Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volumesort ascending Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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... 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... 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... 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... 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.... 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... 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)... 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... 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.... 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

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