U.S. Senate Considers Ratification of 38 U.S. Criminal Cooperation Treaties |
On September 15, 1998, the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, held a hearing on 38 proposed treaties for international cooperation. The treaties fall into three categories... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris and Danielle Barranca |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States |
Extradition, Treaties, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance |
French Arrest Alleged Terrorist Wanted for 1975 Kidnapping of OPEC Oil Ministers |
On September 8, 1998, the French policy, acting on an old warrant from German authorities, arrested and are holding for potential extradition Hans-Joachim Klein, who is wanted by German and Austrian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
France, Germany, Austria, OECD |
Extradition, Terrorism, Kidnaping |
U.S. Makes Counterterrorism Initiatives |
In the aftermath of the bombings of its Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya and threats against other embassies, the U.S. executive and legislative branches have launched counterterrorism initiatives... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
Law Enforcement Cooperation Against African Bombing Continues |
Significant law enforcement operations continue to gather evidence about and arrest persons involved in the August 7, 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies. On August 28, 1998, Mohammed Saddiq Odeh,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Uganda, Kenya, tanzania |
Terrorism, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
Sudan Starts Own Probe of Factory Bombed by US After UN Refuses to Investigate |
On September 2, 1998, the media announced that Sudan’s Government is starting its own investigation of the ownership of a pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum, which was destroyed in a U.S. missile... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Sudan |
Terrorism, United Nations |
Children of Bomb Victim Sues Osama bin Laden |
On September 8, 1998, the three children of James Harry Allen, a U.S. citizen killed in the November 1995 terrorist car-bomb attack in Ryadh, Saudi Arabia, filed the first U.S. federal suit against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Saudi Arabia |
Terrorism |
Initiative to Establish Enforcement Regime Against Transnational Corruption Progresses |
International organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and governments continue their efforts in constructing an alliance to establish an enforcement regime against transnational corruption... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
OECD |
Corruption, Law Enforcement |
Maritime Groups Urge PRC to Rectify Apparent State Piracy |
On August 24, 1998, the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) urged the People’s Republic of China to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
China |
International Organizations, Maritime, Law Enforcement, Piracy |
U.S. Undercover Sting Operation Nets Major Traffickers of Endangered Species |
On September 14, 1998, the United States and Mexico achieved success when Mexico arrested Keng Liang “Anson” Wong, 40, a Malaysian businessman first indicted in the U.S. in 1992 for smuggling iguanas... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Environment, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle |
Belgian Government Tightens Passport Issuance to Curtail Fraud After Other Governments Warn About Passport’s Loss of Credibility |
The Belgian Government has taken steps to centralize the issuance of its passports to stem the large increase in incidences of fraud and theft... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Belgium |
Immigration, Fraud |
U.S. Intercepts Suspected Smugglers Ship Off Mexico and Freezes Foreign Investor Immigrant Program Pending Fraud and Other Investigations |
Two different enforcement initiatives, the interception of a vessel carrying 150 Chinese aliens off the Mexican coast, and investigations of alleged fraud and improprieties in the implementation of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Human Trafficking, Immigration, Fraud |
Ex-Rwandan Head of State Gets Life for Genocide Despite Plea |
On September 4, 1998, the United Nations Tribunal for Rwanda sentenced Jean Kambanda, a former Prime Minister of Rwanda, to life in prison for his role in the 1994 genocide, despite his agreement to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
Rwanda |
Law of War, Genocide, International Courts |
Efforts to Continue to Provide Recovery for Alleged Wrongs During Nazi-Era |
Events to resolve crimes and wrong-doing during the Nazi-era remain fluid as Volkswagen creates a $12 million fund for Nazi-era laborers, the Austrian Government has draft legislation on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
Germany, United Kingdom, Austria |
Art and Cultural Property, Law of War, Property Restitution |
U.N. Tribunal for Rwanda Has First Guilty Conviction |
On September 2, 1998, the United Nations Tribunal for Rwanda rendered its first guilty verdict, after a trial, for the crime of genocide and for the first time included rape as a genocide crime... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
Rwanda |
Law of War, Genocide, International Courts |
Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal |
On August 24, 1998, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was reported to be increasing its investigations of war crimes in the Serbian province of Kosovo... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts, Sex Crimes |
U.N. Will Consider Permanent International Criminal Court |
From October 21-23, 1998, the U.N. Sixth (Legal) Committee will be considering the agenda item 155 "establishment of an international criminal court" at the U.N. Headquarters. The Sixth Committee... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
World |
International Courts |
Interpol Red Notices |
The International Enforcement Law Reporter frequently reports the arrests and extradition of individuals sought through Interpol channels. But before Interpol agents (in fact, officials assigned to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
World |
Extradition, International Organizations, International Cooperation |
14 Countries Raid Internet Child Pornography Ring |
On September 2, 1998, law enforcement officials in fourteen countries, including the United States, raided nearly 200 suspected members of an Internet child pornography ring characterized by... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
World |
Cybercrime, Sex Crimes, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
Report on Swiss Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement |
A report on Swiss money laundering indicates the suspicious transaction reports are increasing and leading to increasing number of prosecutions and civil actions since the reporting requirement took... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Law Enforcement |
France Rearrests U.S. Murder Suspect Tried in Absentia |
On September 20, 1998, the French Government rearrested Ira Einhorn, a U.S. national, under a new extradition warrant for the 1977 murder of a Texas woman. According to a news report, Einhorn will... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
10 |
1998-10-01 |
United States, France |
Extradition, Murder |