U.S. Senate Approves 39 Criminal Cooperation Treaties |
On October 21, 1998, the U.S. Senate voted to approve for ratification 39 treaties providing for international criminal cooperation, including 19 mutual assistance in criminal matters treaties (MLATs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United States |
Treaties, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance |
Swiss Seize $90 Million and Mexican Government Seeks 50-Year Prison Term for Raúl Salinas |
On October 20, 1998, the Swiss Government announced the seizure of more than $90 million from Raúl Salinas de Gortari, a brother of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas, as a result of an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
Mexico, Switzerland |
Corruption, Asset Forfeiture |
Initiative to Establish Enforcement Regime Against Transnational Corruption Progresses |
International organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and governments continue their efforts at constructing an alliance to establish an enforcement regime against transnational corruption... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
OECD |
Corruption, Law Enforcement |
U.S. Congress Passes Bill to Combat Transnational Corruption |
On October 21, 1998, Congress passed legislation (S 2375) approving the OECD Convention on the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials. The law will amend the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United States |
Corruption, Bribery, Treaties |
British Report on Channel Islands Offshore Will Require Publication of Companies’ Accounts |
In a prelude to one of many controversies over financial supervisory regulation and enforcement and fiscal integrity, a draft recommendation of a British Home Office report in financial regulation on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United Kingdom |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
EU Considers Initiative to Strengthen International Human Rights |
On October 9, 1998, a group of wise persons appealed to the European Union to strengthen its strategy and prioritization of international human rights, a plea that has important potential... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
Europe |
Human Rights, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
U.S. Appellate Court Overturns Convictions of Offshore Sports Betting and Laundering |
On August 24, 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously overturned the convictions of four persons convicted of multiple counts for their involvement in a gambling operation,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Betting |
British Arrest of Pinochet on Spanish Court’s Request for Human Rights Puts Spot Light on Immunities |
On October 16, 1998, the British police arrested and held Gen. Augusto Pinochet on behalf of the Spanish Government who request his extradition in connection with investigations by two Spanish judges... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United Kingdom, Spain |
Extradition, Human Trafficking, Immunity, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
U.S. Federal Reserve Will Issue New “Know Your Customer” Regulations |
On October 2, 1998, the Federal Reserve Board approved draft regulations on “know your customer” that will require a higher level of due diligence for banks. Meanwhile, on October 16, 1998, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
ICC Commercial Crime Services and Interpol Agree to Cooperate against Cybercrime |
On September 24, 1998, Eric Ellen, director of the Commercial Crime Center of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) announced that it was establishing a new special unit to combat cybercrime... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
World |
Cybercrime, International Organizations |
U.S. Announces Indictment and Seeks Custody of Mexican Cartel Leader |
On October 7, 1998, U.S. officials announced the indictment for drug and money laundering crimes against the alleged Juàrez cartel leader Vincente Carrillo Fuentes, the brother of the late Amado... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
Efforts to Investigate and Prosecute Perpetrators of U.S. Embassy Bombings Ensue |
In the third month since the August 7, 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the efforts of the U.S. and other governments to investigate and prosecute the alleged perpetrators... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Afghanistan |
Terrorism, Law Enforcement |
U.S. and Russian Narcotics Officials Agree to Cooperate |
On July 30, 1998, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Thomas A. Constantine and Russian Ministry of Interior (MVD) First Deputy Minister Colonel-General Vladimir Kolesnikov... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United States, Russia |
Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation |
Council of Europe Opens Convention on Criminal Environmental Law |
On September 9, 1998, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted the Convention on the Protection of Environment through Criminal Law, whose goal is to improve the protection of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
Europe |
Environment, International Organizations, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
Illegal Migrant Honduran Children Engage in Drug Sales in Vancouver |
Vancouver police have arrested numerous Honduran children aged 10 to 15 found selling crack cocaine, as indications reveal a trend to employ illegal alien children to sell crack cocaine and other... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United States, Honduras |
Immigration, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
Review of International Criminal Law in the Netherlands (Bert Swart and André Klip, eds), Freiburg im Breisgau: Ed. Iuscrim, Max-Planck-Inst. für Ausländisches und Internat. Strafrecht, 1997, ISBN 3-86113-960-X). |
The book provides a comprehensive discussion of international criminal law in the Netherlands and results from cooperation between the departments of criminal law of the University of Utrecht (Willem... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
Netherlands |
Book Review, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
UK Overseas Territories Meet on OECD Report on Harmful Tax Competition and Focus on UK Draft Report on “Offshore UK” Islands |
In September 1998, ministers from the UK’s ten overseas territories met in London with officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the UK Treasury, and Inland Revenue to discuss issues,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United Kingdom, UK Overseas Territories |
Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
Colombia Supreme Court Rules Law Reinstating Extradition Not Retroactive |
On October 1, 1998, the Supreme Court of Colombia ruled by a 5-4 vote that a law reinstating extradition cannot be applied retroactively. The law will be critical for a number of the Cali drug... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
Colombia |
Extradition, Organized Crime |
Argentine Judge Requests Extradition of IBM Employees Despite Lack of Criminal Charges |
A continuing battle between an Argentine federal judge and U.S. authorities is unfolding as the Argentine judge requested the extradition of two U.S.-based International Business Machines executives... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
United States, Argentina |
Extradition, Bribery |
Bibliography of Books |
1. Human Rights
Amnesty International, United States of America Rights for All (1998). (This report reveals a persistent and widespread pattern of human rights violations in the U.S.A.) |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
11 |
1998-11-01 |
World |
Bibliography |