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3 Nov 2011, 3:25 pm
The appeal of the PCT process is that it enables patent applicants to file a single patent application and have that single, uniform patent application be treated as an initial application for patent in any Member Country. This single, uniform patent application is what is referred to as the international application. Filing an international patent application to start the patent process can frequently be a wise move if you are contemplating securing patent rights in multiple countries. It is,… [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 8:30 am
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 1):
Albania Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on March 1, 1933
Entered into Force on November 14, 1935
Anguilla Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on June 8, 1972
Entered into Force on January 21, 1977
Antigua and Barbuda Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on June 3, 1996
Entered into Force on July 1, 1999
Argentina Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on June 10, 1997
Entered into Force on June 15, 2000
Australia… [read post]
11 Mar 2011, 8:00 am
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 7):
Dominican Republic Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on June 19, 1909
Entered into Force on August 2, 1910
Ecuador Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on June 28, 1872
Entered into Force on November 12, 1873
Ecuador 1941 Supplement to Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on September 22, 1939
Entered into Force on May 29, 1941
Egypt Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on August 11, 1874
Entered into Force on April… [read post]
27 Sep 2011, 9:27 am
A leader in a cocaine trafficking ring with links to powerful Mexican and Colombian cartels has been sentenced to 34 years in federal prison, following extradition from South America.
The U.S. Attorney’s office says 41-year-old Nivaldo Riascos Renteria of Colombia played a key role in organizing transport of tons of cocaine from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, to the United States, Mexico and Europe. The FARC controls the vast majority of cocaine production in South… [read post]
25 Jan 2011, 8:39 am
U.S. investigators have been unable to find evidence directly linking WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Bradley Manning, the army private suspected of passing on confidential documents to the whistleblowing website, according to a report last night.
Jim Miklaszewski, NBC News’s chief Pentagon correspondent, reported sources inside the U.S. military as saying they could detect no contact between Manning and Assange. Evidence shows that Manning downloaded thousands of files and passed them to an… [read post]
6 Jul 2011, 10:48 am
Issuance of a Warrant of Apprehension
Title 18 United States Code § 3184 generally authorizes any state judge, federal judge or magistrate to issue a warrant of apprehension in connection with a certificate of extraditability. Practically speaking though, nearly all warrants are issue by United States district court judges and magistrates. As a precursor, nearly all extradition hearings are conducted by such judges and magistrates.
Ordinarily, the issuance of a warrant of apprehension must be… [read post]
18 Jun 2012, 7:16 am
Times Online on June 15, 2012 released the following:
“Associated Press
The lawyer for a British suspect linked to the Lulz Security hacking collective said Friday that she’d fight any moves to have her client tried in an American court.
A federal indictment filed Tuesday accused the 20-year-old of hacking into sites for the talent competition “The X-Factor,” “PBS NewsHour,” Sony Pictures and others. The sites were hit at the beginning of a months-long attack spree claimed by LulzSec,… [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 9:00 am
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 19):
Portugal Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on May 7, 1908
Entered into Force on November 14, 1908
Portugal European Union Protocol to Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on July 14, 2005
Entered into Force on February 1, 2010
Romania Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on September 10, 2007
Entered into Force on May 8, 2009
St. Helena Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1977 United Kingdom Treaty)
Signed on June 8,… [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 12:43 pm
The Dutch Supreme Court approved the extradition of a Somali man to the U.S., where he is wanted on terrorism charges.
Mahamud Said Omar was charged in August 2009 in a five-count indictment with paying young men to travel from Minneapolis to Somalia to train with and fight for al-Shabaab, a group designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department. The indictment was unsealed in late November of that year.
Omar allegedly visited an al-Shabaab safe-house and provided hundreds… [read post]
10 Aug 2011, 7:33 am
A Mexican federal court panel says an accused drug cartel “queen” can’t be extradited to the U.S. on a charge for which she was acquitted in Mexico.
The appeals court also has upheld a judge who acquitted Sandra Avila Beltran on drug-trafficking, money-laundering and organized-crime charges in December, citing lack of evidence.
Both rulings made public Tuesday deal a blow to U.S. and Mexican efforts to prosecute Avila, who is known as the “Queen of the Pacific.” She was arrested in 2007… [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 9:00 am
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 13):
Jordan Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on March 28, 1995
Entered into Force on July 29, 1995
Kenya Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1935 United Kingdom Treaty)
Signed on December 22, 1931
Entered into Force on June 24, 1935
Kenya Exchange of Notes Regarding Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on May 14, 1965 and August 19, 1965
Entered into Force on August 19, 1965
Kiribati Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1977 United… [read post]
5 Jul 2011, 7:29 am
Judicial Review of Determination in Extradition Hearings
Generally, neither party to an extradition proceeding may appeal the determination of the judge or magistrate. If commitment results, limited review is available through a writ of habeas corpus proceeding in the United States district court. To be effective, the application for writ of habeas corpus should be filed prior to the Secretary of State taking final action. No action will be taken by the Secretary until after decision on the… [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 1:55 am
(On the Job! pays occasional notice to interesting intlaw job notices)Applications are sought for the position of "British Red Cross Research Fellow - International Humanitarian Law." The Fellow will take part in a research project, jointly undertaken by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the British Red Cross, to update accounts of state practice that underpin the ICRC's Study on Customary International Humanitarian Law, described here.The position, which runs till the end of 2013,… [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 10:38 am
A Mexican man has been returned to southwest Ohio to face charges that he kidnapped and raped a 9-year-old girl in 2005, in a case that sparked unrest in a Hamilton neighborhood.
Alfredo Lopez Cruz was being held Wednesday without bond in Butler County. No attorney was listed for him.
Lopez Cruz disappeared soon after the girl told family members she had been assaulted. The home where he was believed to have been staying was vandalized and set on fire.
Federal officials said in March he had been… [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 1:00 pm
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 10):
Grenada Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on May 30, 1996
Entered into Force on September 14, 1999
Guatemala Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on February 27, 1903
Entered into Force on August 15, 1903
Guatemala Supplement to Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on February 20, 1940
Entered into Force on March 13, 1941
Guyana Extradition Treaty with the U.S.(1935 United Kingdom Treaty)
Signed on December 22,… [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 9:00 am
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 15):
Malawi Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1935 United Kingdom Treaty)
Signed on December 22, 1931
Entered into Force on June 24, 1935
Malawi Exchange of Notes Regarding Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on December 17, 1966; January 6, 1967; April 4, 1967
Entered into Force on April 4, 1967
Malaysia Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on August 3, 1995
Entered into Force on June 2, 1997
Malta Extradition Treaty with the… [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 8:30 am
An interview on Marco Q Rossi & Associati has been published today on the Italian financial newspaper ITALIA OGGI. We attach below the file with the full account: www.lawrossi.com/images/stories/docs/MQR_Italia_Oggi.pdf [read post]
25 Oct 2012, 9:37 am
HattiesburgAmerican.com on October 25, 2012 released the following:
“Written by
Associated Press
JACKSON — British authorities are seeking extradition of a man in Mississippi on charges of sexually abusing a young girl in 1988.
U.S. District Court records say Barry Willoughby, 45, was taken into custody in Biloxi, Miss., on Oct. 17 on a warrant from Bradford, England, for charges of indecent assault and gross indecency with a child.
John Weber, Willoughby’s lawyer, says Willoughby maintains… [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 1:00 pm
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 14):
Lesotho Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1935 United Kingdom Treaty)
Signed on December 22, 1931
Entered into Force on June 24, 1935
Liberia Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on November 1, 1937
Entered into Force on November 21, 1939
Liechtenstein Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on May 20, 1936
Entered into Force on June 28, 1937
Lithuania Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on October 23, 2001
Entered into… [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 7:16 am
Restrictions on Prosecution or Punishment in Requesting Country for Offense for Which Extradition Not Granted By United States
Statutorily, the Secretary of State is restricted from surrendering a requested individual for an offense for which he was not found extraditable. However, extradition treaties may provide for exceptions. Some exceptions which would permit prosecution or punishment for offenses for which extradition was not granted may be: 1) If an individual fails to leave the country in a… [read post]