Articles

E.g., 2020-11
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geography Subject Areas
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Continues Progress on Criminal Cooperation On December 2, 1999, the Justice and Home Affairs Council held its 2229th meeting, signaling continuing progress on criminal cooperation. The Council achieved progress on the draft Convention on... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Europe Administration of Justice, Counterfeiting, International Organizations, Trade Enforcement, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
Operation Casablanca Shows US Banks Transfer Juarez Cartel Money In Argentina On December 3, 1999, a report revealed that in October 1999 law enforcement officials disclosed that, as a result of the continuing investigations due to leads from Operation Casablanca, they had... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Argentina Money Laundering, Corruption, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking
France Arrests Former Rwandan Minister on Warrant from International Tribunal On November 25, 1999, the French Government arrested Jean de Dieu Kamuhanda, 46, in Paris on a warrant from the International Tribunal for War Crimes in Rwanda, which is based in Arusha, Tanzania…[... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 France, Rwanda Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
U.S. Senate Permanent Investigation Subcommittee Continues Private Banking Hearings On November 10, 1999, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held its second day of hearings on “Private Banking and Money Laundering: A Case Study of Opportunities and... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 World, United States Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Drugs & Trafficking
Implementation of Former Yugoslavian War Crimes Proceed Several developments indicate that the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia and efforts by national governments continue to implement efforts to adjudicate alleged war... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Balkans Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts
U.S. Reports Good Cooperation with Russia on Financial Investigations On December 1, 1999, U.S. law enforcement authorities reported good cooperation with counterpart Russian officials on investigations into financial irregularities and arrested Svetlana Kudryavtsev of... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, Russia Money Laundering, Jurisdiction
Rwanda Tribunal Sentences Rutaganda to Life Imprisonment for Genocide and Rwanda Government Allows Chief Prosecutor to Visit On December 6, 1999, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (CTR) sentenced Georges Anderson Nderubumwe Rutaganda to imprisonment for life following his conviction on one... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Rwanda Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
OAS Holds Meeting in Montevideo and Adopts Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism On October 5-7, 1999, at its Twenty-Sixth Regular Session in Montevideo, Uruguay, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States, made progress on a... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean Money Laundering, International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking
Germany Reaches Accord on Holocaust Claims On December 17, 1999, the German Government and business leaders reached an accord to pay $5.2 billion in settlement of various claims arising from the Holocaust. The final settlement, agreed after... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, Europe, Germany Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Law of War, Genocide
EU Issues Annual Counterdrug Report and European Parliament Calls for Action On November 22, the EU drugs agency and the European Parliament each issued recommendations for counterdrug policy. This article reviews the two policies. On November 22, 1999, the European... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Europe European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Conferences
Swiss Holocaust Settlement Advances and Swiss Committee Issues Report On November 29, 1999, holocaust survivors and their supporters reported to a federal judge that they are willing to accept – grudgingly – a $1.25 billion settlement in their lawsuit against Swiss... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Europe, Switzerland Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Law of War, Genocide
Mexico and U.S. Cooperate on Locating Bodies on Juarez-El Paso Border U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials have cooperated in locating the remains of six people at a farm outside the order city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and continue to search for clues to the... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, Mexico Human Rights, Murder, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Bribery
California Suits Target Japanese Corporations for Forced Labor and Mistreatment of Civilians During World War II On December 7, 1999, a series of suits were filed in California against some of Japan’s largest mining, steel, construction, and trading houses on the 58th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, China, Japan, Switzerland, Netherlands, South Korea, Australia Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Prisoner Rights
President Clinton Signs into Law Bill Providing Economic Sanctions for Firms Linked to Drug Kingpins On December 3, 1999, President Bill Clinton signed the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (“FNKDA”)(H.R. 1555), legislation that prohibits U.S. companies from doing business with foreign firms... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 World, United States, Colombia Administration of Justice, Economic Sanctions, National Security, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking
First Holocaust Action Is Filed Against Israeli Bank On November 22, 1999, the media revealed that in the preceding week the first Holocaust action over dormant accounts claimed by heirs of European Jews who perished in the Holocaust was filed against... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, Germany, Israel, Poland Administration of Justice, Law of War, Genocide, International Courts
Australian Court Grants Bail for Fugitive Pending Extradition Due to Medical Conditions On May 24, 1999, the Federal Court of Australia overturned denial of bail by the Magistrate on an extradition of a Hungarian national. The fugitive was T, a Hungarian national who emigrated to... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Australia, Hungary Administration of Justice, Extradition, Fraud
Concerns About the Independence of Defense Counsel Before the (Permanent) International Criminal Court Concerned about the independence of defense counsel before the (permanent) International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Defense Attorneys Association and the Law Faculty of the Leiden... Michael Plachta 16 1 2000-01-01 World, United States, Balkans, Netherlands Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, International Courts
Colombia Extradites Suspected Drug Lord to the U.S. On November 21, 1999, Colombia extradited a suspected drug lord to the U.S., the first extradition of a Colombian national to the U.S. since 1990, amid new terrorist incidents apparently directed... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador Administration of Justice, Extradition, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking
Justice and State Department Officials Testify in Support of Proposed US-Korean Extradition Treaty On October 20, 1999, before a session of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, representatives of the U.S. executive testified in support of the proposed extradition treaty between the U.S... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, South Korea Money Laundering, Extradition, Taxation, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Capital Punishment, Treaties
South Africa Will Review Extradition of Former Ethiopia Dictator for Genocide On December 6, 1999, the South African Government, which has been the subject of criticism from human rights groups, has agreed to review Ethiopia’s request to extradite the exiled dictator Mengistu... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Eritrea, Ethiopia Corruption, Extradition, Human Rights, Genocide

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