International Court of Justice Finds Jurisdiction While U.S. Court Rejects Libyan Government’s Argument for Lack of Jurisdiction in Lockerbie Case |
On February 27, 1998, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that it had jurisdiction and the arguments of Libya were admissible in applying the 1971 Montreal Convention arising from the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, |
International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, Treaties |
Spanish Court Broadens Case on Disappeared Person in Argentina |
On March 16, 1998, six leaders of the Argentine Workers’ Central gave Judge Baltasar Garzon the names of 9,000 persons, many of them Spaniards and their descendants, who disappeared during the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Spain, Argentina |
Human Rights, Murder, Kidnaping |
U.S. Indicts Five Ozone Smuggling Cases |
On February 24, 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has brought five indictments against six men, one woman, and one company for smuggling ozone into the U.S. U.S. prosecutors in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Environment, Law Enforcement, Chemicals Smuggle |
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Fugitive from Export Control Violations |
Effective February 9, 1998, the U.S. Department of State has imposed procurement and import sanctions on Berge Aris Balanian, a fugitive from justice who previously resided in Germany and was last... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Sanctions, Export Enforcement |
Elaboration of a Comprehensive Convention Against Organized Transnational Crime: U.N.-sponsored Meeting of an Intergovernmental Group of Experts (Warsaw, February 2-6, 1998) |
From February 2-6, 1998, the Government of Poland hosted in Warsaw an U.N.-sponsored meeting of an Intersessional Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Experts on the Elaboration of a Preliminary... |
Michael Plachta |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
World, Poland |
Organized Crime, Conferences, Treaties |
Coping with U.S. Export Controls 1997 |
This book contains materials from a two-day program held in December 1997, and illustrates the enormous scope of the international enforcement aspects of U.S. export controls. This review highlights... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Sanctions, Book Review, Export Enforcement |
Brazil Enacts Anti-Money Laundering Law |
On March 4, 1998, the Brazilian new anti-money laundering bill proposed by the Executive Branch and enacted by the Congress took effect. It will criminalize money laundering for the first time... [... |
Bruce Zagaris and Sergio Sardenberg |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Brazil |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Asset Forfeiture, International Cooperation |
U.K. Will Review Financial Regulation and Tax Enforcement in Crown Dependencies |
United Kingdom Home Secretary Jack Straw has announced comprehensive review of the financial legislation and regulatory systems in Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man, meeting with an angry... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United Kingdom, , , Guernsey |
Tax Enforcement |
Recent Anti-Money-Laundering Efforts in Taiwan |
1. Introduction The Republic of China ("Taiwan") has encountered episodes of money laundering of illicitly gained proceeds for the past several years. Further, in addition to the... |
Lawrence L. C. Lee |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Taiwan |
Money Laundering |
Activity of Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal Increases |
Slowly, but significantly, the pace of activity of the War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has increased... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
Catalan Judge Sentences Network the Laundered Drug Money |
On February 18, 1998, Judge Baltasar Garzon of the National Court convicted nine persons accused of laundering drug-related money. The network operated primarily in Barcelona and laundered more than... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Spain |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking |
U.S. Congress Adopts Resolution for Tribunal Against Saddam Hussein as Iraq Moves to Recommend the Same Against Clinton |
On March 13, 1998, the U.S. Senate voted 93-0 to urge the creation of a United Nations tribunal to try President Saddam Hussein of Iraq as a war criminal. In November 1997, the House adopted a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, Iraq |
Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts |
FATF Issues Annual Report on Money Laundering Typologies |
On February 12, 1998, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering issued its 1997-98 report on money laundering typologies. The report will be discussed in the May 1998 issue of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, International Organizations |
Rwanda War Crime Suspect Rearrested in Texas |
On February 26, 1998, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents rearrested Mr. Elizaphan Ntakirutimana, a Rwandan minister accused of crimes against humanity, at the request of the War Crimes... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, Rwanda |
Law of War, War Crimes |
U.S. Issues Drug Certification Report |
On February 26, 1998, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced the results of the annual drug certification report. Among the highlights, Albright stated that Colombia still was not... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
U.N. Warns Guatemala Over Need to Improve Tax Enforcement and Criminal Justice |
In a report on the first year of peace, the United Nations’ verification mission in Guatemala, Minugua, has warned that the continuation of peace is jeopardized by failure to achieve its goals on tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
World |
Administration of Justice, United Nations, Tax Enforcement |
U.N. Proposes 50% Reduction in Drug Demand |
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs, a U.N. policy-making body, is considering a United Nations initiative (called the “draft declaration on the guiding principles of drug demand reduction”) that will... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
World |
United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking |
International Maritime Bureau’s Annual Report on Maritime Piracy |
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has released its annual report for 1997 on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
World |
International Organizations, Maritime, Robbery, Piracy |
U.S. Indicts Mexican Based Migrant Smuggling Ring |
On February 26, 1998, a grand jury indictment was returned in El Paso, Texas against an international group based in Mexico on charges of operating a ring that smuggled Middle Eastern nationals into... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Human Trafficking, Immigration |
First Federal Indictment Brought Against Caribbean Based Sports Internet Wagering |
On March 4, 1998, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mary Jo White, announced that an indictment was brought against the managers and owners of six Internet sports betting companies... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, Caribbean |
Cybercrime, Betting |