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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Votes on North, MLATs |
On September 27, 1988, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted, with only two dissenting votes, to favorably recommend ratification of the Bahamas and Mexico MLATs without any reservations. The... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke and Steve Smith |
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9 |
1988-09-01 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism |
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ABA Committee Considers Criminal Law Issues in Doing Business Abroad |
On August 8, 1988, at the Annual Convention of the American Bar Association, the International Criminal Law Committee, Section of International Law & Practice, in cosponsorship with the Criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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9 |
1988-09-01 |
United States |
Adjective Enforcement |
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Greek Court Defers Palestinian Extradition Hearing for U.S. Request |
On September 5, 1988, Court of Appeals Judge Stavros Gardiokiotos, presiding over a three-member appeals council, postponed for the second time a hearing on the United States Government's request to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
9 |
1988-09-01 |
Greece |
Extradition |
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Omnibus Drug Bill Passes and Has International Implications |
The "Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988" (HR 5120) (hereinafter "The Act") passed the House by a vote of 375-30 on September 22, 1988. The Act is an attempt by Congress to curb what many feel is... |
Steve Smith |
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9 |
1988-09-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Bahamas Representative Pursues Inquiry over Alleged Perjury |
On September 19, 1988, Ira DeMent, an attorney in Montgomery, Alabama, wrote to Attorney General Thornburgh, requesting that he investigate the claim, by the Government of the Bahamas, that two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
9 |
1988-09-01 |
Bahamas |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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IRS International Tax Compliance Handbook Is Published |
A 3-volume loose-leaf work of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), containing a two-unit course on International Tax Issues, has been published for sale to interested professionals. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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9 |
1988-09-01 |
World |
Taxation |
