Jan-Michael Simon Versión en español aquí. In Part I of this series, the author discussed two criminal cases pending before U.S. courts: the Housing case and the Food for Venezuela case. Both deal with business transactions involving the proceeds of public corruption tied to the Venezuelan State’s investment in the welfare of its people. This […]
Accountability from abroad for corruption of the Venezuelan State (Part I): Accountability before US courts
Jan-Michael Simon Versión en español aquí. In a notorious, internationally known context of widespread public corruption in Venezuela, the justice systems of foreign states are expected to respond effectively when their territory is used to launder money gained from corrupt practices in Venezuelan territory. In the first part of a series of blogs, the author […]
Venezuela at the International Criminal Court: A Guide to Understanding this Historic Issue
Access to Justice* Lee la versión en español aquí. Victims of human rights violations, activists, government officials and the media were eagerly awaiting this day. The reason? It was expected that the outgoing prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, would announce whether she would continue investigating the crimes against humanity that occurred in […]
