France Announces Measures to Increase Cooperation against Drugs and in Implementing Schengen |
French Prime Minister Edouard Balldur has announced a major initiative against drugs. The action included stronger action in France and cooperation abroad. F 85 million (Ecu 15 million) has been... |
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Caribbean, France |
Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Law Enforcement, European Commission |
Potential Rise in Illicit Narcotics Trafficking after NAFTA |
On October 5, 1993, during hearings in Congress on the reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, U.S. Drug Czar Lee Brown asked about NAFTA’s impact on illicit drug trafficking.... |
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1993-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking, Economic Integration, Drug Enforcement |
EC Justice Ministers Order Study on Improving Extradition Practices in Community |
On September 29, 1993, the European Community Justice Ministers, at an informal meeting at Limelette Castle in central Belgium chaired by their Belgian colleague Melchior Wathelet, adopted a... |
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Europe |
Extradition, Human Rights, Economic Integration, International Cooperation, European Commission |
Milan Magistrates Use Please and Defendant Power of Attorneys to Obtain Swiss Funds |
In a manner somewhat reminiscent of the court induced waiver of secrecy in the United States, Milan magistrates have devised legal mechanisms for penetrating Swiss bank accounts. They conclude plea... |
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Switzerland, Italy |
Corruption, Bribery, Financial Crimes, Freezing of Assets |
U.S. and Australia Conclude Memorandum of Understanding on Enforcement Cooperation and Related Matters |
On October 20, 1993, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Arthur Levitt and Australian Securities Commission (ASC) Chairman Alan Cameron signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)... |
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United States, Australia |
Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation, Securities Exchange Commission |
Bilateral Securities Enforcement Cooperation Agreements Grow |
An example of increased bilateral enforcement cooperation is the recently signed agreements between France and Spain on the one hand, and Quebec and Romania on the other hand. On September 27, 1993,... |
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Canada, France, Spain, Romania |
Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Asylum |
U.S. Congress Moves Towards the Establishment of Immigration Enforcement Review Commission Act for Monitoring Alleged Human Rights Abuses of the Border Patrol |
On September 29, 1993, hearings before the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives make the creation of a more neutral... |
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United States, Mexico |
Human Rights, Immigration, Detention, Border Security |
U.N. Names Prosecutor for War Crimes Tribunal |
On October 21, 1993, the Security Council selected the attorney general of Venezuela, Ramon Escover Salom, as the prosecutor of the War Crime Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia. Human rights groups gave... |
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Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Prosecution |
European Parliament Committee Recommends Harmonization of Prison Conditions |
On September 27-29, 1993, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs held a hearing on the need for a code of conduct for the treatment of prisoners in order to... |
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Europe |
Human Rights, Prisoner Rights, Economic Integration, International Cooperation |
OAS Approves Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad |
On June 9, 1993, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States approved and opened for signature the Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad, thereby providing an... |
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North America, Latin America and South America |
Human Rights, Transfer of Prisoners, Treaties, International Cooperation |
NAFTA Debate Raises International Criminal Cooperation Issues |
As the NAFTA ratification debate begins to reach a denouement, focus has been directed towards the sufficiency of international criminal cooperation and its future should NAFTA become a reality. In... |
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North America |
Money Laundering, Environment, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, International Cooperation |
Three Firms Discuss New Developments on Int’l Criminal Investigations |
On October 14, 1993, the Committee on International Criminal Law, Section on Criminal Justice, American Bar Association, held a program on international criminal investigations. Topics included... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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World |
International Cooperation, Investigation |
Conferences |
This article lists two conferences: Prisoner Transfer and Witness Security Program; and New Developments in Int’l Law Enforcement Cooperation…[more] |
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World |
Conferences |
Bibliography |
Bibliography…[more] |
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World |
Bibliography |
Banking Chair Questions Lack of Anti-Money Laundering and Regulatory Protection as a concern for NAFTA |
On September 28, 1993, House Banking Committee Chairman Henry Gonzalez (D-Texas) expressed concern over the unqualified support given the Federal Reserve (the Fed) and the Securities and Exchange... |
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United States, Mexico |
Money Laundering, Economic Integration, Securities Exchange Commission, Regulation |