{"id":3952,"date":"2012-04-03T02:48:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T06:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charityandsecurity.org\/?p=3952"},"modified":"2020-09-02T12:39:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T16:39:56","slug":"kadi_timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charityandsecurity.org\/litigation\/kadi_timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kadi Case: Court Decisions on Due Process for Terrorist Listing Differ in EU, U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

Yassin A. Kadi, a businessman and citizen of Saudi Arabia, purused court challenges to being placed on terrorist lists in the European Union (EU) and United States (U.S.). The process and standards used by the EU and U.S. courts differ substantially, leading to different results: the EU courts have ruled the EU listing process lacks fundamental protections, violating EU human rights standards, while the U.S. courts rejected Kadi’s constitutional claims.<\/p>\n

Partially in response to EU court decisions finding fault with the United Nations’ listing process, in December 2009 the Security Council established an Office of the Ombudspersion in\u00a0Resolution 1904\u00a0<\/a>to provide better procedures for people and groups petitioning to be removed from the UN’s terrorist list. \u00a0This process has been\u00a0praised<\/a>\u00a0by the Department of State’s top counterterrorism official, but U.S. procedures have not been changed to provide similar due process protections. This timeline tracks the history of Kadi’s court cases:<\/p>\n

Timeline of Kadi Litigation in the EU and U.S.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Date<\/th>\nCourt\/Agency<\/th>\nAction Taken<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Oct. 12, 2001<\/td>\nU.S. Dept. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)<\/td>\nKadi put on list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT), U.S. assets frozen, announced in Treasury press release<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 2001<\/td>\nUN<\/td>\nKadi put on UN list<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 15, 2001<\/td>\nU.S. Dept. Treasury (OFAC)<\/td>\nLetter sent to Kadi notifying him of listing and asset freeze and advising of his right to request reconsideration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 20, 2001<\/td>\nEU<\/td>\nKadi put on EU list, funds frozen as a result of UN listing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 26, 2001<\/td>\nU.S. Dept. Treasury (OFAC)<\/td>\nNotice that Kadi has been put on SDGT list published in the Federal Register<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 2001<\/td>\nEU Court of First Instance (General Court)<\/td>\nKadi files challenge to EU listing and asset freeze based on denial of fundamental due process<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 21, 2001<\/td>\nU.S. Dept. of Treasury (OFAC)<\/td>\nKadi petitions OFAC for reconsideration of listing and asset freeze<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 12, 2004<\/td>\nU.S. Dept. of Treasury (OFAC)<\/td>\nOFAC denies Kadi delisting request in 20 page memorandum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 2005<\/td>\nSwitzerland<\/td>\nSwiss investigation results in Kadi being taken of the Swiss list (Switzerland not a member of EU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept. 2005<\/td>\nEU Court of First Instance (General Court)<\/td>\nDismisses Kadi appeal, saying compliance with EU law not considered because UN Security Council has primacy. Kadi appeals to EU Court of Justice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept. 3, 2008<\/td>\nEU Court of Justice (higher court0<\/td>\nEU Court of Justice rules in favor of Kadi, saying UN agreements cannot have the effect of prejudicing constitutional principles agreed to in the treaty establishing the European Community. The court found the EU regulation allowing listing and asset freezes to breach fundamental human rights, since no evidence was communicated to Kadi, and the right of defense and effective judicial review were prejudiced. It gave EU authorities three months to remedy these defects, leaving the sanctions in place during that time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. -Nov. 2008<\/td>\nEU Commission (sanctions agency)<\/td>\nEU Commission sends brief summary of UN reasons for the Kadi listing, giving Kadi opportunity to comment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov. 28, 2008<\/td>\nEU Commission<\/td>\nEU Commission renews listing and asset freeze against Kadi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan. 16, 2009<\/td>\nU.S. District Court for the District of Columbia<\/td>\nKadi files suit against OFAC challenging designation and asset freeze based on evidence and raising constitutional claims regarding due process, free speech and protection from unreasonable seizure of assets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feb. 2009<\/td>\nEU General Court (formerly First Instance)<\/td>\nKadi files new challenge to second listing and asset freeze in EU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sept. 30, 2010<\/td>\nEU General Court<\/td>\nCourt ruled in favor of Kadi, noting that the UN procedure, despite improvements in establishment of Ombudsperson Office to make recommendations on delisting requests, lacks fundamental due process protections, including sufficent notice of the charges and denying “most minimal access to the evidence against him.” It said “In essence, the Security Council has still not deemed it appropriate to establish and independent and impartial body responsible for hearing…decisions taken by the Sanctions Committee.” (paragraph 128)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 19, 2012<\/td>\nU.S. District Court for the District of Columbia<\/td>\nThe Court dismissed Kadi’s lawsuit, holding that evidence gave OFAC sufficient “reason to believe” that Kadi provided support to terrorists or people associated with them. It also left open the question of whether or not Kadi had sufficient financial ties to the U.S. to require due process protections, since it found that even if he did the OFAC reconsideration process is sufficent. The court also distinguished the case from Al Haramain and KindHearts rulings (which said OFAC process for U.S. based charities is unconstitutional), saying Kadi “is a foreign national,with significant overseas ties and assets.” (p. 60)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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