Columbian President Advocates Enhanced International Cooperation against Drug Trafficking |
On April 14, President Virgilio Barco of Columbia, in a speech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington, called for enhanced cooperation to combat drug trafficking between Latin... |
Susan H. Steer |
5 |
2 |
1989-05-01 |
Colombia |
Drug Enforcement |
Report of Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Makes International Enforcement Law and Policy Recommendations |
On April 13, 1989, the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Narcotics, Terrorism, and International Operations released a report criticizing the lack of priority given by the U.S. Government... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-05-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
Van Raab Supports the Certification of Mexico as Cooperating in Combatting International Narcotics |
On May 2, William Von Raab, Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss the State Department's annual certification report as it... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-05-01 |
Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking |
European Community Adopts Regulations on Exporting Precursors |
In a significant and historical development in the field of regional measures regulating the export of chemical weapons, on February 20, the European Economic Community's Council of Foreign Ministers... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-04-01 |
Europe |
Export Enforcement |
Mexico and U.S. Conclude Narcotics Cooperation Agreement |
In a potentially watershed development, the Governments of Mexico and the United States have concluded an agreement to cooperate in combatting narcotics trafficking and drug dependency. The role of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-03-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Has Little Controversy and Shows Significant Cooperation Trends |
On March 1, 1989, the Department of State released its International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR), which it prepared pursuant to Section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-03-01 |
World |
Drug Enforcement |
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Canadian Tax Treaty Allows Enforcement of IRS Summons to Implement Canadian Request |
In a unanimous decision the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can issue a summons to obtain tax information in response to a request from Canadian authorities... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-03-01 |
United States |
Taxation |
Third Circuit Upholds Sentence Under British-US Transfer of Prisoner Treaty |
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the U.S. District Court’s order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in Herrmann v. Meese. Herrmann was convicted in England of possessing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-03-01 |
United Kingdom |
Adjective Enforcement |
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Finds That Specialty Doctrine is Not Applicable in Cases of Extradition Based on Use of the Mails- U.S. v. Herbage |
On August 1, 1988, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit unanimously upheld the convictions and sentences of Alex William Herbage, a British subject extradited from England to... |
Mark Friedfeld |
5 |
2 |
1989-03-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
Stricter Enforcement Is Price for Liberalized Trade |
On August 23, 1988, President Reagan signed the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 into law. |
Teri Simmons |
5 |
2 |
1989-03-01 |
United States |
Jurisdiction |
Germany Enacts Enhanced Enforcement Law Against Diversions |
The German Government has been plagued by criticism for inaction in response to U.S. and German information on export control violations and an ineffective export control system. |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
5 |
2 |
1989-03-01 |
Germany |
Export Enforcement |
Mariel Cuban Repatriation Program Proceeds |
On January 31, 1989, the Department of Justice announced that its Mariel Cuban Repatriation and Parole Review Panels had reviewed 98 cases through January 23, making final decisions in 78 cases and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
Cuba |
Adjective Enforcement |
Central American Governments Agree to International Enforcement to Monitor and Assist in the Implementation of Peace Accord |
The foreign ministers of five Central American countries announced that an agreement has been reached on a mechanism to enforce the peace accord. |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
Central America |
Adjective Enforcement |
Congres Gropes For a Solution to the Proliferation of Chemical and Biological Weapons |
The Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs held hearings on the global spread of chemical and biological weapons February 9 and 10, 1989, to assess the challenges and to consider responses. CIA... |
Jens Pohlmann |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
United States |
Weapons of Mass Destruction |
Immunity Granted for U.S. Defendants in Libyan Suit |
An action brought by 55 Libyan citizens to recover damages for death, personal injury and the destruction of property occurring in the course of air strikes by U.S. military forces on targets in... |
Stephen Gardner |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
Libya |
Immunity |
Attorney Assistance for Americans Arrested Abroad |
Every year several thousand Americans are arrested abroad. Many of them encounter difficulty in finding competent counsel in the countries of arrest.
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Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
United States |
Human Rights |
Customs Preclearance Inspection Rules Have Extraterritorial Effect |
The United States Customs Service has issued in the Federal Register of February 1, 1989, interim rules for the preclearance of passengers and baggage in foreign countries and has invited public... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
United States |
Customs Enforcement |
Book Review: International Economic Sanctions: Improving the Haphazard U.S. Legal Regime by Barry E. Carter |
The book highlights and analyzes U.S. laws for imposing economic sanctions for noneconomic foreign policy reasons, including for violations of international criminal law, such as terrorism. |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
United States |
Economic Sanctions |
GAO Report on U.S. Assistance to Narcotics Control in Colombia and Bolivia Shows Enforcement Fighting a Losing Battle |
In a report evaluating the effectiveness of assistance provided through the U.S. international narcotics control program, issued on November 1, 1988, the General Accounting Office (GAO) has found... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
Colombia |
Drug Enforcement |
Convictions Upheld in Coast Guard's $42 Million Drug Bust |
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the convictions of three out of four defendants that were charged with aiding and abetting the possession of marijuana with intent to... |
Stephen Gardner |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |