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Elaboration of a Comprehensive Convention Against Organized Transnational Crime: U.N.-sponsored Meeting of an Intergovernmental Group of Experts (Warsaw, February 2-6, 1998) |
From February 2-6, 1998, the Government of Poland hosted in Warsaw an U.N.-sponsored meeting of an Intersessional Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Experts on the Elaboration of a Preliminary... |
Michael Plachta |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
World, Poland |
Organized Crime, Conferences, Treaties |
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U.K. Will Review Financial Regulation and Tax Enforcement in Crown Dependencies |
United Kingdom Home Secretary Jack Straw has announced comprehensive review of the financial legislation and regulatory systems in Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man, meeting with an angry... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United Kingdom, , , Guernsey |
Tax Enforcement |
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Brazil Enacts Anti-Money Laundering Law |
On March 4, 1998, the Brazilian new anti-money laundering bill proposed by the Executive Branch and enacted by the Congress took effect. It will criminalize money laundering for the first time... [... |
Bruce Zagaris and Sergio Sardenberg |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Brazil |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Asset Forfeiture, International Cooperation |
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Activity of Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal Increases |
Slowly, but significantly, the pace of activity of the War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has increased... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Recent Anti-Money-Laundering Efforts in Taiwan |
1. Introduction The Republic of China ("Taiwan") has encountered episodes of money laundering of illicitly gained proceeds for the past several years. Further, in addition to the... |
Lawrence L. C. Lee |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Taiwan |
Money Laundering |
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U.S. Congress Adopts Resolution for Tribunal Against Saddam Hussein as Iraq Moves to Recommend the Same Against Clinton |
On March 13, 1998, the U.S. Senate voted 93-0 to urge the creation of a United Nations tribunal to try President Saddam Hussein of Iraq as a war criminal. In November 1997, the House adopted a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, Iraq |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Catalan Judge Sentences Network the Laundered Drug Money |
On February 18, 1998, Judge Baltasar Garzon of the National Court convicted nine persons accused of laundering drug-related money. The network operated primarily in Barcelona and laundered more than... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Spain |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking |
