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Swiss Court Attaches Conditions to Extradition to Italy |
Drug traffic is an international business. The organizations involved are internationally organized and operating. Thus, investigations have to be international as well. Therefore, criminal... |
Gerald Deck |
7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Italy, Switzerland |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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U.S. Travel Advisory on Criminal Activity in Jamaica and Mexico Produces Results in Jamaica |
On August 14, 1991, the United States Department of State issued a travel advisory for travelers to certain parts of Jamaica and Mexico. As a result of the advisory, the Jamaican Government announced... |
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7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
Jamaica, United States |
Sovereignty, Standing |
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Turkish Government Seizes Bulgarian Arms |
On October 23, the Turkish authorities in the Bosporus seized 2,000 crates of weapons and four tons of chemicals on board the Cape Maleas, a Greek Cypriot ship. The ship was traveling from the... |
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7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Bulgaria, Turkey |
Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Money Laundering Seminar Tracks International Developments |
On April 18 and 19, 1991, the Law Journal seminars sponsored a seminar on "Money Laundering and Forfeiture," in New York City. The handbook, which is also entitled Money Laundering and Forfeiture,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
6 |
1991-05-01 |
United States, World |
International Cooperation, Money Laundering |
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Canadian Government Proposes to Amend the Appeal Process to Reduce Delays under the Extradition Act |
On July 10, 1991, The Minister of Justice and Attorney GEneral of Canada, the Honorable Kim Campbell, released proposed changes to Canada's Extradition ACt which are designed to reduce delays in... |
Sarah Barber |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Canada |
Extradition |
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MacMullen's Habeas Corupus Petition Granted to Stop Extradition |
On July 17, 1991, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in a dedcision by Judge Robert Ward granted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by Peter Gabriel John McMullen on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Extradition |
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Trevi Ministers Meet and Agree to Strengthen Regional Cooperation |
On December 2-3, The Euroepan Ministers responsible for police and security matters met in The Hague to conduct their half-yearly round of formal discussions. The Dutch Presidency, represented by Mr... |
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7 |
12 |
1991-12-01 |
European Union |
International Cooperation, International Law, International Organizations |
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UN Agrees to Supervise US-Peru Anti-Drug Accord |
The media reported on July 10 that the United Nations has agreed to help implement the bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Peru to combat illicit trafficking in drug. |
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7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
Peru, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation |
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Annual Boycott Report Shows Decreased International Boycott Activity |
The U.S. Treasury Department has issued its fifth annual report on the operation and effect of the international boycott provisions. The report, entitled The Operation and Effect of the International... |
Chris Whaling |
7 |
3 |
1991-03-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, Tax Enforcement |
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German Parliament Enacts Implementing Statute on the Convention of the Transfer of Sentenced Persons |
The member states of the Council of Europe and other states ratified on March 21, 1983 the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (Convention), which entered into force on July 1, 1985. The... |
Gerald Deck |
7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Germany |
Adjective Enforcement, Prisoner Rights |
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Exemption from Trial Can Violate Human Rights |
Human rights have a large impact on procedural law. In Europe human rights are codified, inter alia, in the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). This Convention was ratified in 1950 by the... |
Gerald Deck |
7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
Europe |
European Court of Human Rights, Human Rights, Trial |
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New Swiss Central Agency Leads International Drug and Arms Investigations with "Benjamin" |
"Benjamin" is the name of a Swiss police operation with many branches throughout Europe. Starting in early 1991, the operation recently produced first results which the Swiss Attorney General, Willy... |
Andreas Schmidt |
7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Europe, Switzerland |
Organized Crime, Theft |
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Swiss Abolition of Formula B Accounts May Impact Ongoing Criminal Case |
As the implementation of Formula B accounts by the Swiss Government draws near, several issues concerning prosecution of existing international criminal cases and diplomacy will arise. |
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7 |
5 |
1991-05-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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U.S. Senate Approves Protocol to Canada-U.S. Extradition Treaty |
On April 24, 1991, President Bush transmitted to the Senate for ratification the Protocal signed at Ottawa on January 11, 1988, amending the Treaty on Extradition Between the United States of America... |
Sarah Barber |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Canada, United States |
Extradition, Treaties |
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Justice Department's Office of Special Investigations Continues Its Work |
On September 6, the United States Department of Justice announced that in a cooperative effort, the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS),... |
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7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
Germany, Poland, United States |
Human Rights, Investigation, Jurisdiction |
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Considers Ratification of International and Political Covenant |
On November 21, 1991, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations considered the case for the ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The holding of the hearing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
12 |
1991-12-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, International Law |
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Panama and United Kingdom Reach Narcotics Enforcement Agreement |
On July 23, the British Government annonuced that it reached an agreement with Panama on a bilateral agreement to fight drug trafficking and money laundering. John McDonald, the British Ambassador to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
Panama, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Interpol Chief Reviews Interpol Developments |
On March 26, Darrell W. Mills, Chief, INTERPOL-U.S. National Central Bureau, briefed the Committee on International Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association, on developments... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
3 |
1991-03-01 |
United States, World |
INTERPOL |
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Germany to Adopt EC Insider Trading Regime and Strengthen Centralization of Enforcement in the Wake of Scandals |
In the wake of an insider-trading "scandal," involving the investigations by Frankfurt city prosecutors of approximately 150 cases of possible tax evasion connected with securities trading, calls and... |
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7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Europe, Germany |
Compliance, European Union, Trade Enforcement |
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Swiss Court’s Criminal Decision on Convicting Aliens |
Recently, the Swiss Supreme Court rendered a noteworthy decision which serves as general orientation for the treatment of foreigners in criminal cases. In the case at issue an alien was convicted in... |
Gerald Deck |
7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
Switzerland |
Immigration, Jurisdiction, Prosecution |
