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18 Aug 2011, 10:32 am
A PCT application doesn't automatically lead to global patent protection. Instead, you eventually need to apply for patents in each of the countries and regions where you wish to pursue patent protection. This involves filing separate applications at the "national stage", which occurs 30 months (31 months in some countries) after the priority application's filing date. [read post]
12 Dec 2012, 11:48 am
The Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction* is intended to permit speedy resolution of disputes as to which nation is the appropriate place to resolve child custody disputes, by assuring return of the child(ren) to their "habitual residence", except under extraordinary circumstances. While generally the problem with Hague proceedings is that they are not speedy enough [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 10:08 am
The Panamanian Deputy Foreign Minister Alvaro Aleman assured that the ex-General Manuel Antonio Noriega, serving a 7 year prison sentence in France for money laundering, could be extradited to Panama in October.
Aleman announced that France is expected to tell Panama’s government the exact date for Noriega’s extradition, after the U.S. government approved the solicited extradition, so he can serve sentences for up to 67 years for the crimes he convicted of. Noriega’s convictions in Panama… [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 1:00 pm
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 22):
Sri Lanka Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on September 30, 1999
Entered into Force on January 12, 2001
Suriname Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (The Netherlands)
Signed on June 2, 1887
Entered into Force on July 11, 1889
Suriname Extension to Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (The Netherlands)
Signed on January 18, 1904
Entered into Force on August 28, 1904
Swaziland Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1935 United Kingdom… [read post]
14 Nov 2012, 9:26 am
The Washington Post on November 13, 2012 released the following updated story:
“By Associated Press,
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An alleged Colombian drug lord captured in Argentina is asking a local judge to reject his extradition to the United States.
Henry de Jesus Lopez Londono says he faces political percussion and his life is in danger.
Lopez Londono is 41-years-old and is known as “Mi Sangre,” or My Blood. He was caught as he arrived at a restaurant on the outskirts of Buenos Aires on… [read post]
20 May 2013, 11:57 am
Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law has launched its new visual overview of the international criminal tribunals, in which it
provid[es] an introduction to the work of the international tribunals and the conflicts which led to their establishment. …
This new 90-page report, providing analysis and information through written summaries and detailed visualizations, aims to make the work of the courts more accessible to the general public and legal professionals… [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 9:00 am
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 9):
Gambia Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1935 United Kingdom Treaty)
Signed on December 22, 1931
Entered into Force on June 24, 1935
Germany Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on June 20, 1978
Entered into Force on August 29, 1980
Germany Supplement to Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on October 21, 1986
Entered into Force on March 11, 1993
Germany European Union Protocol to Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on… [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 10:03 am
Daily News & Analysis on February 22, 2012 released the following:
“With India seeking extradition of David Headley and Tahawwur Hussein Rana, the US has assured it of all possible help in bringing to book culprits of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
The assurance was given to Indian ambassador Nirupama Rao by US Attorney General Eric Holder in a meeting on Tuesday.
Rao met Holder and underlined the importance of cooperation in the investigation of the Mumbai terror attacks, in which India has sought… [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]
7 Dec 2011, 6:54 am
BBC on December 6, 2011 released the following:
“MPs have called on the government to reform the extradition laws to improve safeguards for British citizens facing trial abroad.
Many voiced concern about the case of Gary McKinnon, who is accused of hacking into US military computers and deleting files and is fighting extradition.
He faces a sentence of 60 years in the US, compared with the six months probation the CPS in the UK originally suggested.
Speaking along with Jago Russell, of Fair Trials… [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 10:09 am
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday told Latin American media that his organization was far from financially endangered despite sanctions slapped on it by the United States.
Purportedly “our biggest problem is an economic problem related due to that US banking and financial embargo. But we’re not taking this lying down,” Assange told the general assembly of the Inter-American Press Association by teleconference.
“We have been presently in a strong enough cash position to survive… [read post]
25 Mar 2011, 12:00 pm
International Extradition Treaties with the United States (Part 24):
Turks & Caicos Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1977 United Kingdom Treaty)
Signed on June 8, 1972
Entered into Force on January 21, 1977
Tuvalu Extradition Treaty with the U.S. (1977 United Kingdom Treaty)
Signed on June 8, 1972
Entered into Force on January 21, 1977
United Kingdom Extradition Treaty with the U.S.
Signed on March 31, 2003
Entered into Force on April 26, 2007
United Kingdom European Union Protocol to Extradition… [read post]
22 Mar 2012, 7:37 am
Caribarena on March 22, 2012 released the following:
“Antigua St John’s – Leroy King is again facing the prospect of being sent to the United States to face criminal charges.
On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal dismissed his applications for an appeal hearing and for a stay of High Court Judge Justice Mario Michel’s decision to commit him for extradition. The court confirmed Justice Michel’s ruling.
King’s attorney, Dane Hamilton QC, had argued that Michel and the magistrate, in the first… [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 12:35 pm
CNN on June 19, 2012 released the following:
“By the CNN Wire Staff
(CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and has formally requested asylum, Ecuador’s foreign minister said Tuesday.
Ricardo Patino read a statement to reporters at a news conference in Quito. He took no questions.
Assange has been fighting for a year and a half against being sent to Sweden for questioning about accusations of sexual abuse. Two women accused him in August 2010 of sexually… [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 7:46 am
A 53-YEAR-OLD Perth man could be extradited to the United States to face child exploitation charges.
Christopher Donald Lobban made a brief appearance in the Perth Magistrates Court today after being arrested on a provisional extradition warrant.
Wearing a striped polo shirt, Lobban sat quietly in the dock and showed no emotion on his face.
Outside court, Lobban’s fiancee, Kat Bower, said she was at the house on May 30 when Online Child Exploitation Squad officers raided the property.
She said… [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 11:06 am
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has hired a Swedish public relations company in an indication that he is ready to abandon his appeal against his extradition to Sweden to face sexual misconduct allegations.
In a statement on his website, Harald Ullman confirmed he had been taken on by Assange, but there was no indication as to when – if at all – the WikiLeaks founder might travel to Sweden.
“After researching the case it is clear to me that JA is innocent of the rape allegations,” the… [read post]
18 Oct 2011, 9:53 am
The cockfight businessman Winston Rizik Rodriguez has become a “lucky rooster” by managing to evade several accusations against him, including an U.S. extradition request and having escaped two attempts on his life. Now his challenge is in the jurisdiction of Higüey (east) where he’ll be tried for two murders.
The man known as “El Don” and “El Gallero” (the cock-fighter) escaped a Florida prison after being convicted to 8 years in prison for drug trafficking.
According to the U.S.… [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 6:20 am
Newsday on April 17, 2012 released the following:
“After a year of hearings at the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court, the former wife of murdered US war veteran Balram “Balo” Maharaj is facing extradition after Chief Magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar ruled yesterday that the State had sufficiently argued a prima facie case.
When the matter was called yesterday, Ayers-Caesar said that she was of the opinion that the State, which was represented by attorney Larry Lalla, had sufficiently… [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 9:22 am
Jamaica’s outgoing leader said Sunday that public perceptions about his handling of a U.S. extradition request for a notorious drug gang leader contributed to his recent decision to step down.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding said in a nationally televised address that questions about the role he played in the extradition of Christopher “Dudus” Coke had affected him deeply.
Sunday’s address was the first time since Golding’s unexpected announcement last week about stepping down that he has… [read post]