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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
U.S. Revokes U.S. Tourist Visa of Ex-Panama Leader Due to Visa Irregularities |
On November 26, 1999, the Panamanian daily LA PRENSA reported that the U.S. Government has revoked the U.S. tourist visa of former Panamanian president Ernesto Perez Balladares due to irregularities... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
1 |
2000-01-01 |
Canada, United States, China, Panama |
Corruption, Counterfeiting, Immigration |
U.S. Senate Passes Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999 |
On November 19, 1999, the U.S. Senate passed S. 692, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999, by unanimous consent. The Act would provide criminal penalties to online betting activity that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
1 |
2000-01-01 |
United States |
Cybercrime, Administration of Justice, International Gaming |
House of Lords Allows Extradition Appeal to U.S. for Computer Crime |
The House of Lords has upheld an appeal by the U.S. Government of an extradition for computer crimes involving an interpretation of the extradition treaty and its application to technological crimes... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
1 |
2000-01-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Cybercrime, Extradition, Fraud, Forgery, Treaties |
U.S. Quashes Attachment by Terrorism Victim Against Iranian Property |
On November 15, 1999, the U.S. Government obtained an order to quash the writ of attachment entered by the Clerk of the Court on November 18, 1998, that purported to attach “all credits held by the U... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
1 |
2000-01-01 |
United States, Iran, Palestine |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Immunity, Terrorism, Murder |
U.S. Court in S. Florida Sentences Cruise Ship Employees for Smuggling Endangered Species |
On November 18, 1999, U.S. District Judge Jose Gonzalez in Fort Lauderdale sentenced Dwayne Cunningham to 14 months incarceration with two years supervised released and Robert Lawracy to two years... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
1 |
2000-01-01 |
United States, Caribbean, Bahamas |
Administration of Justice, Endangered Species, Treaties |