US and Uruguay Conclude Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty |
On May 6, 1991, the U.S. and Uruguway signed a Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLAT). The MLAT constitutes the second MLAT that the U.S. has concluded in the last month with a... |
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7 |
5 |
1991-05-01 |
United States, Uruguay |
Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
India’s Supreme Court Orders New Criminal Proceedings against Union Carbide over Bhopal Disaster |
On October 3, 1991, the Indian Supreme Court issued an order in New Delhi that new criminal proceedings be held against Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal disaster in which more than 3,800 people were... |
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7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
India |
Capital Punishment, Crimes, Evidence Gathering |
Trade Bill to Provide Andean Preferences Passes |
On the eve of the Congressional recess, both houses approved by voice vote the conference agreement on a bill, HR 1724, that will provide trade preferences to Andean countries. The new law extends to... |
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7 |
12 |
1991-12-01 |
Colombia, Peru, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Trade Enforcement, Treaties |
Mexico-U.S. Integrated Environment Plan for Mexico-U.S. Border Area |
On August 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretaria de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecologia (SEDUE) released a working draft of the Integrated Environmental Plan. One chapter discusses... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Environment, International Cooperation |
ABA CJS Committee on International Criminal Law Forms Administration of Justice Subcommittee |
On September 21, 1991, the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section's Committee on International Criminal Law met in Washington, D.C. It discussed the following matters...(more)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
United States |
International Crimes, International Law |
Chariot 1 Case Hailed as Major Breakthrough in Fight Against Lebanese Deviations |
The spate of recent deviations into the Lebanon has once again aroused passions amongst the maritime community. However, as CCI reports this month international co-operation and the swift response of... |
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7 |
3 |
1991-03-01 |
Lebanon, World |
Law Enforcement, Piracy |
U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Brazilian Letters Rogatory Request Because Criminal Proceeding Is Not Imminent Enough |
On June 21, 1991, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a decision of great importance for foreign governments and law enforcement agencies, overturned a lower court's decision to grant... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
United States |
Adjective Enforcement, International Cooperation, International Crimes |
Mexican Government Will Buttress Environmental Enforcement |
On October 28, Mexico's Secretary of Urban Development and Ecology (SEDUE) Patricio Chirinosannounced a three-year program of more than $460 million to protect the environment along Mexico's border.... |
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7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Environment |
Swiss Supreme Court Declares 41 Month Pretrial Detention Excessive |
In a decision affecting foreigners held in pretrial detention, the Swiss Supreme Court in Lausanne recently established new criteria for the length of a pretrial and procedural detention of a... |
Clemens Kochinke |
7 |
6 |
1991-06-01 |
Colombia, Switzerland |
Prisoner Rights, Prosecution |
American Bar/Bankers Conference Considers International Developments in Money Laundering Enforcement Developments |
On September 26-27, the American Bar Association/American Bankers Association held its third annual conference, entitled “Money Laundering Enforcement Update: Compliance and Enforcement Issues” in... |
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7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
Cayman Islands, United States |
Bank Secrecy, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance |
Report No.6: Census of Blocked Iraqi Government Assets and Claims Against Iraq and Iraqi Government Entities |
This morning the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") issued new regulations amending the Iraqi
Sanctions Regulations. The new regulations require a census of blocked assets of the Government... |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius |
7 |
2 |
1991-01-23 |
Iraq, United States |
Office of Foreign Assets Control, Regulation |
Canada Justice Ministry Reports Annual International Activities |
The Annual Report for the Department of Justice Canada for 1989-90 contains several interesting developments...(more)... |
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7 |
5 |
1991-05-01 |
Canada |
Crimes against Humanity, Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, United Nations |
Controversy over Enforcement of Drift-Net Rules |
As pressure builds in the United States for proper enforcement and retaliation of violators of fish-net rules, the Japanese Fisheries Association is threatening retaliation if the United States... |
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7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
Japan, United States |
Trade Crimes, Wildlife |
IRS Assists Japan in Tax Evasion Investigation of Japanese Real Estate Investments in Hawaii |
With the assistance of the Internal Revenue Service, Japan's National Tax Administration Agency has detected 218 instances of possible tax evasion by Japanese nationals in Hawaiian real estate.... |
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7 |
12 |
1991-12-01 |
Japan, United States |
Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
Further Enforcement Efforts to Curb Driftnet Fishing by South Pacific States |
Thursday, August 1, 1991, the Senate passed by voice vote legisltation that would require the President to impose economic sanctions on countries that employ drift net fishing. The "Driftnet... |
Sarah Barber |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Japan, Korea, Taiwan, United States |
Environment, International Cooperation |
Panel Finds U.S. Embargo of Tuna From Mexico Violates GATT |
A three-member GATT panel found the U.S. enforcement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to ban the importation of yellowfin tuna from Mexico violates the GEneral Agreement on Tariffs &... |
Phyllis E. Andes |
7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
Mexico, United States |
International Cooperation, International Law, Witness Protection |
Swiss Supreme Court Rules on Judicial Assistance Request in Marcos Case |
In several decisions regarding the Philippine judicial assiantce request in the Marcos Case, the Swiss Supreme Court in Lausanne gave its conditional approval to the repatriation of seized funds and... |
Christoph Moslein |
7 |
1 |
1991-01-26 |
Philippines, Switzerland |
Administration of Justice, Cross-Border Communication, Information Exchange, International Cooperation, International Crimes, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Law |
Financial Action Task Force Report Provides Additional Momentum |
The most recent report of the Financial Action Task Force indicates that the organization is quickly becoming the most important intergovernmental organization for money laundering enforcement. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy, FATF, Money Laundering |
U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Verdugo-Urquidez Conviction Due to U.S. Violation of Extradition Treaty with Mexico |
In a monumental decision of July 22, 1991, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the conviction of Rene Martin Verudgo-Urquidez and held that the breach by the U.S. of its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Extradition |
U.S.-Cayman MLAT Extended to the British Virgin Islands, Turks & Caicos and Anguilla and Illustrate Growing U.K. Criminal Cooperation |
On November 9, 1991, the United States exchanged notes with the United Kingdom, extending to the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the Cayman Islands to British Virgin Islands, the Turks &... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
2 |
1991-03-01 |
Anguilla, Turks and Caicos, United Kingdom, United States |
International Cooperation, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |