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U.S. Prepares for Ratification of OECD Anti-Bribery Convention |
On April 7, 1998, U.S. officials provided an optimistic view of the prospects for ratification and implementation of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Public Officials in International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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5 |
1998-05-01 |
United States, OECD |
Bribery, Treaties |
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Bibliography of Books |
1. Human Rights
Capital Punishment: Global Issues and Prospects (Peter Hodgkinson & Andrew Rutherford eds., Waterside Press 1996), ISBN 1-872870-32-5...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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U.K. Law Commission Proposes New Bribery Law to Meet OECD Convention |
The U.K. Law Commission has proposed a new law on bribery that will create four new offenses and bring the United Kingdom into compliance with the recently concluded OECD Convention on Transnational... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
United Kingdom, OECD |
Bribery, Treaties |
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Bibliography of Articles |
1. Banking, Privacy, and Money Laundering
Lawrence L.C. Lee, Taiwan: Recent Opposition to the Money-Laundering Epidemic, 1 J. Money Laundering Control 268-76 (1997)...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Commonwealth of Virginia Executes Paraguayan Despite ICJ Plea |
On April 14, 1998, the Commonwealth of Virginia executed Angel Francisco Breard, a Paraguayan national, for murder despite a plea from the International Court of Justice and from Secretary of State... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
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Human Rights, Murder, International Courts |
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Spanish Public Prosecutor Calls for End to Prosecute Pinochet |
On March 23, 1998, Mr. Ignacio Pelaez, public prosecutor in Madrid, called for an end to Spanish legal efforts to prosecute former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for the disappearance of hundreds... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Spain |
Human Rights, Law Enforcement |
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G-8 Environment Ministers Agree to Strengthen Enforcement Cooperation |
On April 3-5, 1998, at a meeting of the Group of Eight Environment Ministers at Leeds Castle in the United Kingdom, an informal agreement was achieved to strengthen enforcement cooperation...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
G-8 member countries |
Environment, International Cooperation, Crimes |
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FATF Issues Annual Report on Money Laundering Typologies |
On February 12, 1998, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Money Laundering issued its 1997-98 report on money laundering typologies. The purpose of the exercise was to provide a forum for law... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, International Organizations, Law Enforcement |
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Last PrepCom on International Criminal Court Ends |
On April 3, 1998, more than 100 countries and several non-governmental organizations finished the last preparatory conference leading to the June 15-July 17, 1998, conference in Rome that will... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
International Organizations, Treaties |
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Cayman Islands and Brazil Are Concluding MOU on Bank Supervision |
The Cayman Islands and the Government of Brazil are concluding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that provides for cross-border supervision of Brazilian banks operating in the Cayman Islands... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Brazil, Cayman Islands |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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Ukraine Ratifies European Extradition and Mutual Assistance Treaties |
On March 11, 1998, Ukraine ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Extradition and Its Additional Protocols and the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Europe, Ukraine |
Extradition, International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
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U.S. Narcotics Report Reviews Status of International Money Laundering |
As part of the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), the U.S. Department of State has provided a review of the status of global money laundering trends and countermeasures... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, International Organizations, International Cooperation |