U.S. Court of Appeals Vacates Lobue for Jurisdictional Grounds |
On April 30, 1996, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously vacated a decision by the U.S. district court that declared the law a violation of the constitutional... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States |
Administration of Justice, Extradition |
Canadian Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Extradition Based on Charter |
On March 19, 1996, the Canadian Supreme Court dismissed an appeal of a judgment in the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The challenge to extradition was based on an alleged violation of the Canadian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Canada, United States |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, Drug Enforcement |
Mexico Extradites Two Nationals to the U.S. |
On April 26, 1996, in a move signifying the start of a new exception to the long-standing prohibition of extraditing its nationals, the Mexican Government has granted the extradition requests of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Murder, Sex Crimes, Treaties |
Cyprus Signs Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and Tax Protocol |
On March 27, 1996, the Cypriot Government signed the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (CoE MLAT) and its Additional Protocol on Fiscal Offenses...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Europe, Cyprus |
Taxation, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
Philippine Court Sentences Chinese for Maritime Piracy |
On May 3, 1996, a Philippine Court sentenced twenty Chinese seamen to prison for five years for maritime piracy, a sentence that will be followed by deportation...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
China, Philippines |
Maritime, Piracy |
U.S. Court Sentences Last of Cockatoo-Egg Smugglers |
On April 1, 1996, District Court Judge David V. Kenyon in Los Angeles sentenced a Tennessee woman to 37 months in jail for her role in the illegal smuggling of valuable and threatened wild bird eggs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Australia |
Environment, Endangered Species, Smuggle |
European Commission Releases Annual Anti-Fraud Report and Requests More Authority |
On May 8, 1996, the European Commission released its annual report on the fight against fraud, showing that the fraudulent use of European Union (EU) funds has increased and requesting more authority... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Organized Crime, Fraud, Smuggle |
Commonwealth Law Ministers Approve Series of Mutual Assistance Documents |
On April 15-19, 1996, at their meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the Commonwealth Law Ministers discussed and approved several mutual assistance documents that will improve cooperation in several... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
British Commonwealth, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom |
Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation |
The U.S. Is First to Start IPR Enforcement Sanctions against China |
On May 15, 1996, as expected, the United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky announced a list of Chinese imports that could be subject to $2 billion worth of trade sanctions unless the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, China |
Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property |
French Government Will Provide Mutual Assistance But Not Extradition to Belgian Authorities in Corruption Case |
On May 13, 1996, the French Government announced that it will provide mutual assistance in response to requests for information from the Belgian judicial authorities on Mr. Serge Dassault, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
France, Belgium |
Corruption, Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, Bribery |
U.S. Court Orders Extradition of Marzook to Israel |
On May 8, 1996, U.S. District Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy ordered the extradition of Mr. Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook to Israel on criminal charges that he financed and helped organize terrorism attacks... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Israel |
Extradition, Terrorism, Murder |
Seychelles Issues Press Release Explaining EDA |
On April 26, 1996, the Seychelles Government and the European Union issued a joint press communiqué on the proposed enactment of the Economic Development Act (EDA)...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Europe, Seychelles |
Money Laundering, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |
U.S. Terrorism Prevention Act Has Many International Provisions |
The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 has been enacted and is now in effect. It has many important international enforcement assistance provisions that warrant attention...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States |
Immigration, Terrorism, Kidnaping, Capital Punishment, Smuggle |
Action Plan for Caribbean Regional Drug Control Set |
On May 15-17, 1996, the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) led an international conference that adopted a Regional Plan of Action...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Caribbean, Jamaica |
International Organizations, Maritime, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |
An Examination of the New UNIDROIT Convention on the Return of Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Goods |
In a Diplomatic Conference held in Rome, Italy in June 1995 and attended by more than 70 countries, observer states and international organizations, the International Institute for the Unification of... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Greece |
Art and Cultural Property, United Nations |
U.S. Concludes "Zorro II" Drug Smuggling Investigation |
On May 2, 1996, U.S. law enforcement officials announced the conclusion of a seven-month investigation on a drug smuggling operation that revealed a highly sophisticated cooperation between Colombian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Mexico, Colombia |
Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle |
Symposium on International Crime in Caribbean Perspective, October 3 and 4, 1996, Willemstad, Curaçao |
On October 3 and 4, 1996, the Department of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles will hold a symposium on International Crime in Caribbean Perspective. The primary goals of the symposium can be... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Caribbean, Curaçao |
Administration of Justice, Conferences |
South Africa Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Export Controls as Fugitive Threatens Law Suit |
On May 2, 1996, Judge Danie Oberholzer in Johannesburg, South Africa issued an order denying an extradition request by the United States government for the extradition of Paul Grecian, a former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Iraq, South Africa, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Intelligence, Arms Trafficking |
Returned Fugitive Obtains Mixed Results in Defense of Rape Trials |
On May 3, 1996, a U.S. District Court ruled on a series of motions on procedural issues for trying two rape cases in which Alex Kelly, who in 1987 as a 19-year-old, fled only to return in May 1995... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Europe |
Extradition, Sex Crimes |