Central American Integration Includes Drug and Other Enforcement Issues in Future Program |
On December 15-17, 1990, the five Central American Presidents and the President of Panama met in Puntarenas, Costa Rico, to discuss various issues of socio-political and economic importance to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
1 |
1991-01-26 |
Costa Rica, Panama |
Conferences, Drug Enforcement, International Convention, International Cooperation |
Germany to Adopt EC Insider Trading Regime and Strengthen Centralization of Enforcement in the Wake of Scandals |
In the wake of an insider-trading "scandal," involving the investigations by Frankfurt city prosecutors of approximately 150 cases of possible tax evasion connected with securities trading, calls and... |
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7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Europe, Germany |
Compliance, European Union, Trade Enforcement |
Recommendations and Conclusions of U.N. Ad Hoc Expert Group on Strategies to Combat Transnational Crime |
On May 27-31, 1991, in Smolenice, Czechoslovakia, approximately 15 to 20 ad hoc experts met to consider strategies to combat transnational crime. The following are the conclusions and recommendations... |
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7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
World |
International Cooperation, International Courts, International Crimes, United Nations |
EC Commission Proposes Coordination of Customs Penalties |
On February 1, an EC Commission proposal to unify customs regulations and introduce a coordinated
policy on penalties to ensure equality of treatment for citizens while preventing trade from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
2 |
1991-01-30 |
Europe |
Economic Integration, European Union, International Cooperation |
Export Controls and Enforcement in Eastern and Central Europe |
At the beginning of 1990 the U.S. and its COCOM allies undertook serious steps to restructure the multilateral system of export controls so that western business may participate fully in the emerging... |
Georgi Angelov |
7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Europe, United States |
Trade Crimes, Trade Enforcement |
Isle of Man Moves to Regulate Professionals in the Offshore |
In a bill now working its way through Parliament, the Financial SErvices Commission has proposed a bill to require all companies undertaking investment business in or from the Isle of Man to obtain... |
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7 |
5 |
1991-05-01 |
Isle of Man |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
Nomination of Barr May Raise Consideration of U.S. Extraterritorial Policy |
On October 16, President George Bush announced that he would nominate acting Attorney General William P. Barr for Attorney General. Barr, who is 41, would be the youngest attorney general since... |
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7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
United States |
Jurisdiction |
The Alleged Transnational Criminal |
Mr. Gustavo Lopez Munoz, an attorney from Madrid, initiated the conference by speaking about the legal reforms effected in Spain by the adoption of the Spanish Constitution in 1978. Among the... |
Francisco Laguna |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Bulgaria, Germany, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom |
INTERPOL, International Crimes |
ABA Program Highlights Frontier Developments in International Environmental Criminal Law |
On December 3, 1991, the Committee on International Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Associations, held a program on "International Encironment Criminal Law: Cross-Border Problems... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
12 |
1991-12-01 |
United States, World |
Environment, International Law |
Developments in the U.S. -- Bahamas Enforcement |
During the last year developments in the adjective assistance have progressed well, especially compred to the controversies that had raged in the mid-1980's. Enforcement in combatting illicit... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
1 |
1991-01-23 |
Bahamas |
Adjective Enforcement, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Policy/Directives |
Three Anti-Terrorism Bills Introduced |
Three bills introduced during the last week of January, 1991 by Congressmen Guarini, Lantos, and Solomon provide a series of new mechanisms, sanctions, and procedures to combat international... |
Sarah Barber |
7 |
3 |
1991-03-01 |
United States |
Legislation, Terrorism |
Bolivia Announces Offer to Drug Traffickers |
On July 17, the Bolivian Government annoucned an offer for drug traffickers. The offer allows them to: surrender in the next 120 days; to admit guilt and identify their accomplices; surrender assets... |
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7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
Bolivia, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
Mitsotakis Regime Enacts Anti-Terrorism Law and Signals Winds of Change in Greek Policy |
On December 13, 1990, the Greek Government enacted a "Bill for the Protection of Society Against Organized Crime," a law which is modeled on German and Italian legislation and provides for a range of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
1 |
1991-01-26 |
Greece |
International Crimes, Legislation, Organized Crime, Terrorism |
Swiss Stock Exchange Bill is Vague on Exchange of Information |
Recently the Swiss Senate began discussing a bill for a Conferderate Stock Exchange Statute, Section 30 of the bill provides that the Confederate banking commission or a stock exchange commission,... |
Anke Naujock |
7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Switzerland |
Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision |
EC Ministers Give Final Approval to Money Laundering Directive |
On June 10, the Council adopted by unanimity int he meeting of the ECOFIN Council of Ministers for the European Community a directive to enforce anti-money laundering policy. |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
6 |
1991-06-01 |
Europe |
Bank Secrecy, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance |
Organized Crime Strategy Calls For Enhanced International Cooperation as a Key Tactic in Combatting New Organized Crime Groups |
On January 31, 1991, the United States Department of Justice, in issuing its Organized Crime National
Strategy,JI set forth two principal objectives: to eliminate La Cosa Nostra (LCN) crime... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
2 |
1991-03-02 |
China, Italy, Japan, United States |
International Cooperation, International Crimes, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Policy/Directives |
Three of the Western Powers Name Libyans in International Terrorist Incidents |
In what is shaping up to be one of the biggest cases or series of cases, the French, British, and United States governments have charged Libyans in three international terrorist cases. |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
France, Libya, United Kingdom, United States |
Terrorism, Trial |
Bush Administration Requests Relaxation of Drug Certification Process |
On May 2, 1991, Melvin Levitsky, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Task Force on International Narcotics Control on the... |
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7 |
5 |
1991-05-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
Bush Administration Reports Skepticism to Congress on Establishing a Permanent International Criminal Court, But More Positive on One for the Persian Gulf Crimes |
The Bush Administration in a report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing an international criminal court required pursuant to P.I. 101-513 has stated that it has become “increasingly... |
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7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
Iraq, United States |
Crimes against Humanity, International Courts, International Criminal Court |
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... |
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7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Securities Law |