Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volumesort ascending Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S.-French Agreement on Securities Enforcement Cooperation Takes Effect On February 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that on January 31 letters have been exchanged between the Securities and Exchange Commission and its counterpart, the French... Bruce Zagaris 7 2 1991-03-02 France, United States Securities Exchange Commission, Securities Law, Securities Trade Enforcement
Chilean Supreme Court Upholds Indictments of Two Police Chiefs in Letelier Murders On November 18, the Chilean Supreme Court in a 3 to 2 vote upheld a September 21 ruling by Justice Adolfo Bandos indicting two chiefs of the former military Government's secret police who are accused... 7 11 1991-11-01 Chile, United States Forgery, Murder, Trial
Peru-U.S. Sign New Drug Cooperation Agreement In a potentially important breakthrough in anti-drug cooperation on May 15, 1991, the U.S. and Peru announced the signing of an agreement on anti-drug cooperation that emphasizes, inter alia,... 7 5 1991-05-01 Peru, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation
U.S. Agrees to Additional Conventions in Enforcement Cooperation in Securities and Commodities Futures Trading During the third week of September of this year, at the time of the 16th Annual Conference of the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO), hosted by the SEC in Washington, the... 7 10 1991-10-01 United Kingdom, United States Securities Law
Business Crime in Eastern Europe In 1989, in respone to the emregence of the East European countries into the Western Free market Economy, the Counil of Europe decided to launch an initiative of assistance. Monty Raphael 7 8 1991-08-01 Eastern Europe Crimes
Environmentalists Finally Hook Japan to End the Use of Drift Net Fishing In an important victory for environmental groups seeking to jump-start international environmental enforcement law, on November 26, the Japanese cabinet approved a moratorium on drift net fishing on... 7 12 1991-12-01 Japan Environment, Wildlife
German Government Proposes Bill for Tougher Penalties for Violations of the Iraq Sanction On January 23, 1991, Juergen Moellemann, the German Government's new economics minister, proposed a bill that contains strengthened criminal penalties for companies that violate the U.N. embargo on... Bruce Zagaris 7 1 1991-01-23 Germany Sanctions
Appellate Court Upholds Yunis Conviction The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has affirmed the convictions of Fawaz Yunis conspiracy, aircraft piracy, and hostage-taking charges resulting from the hijacking of a Jordanian... Bruce Zagaris 7 3 1991-03-01 Jordan, Lebanon, United States Piracy, Terrorism, Trial
Bolivian General Accuses US DEA Agents of Foul Play According to media reports, Bolivian general Jorge Moreira, the commander in chief of the Bolivian Armed Forces, has declared that he has requested the identification and expulsion of the Drug... 7 7 1991-07-01 Bolivia Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition
European Community Resuscitates Project to Criminalize Fraud against its Resources On November 15, the European Community, acting through the ministers of the Twelve in the framework of the Legal Council, decided to revive a project of the anti-fraud coordination unit (UCLAF) that... 7 11 1991-11-01 European Union, Europe European Union, Fraud
Money Laundering British Caribbean Dependencies Anti-Money Laundering and Related Enforcement Efforts The British Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) continues its efforts to assits its Caribbean dependent territories in their enforcement of laws to prevent criminal use of their offshore financial... Bruce Zagaris 7 6 1991-06-01 Caribbean, United Kingdom Money Laundering
Mexico-U.S. Initiate Border Environmental Cooperation The Mexican and United States Governments have increased efforts on the development of an integrated plan on border environmental cooperation. The plan formalizes and carries out the commitment... Bruce Zagaris 7 2 1991-03-02 Mexico, United States Border Security, Environment, International Cooperation
Colombian Constitutional Assembly Endorses Ban of Extradition of Nationals Since February, delegates representing all aspects Colombian society have been meeting in an attempt to revise the Colombian Constitution of 1886. Attempts at constiuttional reform have been made by... Mark Andrew Sherman 7 5 1991-05-01 Colombia Adjective Enforcement
USAID Proposes 6-Year $36 Million Colombia Justice Sector Reform Project In what will be the most significant Administration of Justice project to date, the U.S.A.I.D. has proposed a $36 million project using counternarcotics economic assistance to support a six year... Bruce Zagaris 7 10 1991-10-01 Colombia, United States Jurisdiction, Prosecution
Workshop on Principles and Procedures for a New Transnational Criminal Law This International Workshop on "Principles and Procedures for a new Transnational Criminal Law," held at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law from May 21-24, 1991,... 7 8 1991-08-01 World
Italy Establishes Compensation Fund through Insurance Policies to Compensation Victims of Organized Crime Extortion The Government of Italy has established a compensation fund to assist victims of extortion efforts by organized crime. The fund will be partly financed by a new one-percent tax on certain insurance... Bruce Zagaris 7 12 1991-12-01 Italy Administration of Justice, Extortion, Organized Crime, Oversight
Licenses Issued for Settlement of Kuwaiti Bank Obligations The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury ("OFAC") has licensed seven blocked Kuwaiti banks to settle directly most types of obligations arising prior to the August 1,... Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 7 3 1991-03-01 Kuwait Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Economic Crimes
Caribbean Heads of Government Agree to Establish a Regional Center for Drug Law Enforcement Officers On July 5, following the 12th Conference of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government meeting, the communique mentioned that the Heads of Government endorsed the proposal by the... 7 7 1991-07-01 Caribbean Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
Cambridge Association Formed to Foster Co-operation Between Crime Experts Worldwide Last month's conference on economic crime at Cambridge was attended by 150 delegates from 50 countries. Here, we review some of the highlights and announce the launch of the Cambridge Association. 7 11 1991-11-01 United States International Cooperation, International Organizations, Organized Crime
Brazil Proceeds with Ratification of Vienna Drug Convention On June 12, the Brazilian Senate approved the 1988 Vienna Anti-Narcotics Convention.  On May 23, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies passed the Convention. The remaining step is for the Executive... 7 6 1991-06-01 Brazil Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking

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