U.S. Agencies Announce Initiative to Combat Intellectual Property Crime |
On July 23, 1999, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Customs Service announced the establishment of a law enforcement initiative directed at combating... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
United States |
Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property |
Congress Considers Three Bills to Extend Economic Sanctions to Narcotics Traffickers |
U.S. narcoterrorism policy in the Western Hemisphere has recently been prominent for the loss of five U.S. lives in Colombia, during public discussion between the Administration and Congress of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Export Enforcement |
Commonwealth Law Ministers Agree to Act on High-Tech Crimes, Human Rights, and Money Laundering |
In May 1999, at their meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, the Commonwealth Law Ministers decided to act on the high-tech and computer crimes, the balance between individual rights and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
British Commonwealth |
Money Laundering, Human Rights, International Organizations |
EU Commission Implements Measures to Combat Child Sex Tourism |
On May 25, 1999, the Commission of the European Communities issued a paper on implementing measures to combat child sex tourism that indicates a variety of ongoing and proposed mechanisms to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations, Sex Crimes |
Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal Obtains 2 More Suspects As New Prosecutor Is Appointed |
On August 3 and 9, 1999, the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia gained custody of two more suspects as the Tribunal also prepared for a new prosecutor. Meanwhile, on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
International Organizations, Law of War |
Confidentiality, Money Laundering, And Asset Forfeiture: A Financial Action Task Force Issues Annual Report |
On July 2, 1999, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Money Laundering issued its annual report for 1998-99... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
Experts Urge UNEP To Lead Effort to Combat Transnational Environmental Crimes |
During a conference in Geneva, Switzerland July 12-14, 1999, law enforcement experts from around the world urged the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to take a lead role in coordinating... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
World |
Environment, International Organizations |
Bermuda Introduces Law To Extend Money Laundering To Tax Evasion |
On August 6, 1999, the Bermuda Government introduced into Parliament legislation that would open banking records to officials investigating tax evasion overseas... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Bermuda |
Taxation |
U.S. Appellate Court Prohibits Defendants from Asserting Self-Incrimination Privilege Due to Fear of Foreign Prosecution |
On May 13, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the recent prohibition disallowing defendants from asserting the right against self-incrimination to their fear of foreign... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
United States |
Antitrust Cooperation , Self-Incrimination |
CIS Members Sign International Tax Enforcement Cooperation Agreement |
On June 4, 1999, eleven member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) signed an agreement to cooperate and provide mutual assistance in tax-related matters... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Europe |
Taxation |
EU Initiates Exchange of Information to Combat Counterfeit Travel Documents |
On May 27, 1999, the Council of the European Union proposed an improved exchange of information, which the Federal Republic of Germany initiated, to combat counterfeit travel documents... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Europe |
Counterfeiting, Immigration, European Union |
Mexican Banker Fighting Extradition from Australia Wins Victory in Mexico |
On August 2, 1999, Carlos Cabal Peniche, obtained an injunction in Mexico against on the most serious charge he faces and hence may avoid jail if Australia agrees to his extradition... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Mexico, Australia |
Extradition |
Review of INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS |
This new annotated publication contains the German laws relating to international cooperation in criminal matters. Before this publication, the only annotated source was limited to the IRG - the... |
Maxi Krumbiegel |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Germany |
European Union, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
U.S. Arrests Brazilian Wanted in Embezzlement Scheme |
On July 19, 1999, Federal Bureau of Investigation officials arrested in Frederick, Maryland, Jose Mario Fontes, 63, a Brazilian national accused of stealing more than $20 million from a Brazilian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
United States, Mexico, Brazil |
Extradition, Embezzlement |
Supplement to International Judicial Assistance Issued |
There is a new supplement for the six-volume International Judicial Assistance (Michael Abbell and Bruno Ristau)(International Law Institute)... [ more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
World |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
Paraguay Requests General Oviedo’s Extradition from Argentina |
On August 4, 1999, the Paraguayan Government formally requested the extradition from Argentina of Lino Viedo, a retired army general accused of planning the murder, in March 1998, of Paraguay’s Vice... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Argentina, Portugal |
Extradition |
Review of Smuggling Armageddon: The Nuclear Black Market in the Former Soviet Union and Europe |
The author, an associate at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, president of Global Advisory Services, and co-author of the Andean Cocaine Industry, has written a gripping account of the illegal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Europe, Russia |
Arms Trafficking |
Investigation Of Russo-West Illicit Transactions: The Issues Of Financial Information Confidentiality And Legitimate Expectations |
: Between 1993-1997, under the pre-text of the "Russian Mafia" threat, the Dutch police’s special Eastern European crime task force tried to accomplish the so called “inventarization” (taking... |
Timur Sinuraya |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
World, Russia |
Asset Forfeiture |
Senate Hears from Nominee for U.S. Ambassador for Counterterrorism |
On July 22, 1999, Michael Sheehan, Nominee for U.S. Ambassador for Counterterrorism, testified before a Senate Committee on his priorities and policies for counterterrorism. |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
Criminal Complaints for Human Rights Abuses Continue Against Current and Former Political Figures |
In the aftermath of the efforts of the Spanish courts to prosecute and extradite Chilean Gen. Augusto Pinochet, several persons have emulated the efforts of the Spanish courts and have brought... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
World |
Human Rights |