U.S. and Peru Host 17th Annual International Drug Enforcement Conference |
On February 10, 1999, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued the 1998-99 Report on Money Laundering Typologies... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
World, United States, Peru |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
Defending U.S. Citizens and Corporations in Cross Border Proceedings, Extradition Mutual Assistance |
This article provides a practical perspective of the various issues that might apply to U.S. citizens and corporations when they are involved in cross border proceedings, facing extradition, mutual... |
Francois Serres and Miss Elodie Le Gal |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
France, United States |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance |
U.S. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Issued |
On February 26, 1999, the U.S. Department of State released its annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, showing a mixed picture of gains and setbacks in counterdrug policy in 1998.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
European Parliamentary Committee Proposes Harmonization Measures |
On March 8, 1999, the Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs submitted a report on criminal procedures in the European Union (Corpus Juris) that proposes a series of measures to facilitate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Europe |
Due Diligence, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Prisoner Rights, Terrorism |
U.S. Closes Anti-Drug Base in Panama and Opens New Missions in Ecuador and Dutch Antilles |
On May 5, 1999, the U.S. closed its anti-drug trafficking mission in Panama and announced that it would operate missions out of Curacao, Aruba and Ecuador although its overall capabilities would be... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Aruba, Curaçao, Panama, United States, World |
Drugs & Trafficking |
U.S. Gaming Commission Will Recommend Criminalization of Offshore Internet Gaming |
On April 28, 1999, the U.S. media reported that the National Gambling Impact Study Commission will recommend to criminalize offshore Internet gambling, thereby setting the stage for inevitable... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
United States |
International Gaming |
IRS Criminal Investigation Division Recommends Stronger International Operations |
On April 13, 1999, a high-level task force headed by former CIA and FBI Director William Webster, issued a report with recommendations on international operations of the Internal Revenue Service’s... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Bolivia, Canada, Mexico, United States |
Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Taxation |
U.S. Requests Israel to Hold Part of Sheinbein Trial in the U.S. |
On April 19, 1999, the U.S. Government on behalf of Montgomery County, Maryland’s chief prosecutor, Attorney Douglas Gansler, has sent Israeli authorities a letter, requesting that Sheinbein’s trial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Israel, United States |
Extradition, Murder |
Recent UN Gen. Assembly Measures to Adopt Instruments Combating International Terrorism |
Over the years, the international legal community has been successful in adopting a considerable number of instruments addressing specific aspects of international terrorism. These instruments can be... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
World |
Asset Forfeiture, Terrorism, United Nations |
Brazil Transfers Chilean Kidnappers to Chile to Complete Sentences |
On April 24, 1999, the Brazilian Government announced that on that day it would transfer five Chileans convicted in the 1989 kidnaping of a leading Brazilian businessman to Chile to complete their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile |
Kidnaping, Mutual Legal Assistance, Transfer of Prisoners |
Council of Europe Anti-Corruption Regime Becomes Operational |
On May 1, 1999, the Council of Europe “Group of States against Corruption” (GRECO), which the Committee of Ministers established on May 5, 1998, became operational...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Belgium, Europe, World |
Corruption, European Union |
Brazil Arrests Former Central Bank President on International Tax Charges |
On April 26, 1999, Francisco Lopes, a former president of Brazil’s central bank, was arrested after he refused to sign an affidavit backing his testimony disputing accusations of income tax evasion... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Brazil, Italy, Switzerland |
Bank Secrecy, Money Laundering, Taxation, White Collar Crime |
EU Adopts Joint Position to Support Proposed UN Convention Against Organized Crime |
On March 29, 1999, the Council of the European Union adopted a joint position to support the proposed United Nations convention against organized crime...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Europe, World |
European Union, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, United Nations |
The Kosovo Conflict Challenges the Capacity of the International Legal System |
As the conflict in Kosovo rages, a multitude of issues arise daily concerning the international law of war. Among the major issues are the work of the prosecutor of the International Tribunal for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Bosnia, Former Yugoslavia, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, World |
Administration of Justice, European Union, Genocide, Human Rights, International Courts, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes |
Accord on Insurers’ Payment to Victims’ Pre-Holocaust Policies |
On May 6, 1999, several large European insurance companies reached agreement to pay claims on prewar policies of Holocaust victims, using a formula that reflects current values and could result in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
France, Germany, United Kingdom |
Art and Cultural Property, European Union, Genocide, Human Rights |
France Returns Holocaust Looted Painting to Rosenbergs |
On April 29, 1999, Catherine Trautmann, the French Minister of Culture, presided over a ceremony to hand-over the 1904 Waterlilies painted by Monet to the heirs of Paul Rosenberg. The painting was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
France, Germany |
Art and Cultural Property, European Union, United Nations |
U.S. Prepares to Implement the Chemical Weapons Convention |
On April 22, 1999, Cecil Hunt, Deputy Chief Counsel for Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, explained that President Clinton is expected to issue in May an executive order to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
United States, World |
Law of War, United Nations |
U.S. Congress Reconsiders Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering |
On April 15 and 20, 1999, the U.S. House of Representatives Banking Committee held hearings on anti-money laundering regulations and the Bank Secrecy Act that have important implications for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
U.S. Issues Regulations on OAS Convention on Trafficking in Firearms |
On April 13, 1999, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration issued an interim rule on the export of firearms in order to implement the Organization of American States (OAS)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
United States, World |
Arms Trafficking, Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
Swiss Defend Financial Confidentiality Against Tax Enforcement |
Setting the stage for a growing controversy, the Swiss Government is leading a robust defense against pressure from the European Union and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Europe, Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, European Union, White Collar Crime |