United Kingdom Tackles Copyright Piracy Issues |
Faced with unprecedented losses in the world market due to copyright counterfeiting and international piracy, the United Kingdom is preparing to take steps to prevent further losses and to protect... |
Jay Rosenthal |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
United Kingdom |
Copyright |
GAO Suggests Improvements in Tax Information Exchange Program |
In a report issued in December, 1985, to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the General Accounting Office has reviewed the federal/state tax information exchange program in order to assess how... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
1 |
1986-01-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement |
Book Reviews: International Criminal Law by M. Cherif Bassiouni |
International Criminal Law-Crimes is the first of three volumes. Volumes 2 is on Procedures and Volume 3 is on Enforcement. The three-volume series, which embraces 1500 pages, is designed to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
World |
International Law |
Swiss Court Rules No Extradition in DeMiamis Case |
The First Public Law Division of the Swiss Supreme Court decided on March 12, 1986 that the Swiss Government should not request extradition in de minimis cases. |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
8 |
1986-08-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
Swiss Senate Committee Favors Insider Trading Legislation |
A consultative committee of the Swiss Ständerat or Senate approved 9 to 1 a Federal council bill to penalize the abuse of insider trading information in securities transactions. The proposal has the... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Switzerland |
Trade Crimes |
Computer Crimes: Combining to Face an International Challenge |
Within the last several years, the international community has become increasingly alert to the need to take effective action to combat the international aspects of computer-related crime. |
T. Michael Peay |
2 |
5 |
1986-05-01 |
World |
Computer Crimes |
Video Commercialization vs. Copyright in Peru: A Primer |
With the proliferation of home use video cassette recorders (VCR), an underground industry has emerged to provide the public with videocassettes of first run movies copied without permission from the... |
Juan Pedro van Hasselt |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Peru |
Copyright |
Caribbean Regional Police Training Centre Increases Funding |
The Barbados Government has increased its funding for the Regional Police Training Centre (RPTC). The allocation of $1,046,622 in the 1986-87 Estimates under Grants to Public Institutions... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
9 |
1986-09-01 |
Barbados |
Law Enforcement |
Seminar Illustrates Criminalization of Tax Law |
The BNA Fourth Annual Seminar on Criminal Tax Fraud on April 17-18, 1986 in Washington, D.C., touched on numerous international enforcement issues. A panel of experienced government attorneys and... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
4 |
1986-04-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement |
Greece and Italy Sign Cooperation Agreement |
On September 23, 1986, the Governments of Greece and Italy signed a security agreement calling for joint cooperation in combatting terrorism, drug smuggling and organized crime. Greek Public Order... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
10 |
1986-10-01 |
Greece |
Adjective Enforcement |
Senate Ratifies U.S.-U.K. Extradition Treaty |
The United States Senate ratified this month an extradition treaty between the U.S. and the U.K. that was signed on June 25, 1986 by a vote of 87 to 10. |
David Simonetti |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
American Society of International Law Forms Committees |
The American Society of International Law has formed several committees which will consider and make recommendations on matters affecting international criminal law. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
Latin America and South America |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
Swiss Extradition of Narcotics Funds Courier |
As reported by the authoritative Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the First Public Law Divison of the Swiss Supreme Court in Lausanne granted a U.S. extradition request for a Colombian citizen who is... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
Switzerland |
Extradition |
Northeastern States Sign Exchange of Information Agreements |
On January 16, 1986, ten northeastern states and the District of Columbia signed an agreement to exchange tax information. The agreement is significant since it is the first time a group of states... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
1 |
1986-01-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement |
Regulation Requires Signature of Exemption Requests under BSA |
On December 17, 1986, the Department of Treasury promulgated a final rule pursuant to the Anti-Drug Abuse Act., 51 F.R. 45108. The regulation incorporates the new Act's statutory amendments which... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
Justice Agrees to Safeguard Attorney-Client Privilege in Investigations |
In response to requests from the American Immigration Lawyers Association to desist from violating the attorney-client privilege in its labor investigations of potential fraud, the Department of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
8 |
1986-08-01 |
United States |
Law Enforcement |
AID Administration of Justice Commonwealth Caribbean Proposal Progresses |
Approval for an Administration of Justice proposal in the Commonwealth Caribbean by the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) has been given. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Caribbean |
Administration of Justice |
AILA Endorses the Establishment of Project for Asylum Appeals |
The American Immigration Lawyers Association Committee on Asylum and Refugees in a report to the Board of Governors has endorsed and supports the establishment of a national project to coordinate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
5 |
1986-05-01 |
United States |
Asylum |
Senior Officials of Commonwealth Countries Meet to Consider Draft Schemes on Mutual Assistance in the Administration of Justice |
A meeting of senior officials of Law Ministries from 31 Commonwealth countries was held at the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, from 21 January to 4 February 1986 to consider three draft schemes for... |
Gael M. Kerrigan |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
British Commonwealth |
Administration of Justice |
Senate to Deny Tax Benefits to Companies in Terrorist Countries |
On September 22, 1986, during a debate on the 1987 budget reconciliation measure, the Senate agreed by a voice vote to an amendment that would deny foreign tax credits and deferral of taxes on income... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
9 |
1986-09-01 |
United States |
Taxation |