Texas Death Row Case of Canadian Raises Anew Aliens’ Rights |
On December 9, 1998, a U.S. District Court blocked the execution of Joseph Stanley Faulder, a 61-year-old Canadian national who had eight scheduled executions in Texas in more than two decades on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Canada, United States |
Human Rights |
: Honduras “Paroles” U.S. Person Convicted of Murder |
On November 6, 1998, the Honduras Government released on parole Gus Valle, a 49-year-old U.S. national from South Florida, who three months before was convicted of manslaughter... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States, Honduras |
Human Rights |
Jersey Amends Oversight and Secrecy Laws to Cope with Cantrade Scandal |
As a result of the Cantrade Private Bank Switzerland (CI) scandal, the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) will amend its Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991, which will strengthen supervisory... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United Kingdom, Switzerland |
Fraud |
U.S. Prosecution of Textile Transshipment Continues |
The prosecution of Peter Yeung, a Hong Kong resident and the first person extradited from Hong Kong in the summer of 1998 under its new extradition treaty with the U.S., continues as a pre-trial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States, Hong Kong |
Fraud |
U.S. Court Strikes Down Massachusetts Burma Law |
On November 4, 1998, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that a Massachusetts statute that forbids the state from buying goods from anyone doing business with Myanmar is... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States |
Economic Sanctions, Export Enforcement |
: Money Laundering in Switzerland: Analysis and Some Observations |
The financial sector in Switzerland has traditionally been associated with secrecy, which makes it prone to exploitation by money launderers. The aim of the Swiss government and of the financial... |
Konstantinos D Magliveras |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering |
European Union Holds Justice and Home Affairs Council Meeting |
On December 3-4, 1998, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union held its 2146th Council meeting and reached a number of important decisions with respect to international criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations |
U.S.-Swiss Cooperation Results in Seizure of $276 Million of Drug Money |
On December 18, 1998, the U.S. announced the seizures of $276 million in illicit drug money from a Colombian trafficking organization and its associates. It was the largest confiscation in history... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States, Colombia, Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Seizure |
44 Countries Promise to Help Return Nazi-Looted Art |
On December 3, 1998, at a conference, 44 countries approved guidelines to restore thousands of works of art looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs. Meanwhile, efforts continue... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
World |
Art and Cultural Property, Law of War |
U.S. Removes Iran and Malaysia from List of Problem Drug Countries |
On December 7, 1998, U.S. President Bill Clinton in a letter to key members of Congressional House and Senate international relations and appropriations committees, removed Iran and Malaysia from the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States, Iran, Malaysia |
Drugs & Trafficking |
Yugoslavian War Crimes Tribunal |
Several developments indicate the Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia is actively adjudicating cases and making significant jurisprudential decisions while experiencing growth pains... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide |
Brazil Brings WTO Complaint Against EU for Anti-Narcotics Preferences |
On December 9, 1998, the Brazilian Government filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization regarding the European Union (EU) preferential terms for imports of instant coffee from countries... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Brazil, Europe |
Drugs & Trafficking |
Mexico Initiates Intellectual Property Law Enforcement |
On November 11, 1998, Herminio Blanco, Mexican Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development, announced a national campaign to strengthen intellectual property enforcement... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Mexico |
Intellectual Property |
Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Adopts Resolution on OECD Harmful Tax Competition Report |
On November 19, 1998, the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), at a meeting in the Cayman Islands, adopted a resolution appointing a working group to study the OECD Harmful Tax Competition... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
World |
Tax Enforcement |
Council of Europe Promulgates Convention on Protection of the Environment Through Criminal Law |
On November 16, 1998, seven countries signed the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law, which opened for signature November 4, 1998. An article... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
World, Europe |
Environment |
Australia Arrests on Behalf of Mexico Mr. Cabal, Fugitive for Financial Crimes |
On November 11, 1998, the Australian Government arrested Mr. Carlos Cabal Peniche, who fled Mexico in 1994 and has been one of Mexico’s most-wanted fugitives... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Mexico, Australia |
Extradition |
Japan Requests Securities Enforcement Cooperation Agreement with U.S. |
On December 3, 1998, the Japanese Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission announced it was requesting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conclude a bilateral agreement on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States, Japan |
Securities Law |
Germany Decides Not To Extradite Kurdish Leader |
On November 27, 1998, the German Government rebuffed Italy’s demand that it seek the extradition from Italy of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish workers’ party (PKK), calling instead for his... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Germany, Italy, Turkey |
Extradition |
Germany Extradites Salim, U.S. Indicts 5 More for Role in Embassy Bombings |
On December 20, 1998, the German Government turned over Mamduh Mahmud Salim to U.S. officials for extradition to the U.S... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
United States, Germany, Kenya, tanzania |
Terrorism |
EU Parliament Proposes to Extend Money Laundering Cooperation |
On November 17, 1998, the European Parliament deputies proposed that the European Union (EU) revise regulations on mutual assistance and information sharing for anti-money laundering so that customs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
1 |
1999-01-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, Customs Enforcement, Mutual Legal Assistance |