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AIDP Group Adopts Draft Resolution on International Cooperation and Transnational of Organized Crime |
During a preparatory colloquium held May 13-17, 1998 in Utrecht, Holland, the Fourth Section of the International Penal Law Association (IPLA also known as AIDP) adopted a draft resolution on “the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
World |
Organized Crime, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Cooperation |
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Two Prominent Lawyers Convicted |
On July 17 and 20, 1998, a Miami federal jury convicted attorneys Michael Abbell and William Moran of money laundering and racketeering conspiracy in a case that was controversial and has disturbed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud |
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Canada Leads Arrests of Cuntrera-Caruana Operatives |
On July 15, 1998, after an eighteen month investigation that almost stopped due to lack of resources on occasions, police in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. arrested ten alleged members of the Cuntrera-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
Canada, United States, Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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EU Considers Proposed Tax Enforcement Directive |
: On July 2, 1998, the European Commission (EC) proposed a directive to prevent individuals from avoiding taxes by moving, along with their assets, from one European Union member state to another... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
Europe |
Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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International Money Laundering |
On September 21-23, 1998, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will host the International Money Laundering Conference, to be held in Montreal, Canada. The conference will deal mainly with the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Conferences |
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Bolivian Supreme Court Holds Drug Leader Extraditable to U.S. |
On July 2, 1998, the European Commission (EC) proposed a directive to prevent individuals from avoiding taxes by moving, along with their assets, from one European Union member state to another... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
United States, Bolivia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Balancing the Protection of Human Rights with the Needs of Law Enforcement |
On August 24-28, 1998, the Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting a conference, entitled Balancing the Protection of Human Rights with the Needs of Law Enforcement. The theme will be International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
World |
Human Rights, Conferences, International Cooperation |
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Dominican Republic Amends Extradition Law |
The Dominican Republic legislature has passed an amendment to the 1969 Extradition law that prohibits extradition of its nationals. The new law will permit extradition of persons charged with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
United States, Dominican Republic |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Murder, Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS |
1. Comparative Criminal Law
Marina Braun & Galina Clothier, American-Russian Legal Dictionary: Criminal Law (Westport, CT, Greenwood 1998).
2. International Criminal Law in General... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Latin American Leaders Decry Difficulties in Extraditing Political and Business Leaders Charged with Corruption from South Florida |
Increasingly, persons charged with corruption in Latin America find refuge in Miami and South Florida and in many other parts of the U.S. The latest ire from Latin America has occurred in Ecuador as... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-08-01 |
United States, Latin America and South America |
Corruption, Extradition |
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Interpol Agents Arrest Italian Wanted for Organized Crime in Italy |
On June 11, 1998, Interpol agents arrested Giovanni Fabbrocino, 28, in Argentina for charges on illicit association, money laundering, and murder in Naples, Italy... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Italy, Argentina |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Murder, Organized Crime |
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A Critical Analysis of the U.N. Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings |
1. Introduction On 9 January 1998, the General Assembly of the United Nations approved Resolution 52/164 adopting the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings. This is the... |
Konstantinos D Magliveras |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
World |
Terrorism, United Nations, Treaties |
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Bahamas Extradites Swiss Fugitive Financier |
On June 2, 1998, the Bahamian Government extradited Werner Rey to Switzerland on fraud charges in Switzerland over the failure of his business empire in 1991. A Swiss prosecutor and two police... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Switzerland, Bahamas |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Spain Requests Extradition of ETA Member for Murder |
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida is considering an extradition request from the Mexican Government for the first suspected Basque terrorist capture in the U.S. Ramon... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Mexico, Spain |
Extradition, Terrorism, Murder |
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Argentina Extradites Sakic to Croatia on World War II Crimes Charges |
On June 17, 1998, the Argentine Government extradited Dinko Sakic, a Croatian accused of World War II war crimes, from Buenos Aires to Zagreb, where he will stand trial for his role in the death of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Argentina, Croatia |
Extradition, War Crimes |
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Egypt Turns Over Alleged Terrorist to the U.S. |
In June 3, 1998, Mohammed Rashid, whom the United States Government has charged in a nine-count indictment with murder, sabotage, assault, and placing bombs on aircraft, arrived in Washington, D.C.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Egypt |
Terrorism, Murder |
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Spain Extradites Fugitive Banker to Mexico |
On June 1, 1998, the Spanish Government extradited Angel Rodriguez Saez, the fugitive Mexican banker allegedly responsible for $2 billion worth of losses at Banpais, Mexico’s eighth-largest bank, for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Mexico, Spain |
Extradition, Fraud, Embezzlement |
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International Money Laundering |
On September 21-23, 1998, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will host the International Money Laundering Conference, to be held in Montreal, Canada. The conference will deal mainly with the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Conferences |
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Council of Europe Cooperative Documents Expand |
Several developments in the accession to Council of Europe criminal cooperation documents have occurred recently... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Europe |
Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance, International Convention |
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers Agree on Broad Cooperation |
On May 28-29, 1998, the Council of the European Council held a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs, in which progress was made on a wide range of international criminal cooperation matters... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Europe |
Immigration, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance, International Cooperation |