German Parliamentary Members Call for Sanctions against U.S. for Execution of Germans |
On March 4, 1999, some members of the German Parliament and other leading Germans accused the U.S. of “barbarism” and of violating international law for executing in Arizona by cyanide gas Walter... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, Germany |
Human Rights |
New York Appellate Court Orders Museum Not to Return Austrian Art |
On March 16, 1999, a New York state appeals court ruled that the Museum of Modern Art must not return two Egon Schiele paintings to Austria until the prosecution completes a criminal investigation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, Austria |
Art and Cultural Property |
French Court Dismisses Human Rights Actions Against Castro |
: On February 26, 1998, Judge Herve Stephan dismissed three civil complaints against Cuban President Fidel Castro, ruling that French law does not cover the alleged crimes... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
France |
Human Rights |
U.S. Forfeits and Returns to Mexico Stolen Manuscript |
On February 24, 1999, the U.S. Government announced it obtained an order for the forfeiture of an 18th-century manuscript that had been previously in the Sotheby’s auction house, so that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Art and Cultural Property |
Report on Convention against Torture Criticizes U.S. Policies |
: In October 1998, the Coalition against Torture and Racial Discrimination (hereafter CTRD) released a report criticizing a number of U.S. international and domestic criminal law policies and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States |
Human Rights |
Lockerbie Trial in the Netherlands |
The United Kingdom and The Netherlands concluded an agreement concerning a Scottish trial in The Netherlands on September 18, 1998. It is the result of a compromise related to the bombing of Pan... |
André Klip |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, , Scotland |
Jurisdiction, Terrorism |
Marcos Family Agrees to Pay $150 Million to Satisfy Human Rights Case |
On February 26, 1999, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced in a radio interview an agreement by the family of the late Ferdinand E. Marcos to compensate victims of abuse during his rule who have won a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States |
Human Rights |
Libya Announces Hand Over of Suspects by April 6 |
On March 19, 1999, Libya officially told the United Nations it will hand over by April 6, 1999 two suspects in the 1988 bombing of a Pan American jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
|
Terrorism, United Nations |
U.S. Detains Former Ukraine Prime Minister Under Corruption Investigations |
On February 22, 1999, U.S. Customs Services officials announced the detention on Friday February 19, 1999, of Ukrainian former Prime Minister, Pavlo Lazarenko, who is under investigation in both... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, Switzerland, Ukraine |
Corruption |
Greek Pros. Rules Pro-Kurdish Greeks Must Face Criminal Prosecution for Helping Ocalan |
: On March 11, 1999, a Greek prosecutor in Athens ruled that Antonis Naxakis, a retired Greek navy admiral, and Costas Badouvas, a former Socialist deputy, must be prosecuted for arranging the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
Greece |
Terrorism |
U.S. Hosts High-Level Anti-Corruption Conference While Olympic Inquiry Recommends Prohibiting Any Country from Hosting Games Without Ratifying OECD Convention |
On February 24-25, 1999, U.S. Vice President Al Gore opened a Global Forum on Fighting Corruption that was held at the State Department and attended by 89 countries. Meanwhile, on March 2, 1999, an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States |
Corruption |
Venezuela Proposes to Include Anti-Bribery Provisions in Future WTO Agreement on Government Procurement |
: At the February 24-25, 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization’s working group on transparency in government procurement, Venezuela called for the inclusion of anti-bribery provisions in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
World |
Corruption, International Organizations |
U.S. Regulators Will Withdraw “Know Your Customer” Proposed Regulations |
On March 15, 1999, federal regulators announced they will withdraw and reconsider proposed ”know your customer” rules that would have required banks and thrifts to investigate customers identities... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
European Organizations Start Comprehensive Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Aid to Central and Eastern Europe |
On February 4, 1999, in Strasbourg, the European Commission and the Council held a conference to inaugurate Octopus II, a program to strengthen the capacity of Central and Eastern European countries... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
Europe |
Corruption |
British and UN Initiate More Anti-Money Laundering Towards Offshore Jurisdictions |
On March 5, 1999, the United Kingdom Government and the United Nations initiated new and separate anti-money laundering initiatives directed toward offshore jurisdictions... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United Kingdom |
Money Laundering, United Nations |
U.S. and Portugal Conclude Commodities Futures Enforcement Agreement and Commodities and Securities Regulators Cooperate More with International Organizations |
On February 4, 1999, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the conclusion of a enforcement cooperation agreement with the Commisåo do Mercado de Valores Mobilirios (CMVM), its... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, Portugal |
Securities Trade Enforcement |
U.S. Department of State Releases Annual Narcotics Report |
On February 26, 1999, the U.S. Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs released the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. It requires the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
Justice and Home Affairs Council Holds Meeting |
On March 12, 1999, the Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 2166th meeting... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations |
British Proposes New Standards of Financial Regulatory Requirements |
On March 17, 1999, Robin Cook, the British foreign secretary, proposed “a renewed contract” between Britain and its remaining overseas territories, whereby the territories, in return for their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United Kingdom |
Taxation |
European Parliament Committee Calls for Creation of European Public Prosecutor |
On February 18, 1999, the Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs unanimously adopted a report, calling for the gradual development of a European criminal law system and the establishment... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations |