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Austrian Police Arrest Bosnian Serb General and Croatia Agrees to Extradite National (XIIA) |
In August 25, 1999, Gen. Momir Talic, the army Chief of Staff of Bosnia’s Serb Republic, was arrested in Vienna, Austria by Austrian police acting at the request of the ICTY. Talic was brought to a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia |
Law of War |
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Cuba Tentatively Accepts US Requests to Improve Counternarcotics Cooperation (IIA) |
On August 18, 1999, the media reported that U.S. and Cuba sources revealed Cuba’s tentative acceptance of two U.S. requests to strengthen Counternarcotics cooperation...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
United States, Cuba |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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ICJ Considers New Cases on War Crimes (XIIB) |
The International Court of Justice has received new cases concerning “ethnic cleansing”, aggression, and other conduct concerning the law of war...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
World |
Law of War |
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Senator Kerry Calls for Hearings on International Aspects of Money Laundering and Financial Crimes |
In a press release and letter of September 10, 1999, Senate Banking Committee member John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) urged Chairman Phil Gramm (R-Texas) to hold hearings in response to allegations that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Kosovo War Crimes Suspects Arrested and UN Tries to Start Police Force (XIIC) |
A couple of months after the cease-fire in Kosovo, investigations into war crimes are already producing arrests and the United Nations is trying to establish a police force to bring law and order to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
Europe, |
Law of War |
