As INTERPOL has developed over time, it has experienced the growing pains that normally attend any large and relatively complex entity, and also some that are more specific to its own, unusual functions. In his book that I love, The Legal Foundations of INTERPOL, Rutsel Silvestre J. Martha touched on one of these developments:
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If I Were a Betting Man . . . I’d Watch Out for INTERPOL: What Lawyers Need to Know
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I’m still thinking about the topic of the last post: FIFA’s historic donation to INTERPOL. The donation is meant to be used to prevent future crimes by training players, officials, and fans about the dangers of illegal betting and match-fixing. It is not for the purpose of investigation of the crimes themselves.
Does this…
FIFA’s Donation to INTERPOL: What Does It Mean for Red Notices?
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FIFA just made a HUGE donation to INTERPOL to support efforts to combat match-fixing and illegal betting in soccer. The donation, which was in the amount of 20 million euros, will be used to set up an anti-corruption training wing in the new global complex in Singapore, discussed here back in March.
Wow. This is…
INTERPOL Defends its Decisions to Deny Certain Venezuelan Red Notice Requests
In a continuation of the discussion of the current Venezuelan Red Notice situation, I thought it interesting to consider INTERPOL’S public explanation of two matters: first, the historic visit by Ronald K. Noble, INTERPOL’s Secretary General, to Venezuela early this month, and second, the possible reasons for INTERPOL’s denial of Venezuela’s Red Notice requests.
Why the…
Will Singapore’s new INTERPOL complex mean changes for Red Notice activity?
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INTERPOL is scheduled to open a new global complex in Singapore early this decade, and has already broken ground at the new site. The center is intended to complement the agency’s existing General Secretariat in Lyon, France, and is planned to go into full operation in late 2013 or early 2014. The focus of the…