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New Arrests and Criticisms of Multinational Peacekeeping |
On December 18, 1997, Dutch paratroopers and marines from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Bosnia arrested two Bosnian Croat war crimes suspects and then sent them to the International Criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
France |
Law of War, International Courts, Peacekeeping |
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Colombian Congress Approves New Extradition Law |
On November 26, 1997, the Colombian Congress approved a new extradition law that will enable its government to extradite nationals, but only prospectively. Because of the requested U.S. extradition... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Extradition |
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Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group Formed to Combat Organized Crime |
On December 11, 1997, national anti-counterfeiting organizations from leading industrialized countries announced plans to cooperate on responding to the increasing involvement of organized crime in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
United States, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden |
Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property, Organized Crime |
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Dutch Trial Court Holds Ireland Murder Suspect Extraditable |
On December 9, 1997, Amsterdam district court judges approved the extradition of Brian Meehan, an Irish national wanted for the murder of Veronica Guerin. Guerin, 36 at the time of her death, was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
Netherlands, Ireland |
Extradition, Murder |
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AIDP Colloquium on Organized Crime and International Cooperation |
On May 13-17, 1998, a preparatory Colloquium of the Association International de Droit Penal (AIDP) on Organized Crime and International Cooperation in Criminal Matters will be organized in Utrecht,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
World |
Organized Crime, Conferences, International Cooperation |
