Italy Becomes 5th to Ratify European Anti-Money Laundering Convention |
On January 20, 1004, the Government of Italy deposited its instrument of ratification of the “Convention of Laundering, Searches, Seizure and Confiscation (European Laundering Convention”). It will... |
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10 |
1 |
2011-08-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, Seizure |
Bolivian Coca Farmers Vigorously Oppose U.S “Zero Option” for Eradication of Coca Plants |
On December 16, 1993, coca farmers from the tropical region of Cochabamba energetically rejected the U.S. Government’s proposal called “zero option”, which would require total eradication of coca... |
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10 |
1 |
2011-08-01 |
Bolivia |
Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement |
IRS International Tax Training Materials Released Under FOIA |
Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers has obtained updated international tax training materials from the IRS pursuant to Freedom of information Act requess; and it is publishing these materials in their... |
Charles M. Bruce |
10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States |
Taxation, Training, FOIA |
International Drug Rivalry Grows in Curacao as EU Contemplates Action |
The European Union (EU) has acted to resist the proliferation of drug trafficking in the Caribbean through measures such as the establishment of the Caribbean FinancialAction Task Force (CFATF),... |
Sharla Leigh Evert |
10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
Curaçao |
Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Robbery, Violence |
Bahrain Central Bank Criticizes New Lockerbie Sanctions |
On December 24, 1993, the media reported that Bahrain’s Central Bank has objected to and criticized the U.S. Government for freezing assets held by a Bahraini bank with Libyan connections. The... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, Bahrain, Libya |
Terrorism, Sanctions |
U.S. Court Construes French Extradition Order to Permit Trial of Ex-Banker Billman on Fraud |
On January 4, 1994, in a major victory for the U.S. Court, a federal court in Baltimore construed a French extradition order permitting prosecution of ex-banker Tom J. Billman for mail and wire fraud... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, France |
Extradition, Fraud, Conspiracy, Racketeering/RICO |
French Rejection of Swiss Extradition Request and Release of Iranians Accused of Terrorist Acts Triggers Diplomatic Protests |
On December 31, 1993, the Swiss Government protested the release and expulsion to Iran of two Iranians whose extradition the Swiss Government had requested in connection with the 1990 assassination... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
France, Switzerland, Iran |
Extradition, Terrorism, International Cooperation |
Bibliography |
This article provides a bibliography of recently released books, articles and documents…[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
Germany Publicizes Extradition Request from Lebanon of Suspect in 1986 Disco Bombing |
On January 5, 1994, German prosecutors publicized their unsuccessful efforts until now to extradite from Lebanon a key suspect in the 1986 bombing of a Berlin discotheque that killed three people and... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, Germany, Lebanon, Libya |
Extradition, Terrorism, Prosecution |
Mexico Announces Arrest of Alleged Rapist |
On December 17, 1993, the Mexican Office of the Attorney General announced that agents of the Federal Judicial Police arrested Serapio Zuniga Rios on December 15, 1993 in accordance with the warrant... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Kidnaping, International Cooperation, Rape, Abuse of Children |
French-Belgian Cooperation in Murder Case Hits Paydirt for Arms Trafficking |
On December 21, 1993, judicial assistance between the French and Belgian governments resulted in unexpected bonanzas with two arrests and a discovery of an arms cache. A French rogatory commission... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
France, Belgium |
Extradition, Murder, Arms Trafficking, International Cooperation |
U.S. Court Grants Relief to Chinese Witness Due to Human Rights Violence and U.S. Government Misconduct in Major Drug Case Snafu |
On October 6, 1993, in an extraordinary 131-page opinion by U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick, the U.S. District Court granted injunctive relief to Mr. Wang Zong Xiao, a national of the People’s... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, China |
Drugs & Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, International Cooperation, Prosecution |
OECD Delays Initiative on Foreign Bribery |
Despite demands by the United States Government at the end of 1993 that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development adopt a code promulgating a set of binding recommendations to take... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, OECD |
Corruption, Bribery, OECD |
Privy Council Decision on Jamaica Death Row Inmates Results in Death Row Reprieve in Trinidad and Threats in Barbados |
The recent decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the Earl Pratt and Ivan Morgan cases already has had an impact in the implementation of death penalty cases in the Commonwealth... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
Caribbean, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago |
Human Rights, Prisoner Rights |
New UN Post Created for High Commissioner on Human Rights |
On December 20, 1993, the General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution creating a UN High Commissioner for the Promotion and Protection of all Human Rights. The Vienna Declaration and Programme... |
Erika Ellertson Barnes |
10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
World |
Human Rights, United Nations |
Charges of Human Rights Violations Against Reagan |
Relatives of missing Hondurans are preparing to file a criminal lawsuit against Ronald Reagan and the United States Army for the disappearance of at least 150 Hondurans. The charges against the U.S.... |
Sharla Leigh Evert |
10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, Honduras |
Human Rights, Immunity, Crimes against Humanity, Detention |
Alien Smuggling from Poland to Germany Does Not Abate Despite New Laws |
Alien smuggling from Poland into Germany has remained strong despite tougher illegal immigration laws. Meanwhile internationally organized crime groups appear to be diversifying the scope of their... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
Germany, Poland |
Immigration, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Border Security, Asylum |
Hong Kong Cooperates with Europe on Illegal Immigrants |
Hong Kong immigration controls are considered effective by many countries, mainly because the use of Hong Kong as a springboard to illegally enter countries in Europe and America has diminished... |
Sharla Leigh Evert |
10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, Europe, Hong Kong |
Immigration, International Cooperation, Smuggle, Border Security |
Prisoner Transfer Treaties and the Witness Security Program |
On November 18, 1993, the Committee on International Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association and the Committee on International Criminal Law, Section of International Law, D.... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States |
Transfer of Prisoners, Conferences, Witness Protection |
Swiss Government Proposes Strengthening Anti-Money Laundering Law and Reducing Confidentiality |
On January 12, 1994, the Swiss Government proposed additional major changes to its banking laws that would permit foreigners increased access to information in cases where such governments suspect... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |