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7 Sep 2012, 11:51 am
I am pleased to announce that I am the new Chair of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) – International Law Section.
I look forward to working with my colleague and Vice-Chair, Orlando Silva (Commercial Counsel – Specializing in Export Controls, Customs and International Trade Matters at Research in Motion) and my fellow Section Executives in keeping OBA members updated on current developments in various areas of international law.
Membership in the OBA International Law Section is open to… [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 12:00 pm
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 4):
Bulgaria Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on September 19, 2007
Entered into Force on May 21, 2009
Burma (Myanmar) Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on December 22, 1931
Entered into Force on November 1, 1941
Canada Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on December 3, 1971
Entered into Force on March 22, 1976
Canada Exchange of Notes Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on June 28, 1974 and July 9, 1974
Entered… [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 3:35 pm
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has ordered a Canadian man turned over to American authorities after the accused waived his right to extradition.
Kevin J. Walsh was arrested in Cape Breton in May by RCMP and is being held at the Cape Breton Correctional Centre pending his formal turn over to U.S. officials.
He was charged several years ago with attempting to import marijuana into New York state. Walsh fled the jurisdiction and has been on the lam ever since.
There was no information available… [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 2:11 pm
Colombia Reports on March 28, 2012 released the following:
SARAH KINOSIAN
“Colombian criminals wanted for extradition should serve sentences at home before being sent abroad, says the country’s Justice Minister Juan Carlos Esguerra.
Some Colombian prisoners extradited to the U.S. are being given sentences that are “too short, ” Esguerra told W Radio this Wednesday.
“There are events in which it is clear that the crimes committed that affect Colombia and Colombians are more serious than… [read post]
11 Mar 2011, 12:00 pm
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 8):
European Union Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on June 25, 2003
Entered into Force on February 1, 2010
Falkland Islands Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1977 United Kingdom Treaty)
Signed on June 8, 1972
Entered into Force on January 21, 1977
Fiji Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1935 United Kingdom Treaty)
Signed on December 22, 1931
Entered into Force on June 24, 1935
Fiji Exchange of Notes Regarding Extradition Treaty… [read post]
9 Apr 2012, 11:04 am
Photo of the International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands
John L. Fossum, along with former U.S. Ambassdor Robert Flaten, United States District Court Judge John Tunheim, Assistant United States Attorney John Docherty and Professor Barbara Frey of the Human Rights Program at the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota. Details of the program, registration information, and bios of the speakers are available here.
Topics include the genocide in Rwanda, the International… [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 2:34 pm
Colombia Reports on March 5, 2012 released the following:
“Colombian police said Monday they have arrested one of the sub-commanders of the country’s largest neo-paramilitary organization the “Urabeños.”
Andres Arroyabe Ramirez, alias “Maquina,” was captured in the central Cundinamarca department.
Maquina, described by police as one of the most feared criminals in the Colombia, has been linked to the “Norte del Valle” drug cartel, its descendant the “Rastrojos,” the Urabeños… [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 10:31 am
A Washington state man who came to the United States in 2001 has agreed to return to Bosnia to face a war crimes trial.
Edin Dzeko of Everett appeared in federal court Tuesday in Seattle for the extradition hearing.
He’s accused of being a member of a Bosnian execution squad that killed Croat civilians and disarmed soldiers captured by Bosnian forces in 1993 during the civil war in the former Yugoslavia.
The 39-year-old Dzeko told the judge he is eager to go back to Bosnia and clear his name.
The… [read post]
15 Jul 2011, 8:19 am
The Delhi High Court today cleared the deck for extradition of NRI fugitive Avtar Singh Grewal to the USA to face trial for allegedly killing his estranged wife at Phoenix in 2007 after rejecting his petition challenging the order of a magisterial court on the issue. “A prima facie examination reveals that the indictment has been correctly made and that a prima facie case has been made out in support of the requisition by the Government of the United States of America.” “Once it is clear,… [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 12:25 pm
Colombia Reports on February 27, 2012 released the following:
“CHRISTAN LEONARD
The Colombian National Police have arrested 35 members of the “Clan Galeano” who are wanted by the United States for [d]rug trafficking in conjunction with their partners in Mexico and Central America, they announced Monday.
The alleged drug traffickers were arrested specifically for extradition in what Police Director General Oscar Naranjo called “the largest number captured for extradition in the country’s… [read post]
25 May 2011, 7:59 am
The latest issue of the Oñati Socio-Legal Series (Vol. 1, no. 4, 2011) contains a symposium on "Socio-Legal Aspects of Adjudication of International Economic Disputes." Contents include:Jose Augusto Fontoura Costa, Comparing WTO Panelists and ICSID Arbitrators: the Creation of International Legal FieldsDaniel Drache, Reform at the top: What's next for the WTO? A second life? A socio-political analysisJames Flett, From the Green Room to the Court Room (And Back): Judicial Clarification of Ambiguity… [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 11:48 am
BBC on February 29, 2012 released the following:
“A Guatemalan court has approved the extradition to the US of Juan Ortiz Lopez, alleged to be one of Guatemala’s main drug traffickers.
Mr Ortiz, captured in March 2011 by US and Guatemalan agents, is accused of smuggling cocaine into the US.
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina is stepping up efforts against organised crime.
He has ordered the army to join the fight but also called for the possible decriminalisation of drugs.
At the time of his… [read post]
8 Mar 2010, 7:42 am
The extradition to the U.S. of a Malaysian man allegedly involved in hacking credit card information has been approved by a Thai court. The man, Gooi Kokseng, is accused of causing massive losses for victims in the U.S. Kokseng will be held in Thailand for the next 30 days in the event that he decides to appeal the ruling.
Kokseng, also known by the alias Delpiero, is alleged to be a member of a crime ring that has caused more than $150 million dollars in losses through hacking aimed at the United… [read post]
22 Sep 2011, 9:30 am
The hearings for the U.S. extradition request of alleged drugs kingpin Ramon Antonio del Rosario Puente (Toño Leña) has set a record in postponements, surpassing the milestone cases of ex Army captain Quirino Paulino and his associate Ernesto Bienvenido Guevara Diaz (Maconi).
Until now the Supreme Court’s 2nd Penal Chamber has rescheduled the hearings seven times, without explanations by the authorities on the extradition request for the man wanted in Puerto Rico, where he faces several charges… [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 11:50 am
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 18):
Papua New Guinea Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1935 United Kingdom Treaty)
Signed on December 22, 1931
Entered into Force on June 24, 1935
Papua New Guinea Exchange of Notes with the U.S. (Agreement continuing in force between the U.S. and Papua New Guinea the extradition treaty of December 22, 1931)
Signed on February 2 and 23, 1988
Entered into Force on February 23, 1988
Paraguay Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on… [read post]
30 Aug 2011, 9:16 am
There seems to be little chance now that the only person tried and convicted for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland will be turned over to the U.S. for prosecution.
While the rebel-run Transitional National Council in Libya says it knows the whereabouts of so-called “Lockerbie bomber” Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, a representative for the group made it clear Sunday that “We will not give any Libyan citizen to the West.”
Al-Megrhai was tried in Scotland for the terrorist bombing… [read post]
25 Jul 2011, 9:06 am
The United States has demanded extradition of Bangladesh-born militants who were recruited and trained by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina raised the issue Wednesday with the ruling Awami League’s central working committee. She also hinted at external pressure to hand over the suspects.
Hasina assured U.S. officials that her government would take necessary steps to nab the suspects, who are still at large. The suspected jihadists, according to intelligence sources, returned… [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 8:16 am
United States Statutory Provisions
In the mid 1800?s Congressional legislation was passed which permitted the appointment of officers and authorized others to carry out the provisions of treaties between the United States and England, and between the United States and France. This legislation has remained in large part the foundation of the laws governing the implementation of this country’s extradition protocols with regard to extradition from the United States.
Three important changes to… [read post]
31 Oct 2012, 8:17 am
Press TV on October 31, 2012 released the following updated story:
“Former Iranian Ambassador to Jordan Nosratollah Tajik has once again appealed against his extradition to the US on the grounds of his deteriorating health condition, Press TV reports.
Tajik was arrested in November 2006, accused of trying to buy night vision goggles from US mediators in violation of US exports rules. The former Iranian diplomat denies the allegations.
In April 2008, a British judge upheld a ruling that Tajik… [read post]
10 May 2012, 10:04 am
Dominican Today on May 10, 2012 released the following:
“SANTO DOMINGO.- An ex New York City policeman and alleged local head of the “Cibao Cartel” faces extradition to the United States on charges of drug trafficking and armed robbery, among others, the National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) revealed Thursday.
It said the extraditable Iván Miguel Tineo, AKA Miguel Benedicto Goris is being held in Najayo Prison since March 2011 on possession of 157 packages of cocaine found aboard the boat… [read post]