest and pre-trial detention of Oscar Espinosa, the former mayor of Mexico City, who has applied for political asylum in Mexico while he battles... Bruce Zagaris 17 2 2001-02-01 Mexico, Nicaragua Extradition, Fraud
UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime Gains 124 Signatures on Opening On December 15, 2000, 124 countries had signed the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime during a four-day high-level signing conference in Palermo, Italy. 80 additional... Bruce Zagaris 17 2 2001-02-01 World United Nations, Organized Crime
German and U.S. Clash Over Efforts to Crack Down on Neo-Nazi Web Sites in the U.S. A growing controversy is raging over the German Government’s efforts to stop Neo-Nazi sites established in the U.S. and directed at Germans despite arguments that such sites are constitutionally... Bruce Zagaris 17 2 2001-02-01 United States, Germany Cybercrime
European Parliament Approves Establishment of Provisional Judicial Cooperation Unit On November 14, 2000, the European Parliament approved an initiative to adopt a decision of the Council of the European Union to establish a Provisional Judicial Cooperation Unit, subject to its... Bruce Zagaris 17 2 2001-02-01 Europe European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance
Canada Denies Release to Alleged Smuggler Awaiting Deportation Proceedings On December 29, 2000, the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board denied for the third time since his arrest on immigration charges in November release for Lai Changxing and his wife, Tsang Mingna.... Bruce Zagaris 17 2 2001-02-01 Canada, China Human Trafficking, Immigration
U.S. Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control Recommends More Due Process On December 4, 2000, the Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control issued a report to Congress pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (“Kingpin Act”) recommending greater... Bruce Zagaris 17 2 2001-02-01 United States Economic Sanctions, Asset Forfeiture
UN Report Links Liberian President with Illicit Diamond Trade and Rebels in Sierra Leone while UN Peacekeeping Forces Struggle to Keep Order On January 5, 2001 the Security Council encouraged all Member States to enforce the embargo of illicit diamonds from Sierra Leone following a UN report exposing widespread violations of the embargo... Sashi Selvendran 17 2 2001-02-01 World, Sierra Leone Economic Sanctions, United Nations
OECD Releases MOU on Harmful Tax Practices On November 23, 2000, the Commonwealth Secretariat announced that high-level multilateral talks on harmful taxation practices are to be held in Barbados on January 9 to 10, 2001. The announcement... Bruce Zagaris 17 1 2001-01-01 World Taxation
OECD Members Agree to Prevent Bribery in Export-Credit Transactions On December 6, 2000, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Export Credit Group, a group of 28 countries that manages a “Gentleman’s Agreement” among countries covering the... Bruce Zagaris 17 1 2001-01-01 World Corruption
Cuba and Venezuela Request Extradition of 4 Persons Arrested in Panama of Anti-Castro Plot Cuba and Venezuela have requested the extradition of four men arrested on November 17, 2000 in Panama for an anti-Castro plot. On November 18, 2000, the Cuban Government formally asked Panama to... Bruce Zagaris 17 1 2001-01-01 Venezuela, Cuba, Panama Extradition, Terrorism
Canada Contemplates Deportation of Alleged Smuggler to PRC During the third week of November, 2000, the Canadian police arrested Lai Changxing outside a casino hotel in Niagara Falls and thereafter his wife, and has initiated deportation proceedings against... Bruce Zagaris 17 1 2001-01-01 Canada, China Extradition
Germany Affirms Frankel German Conviction and His Extradition to the U.S. On December 1, 2000, the German appellate court dealt a stinging defeat to high-rolling financier Martin R. Frankel, affirming his convictions in Germany and the US. extradition request on multiple... Bruce Zagaris 17 1 2001-01-01 United States, Germany Extradition, Fraud
Scottish Court Invalidates Forfeiture Due to Human Rights Violations and Blair Administration Proposes Law Reform On October 13, 2000, the Appeal Court, High Court of Judiciary in Scotland overturned and invalidated a forfeiture judgment under Section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as a violation of the... Bruce Zagaris 17 1 2001-01-01 United Kingdom Asset Forfeiture
U.S. and Yemen Reach Agreement on Cole Bombing Cooperation On November 29, 2000, the U.S. and Yemeni Government signed an agreement on mutual assistance in the investigation and prosecution of suspects and witnesses in the investigation of the bombing of the... Bruce Zagaris 17 1 2001-01-01 United States, Yemen Terrorism, Mutual Legal Assistance
Greece Ratifies Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty with the U.S. Greece has recently ratified a bilateral ‘Treaty for Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between US and Greece’ (signed by both parties in Washington, on the 26th of May, 1999). Attaining a... Polys Tsidiris 17 1 2001-01-01 United States, Greece Mutual Legal Assistance
The Netherlands, Suriname Bring Criminal Cases Against Desi Bouterse During the third week of November 2000, a Dutch high court ordered prosecutors to investigate Desi Bouterse, the former military dictator of Suriname, for his role in the “December murders” of 1982... Bruce Zagaris 17 1 2001-01-01 Netherlands, Suriname Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Murder
U.S. Enacts Act to Protect Victims from International Trafficking of Women and Children On October 28, 2000, President Clinton signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 that provides for protection to victims of international trafficking, strengthens criminal penalties... Bruce Zagaris 17 1 2001-01-01 World Human Trafficking

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