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Organization of American States and United Nations Resolutions in Support of the Democratic Government of Haiti |
Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, won its independence from France in 1804 by defeating the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. Haiti occupies one-third of the island of Hispaniola with... |
Thomas David Jones |
7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Caribbean |
Human Rights |
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Panel Finds U.S. Embargo of Tuna From Mexico Violates GATT |
A three-member GATT panel found the U.S. enforcement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to ban the importation of yellowfin tuna from Mexico violates the GEneral Agreement on Tariffs &... |
Phyllis E. Andes |
7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
Mexico, United States |
International Cooperation, International Law, Witness Protection |
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U.S. Extradites Koskotas to Greece |
On June 1, the United States Government extradited to Greece George Koskotas, a key person in the current corruption trials relating to the administration of former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou... |
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7 |
6 |
1991-06-01 |
Greece, United States |
Corruption, Extradition |
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Panama Ratifies MLAT as Prospects for International Criminal Assistance Between the U.S. and Panama Brighten |
On July 15, the Panamanian Legislative Assembly, meeting in special sessions, overwhelmingly approved without any modification the proposed Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty signed on April 11, 1991... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
Panama, United States |
Extradition, International Cooperation, International Crimes, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Mexico-US Border Flares Up Again |
On October 3, it was reported that the Mexican Government has again protested to the U.S. the alleged aggression by U.S. border patrol agents against Mexicans in Mexico. |
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7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Border Security, Immigration |
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International Center for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy In Vancouver Becomes a United Nations Affiliate |
On July 11, 1991, the Honourable Kim Campbell, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, announced that the International Centre for Criminal... |
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7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Canada, World |
Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, United Nations |
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U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Exemption of Foreign Officials from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
On March 8, 1991, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an indictment against two Canadian officials who were prosecuted under the general conspirac... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
3 |
1991-03-01 |
Canada, United States |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Lawsuits |
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U.N. Announces Gulf War Claims Procedure: An Analysis and Practical Observations |
On August 2, 1991, exactly one year after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission transmitted ground-breaking decisions to the members of the U.... |
Chris Whaling |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Iraq, United States, World |
INTERPOL, International Cooperation, Seizure, Settlement, Sovereignty, United Nations |
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Canadian Proposes to Link Human Rights and Foreign Aid Raises Whole Tie of Enforcement of International Human Rights |
During the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Harare, ZImbabwe, Canadian Prime Minsiter Brian Mulroney proposed that foreign assistance be directly tied to the human rights record of the... |
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7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
Canada, Zimbabwe |
Human Rights, International Cooperation |
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U.S. Bans Imports on Drift Net Fish |
On September 18, the Bush Administration issused regulations that ban imports of fish caught with huge "drift nets," some of which cover as much as thirty miles of ocean, inadvertently catching and... |
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7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
United States |
Environment, Wildlife |
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Canada Ministry of Justice Hosts European Ministers |
On June 16-19, the Honorable Kim Campbell, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of canada hosted the Minsiters of Justice from the Council of Europe during their annual meeting that took place at... |
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7 |
6 |
1991-06-01 |
Canada, Europe |
INTERPOL, International Cooperation, International Crimes |
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Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Progresses |
On June 7, 1991, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States recommended that the Draft American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters be forwarded to the governments of... |
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7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
World |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Caribbean and Americas Anti-Money Laundering Programs Progress |
Significant progress is occuring on anti-money laundering enforcement efforts in the Caribbean and the Americas generally. |
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7 |
12 |
1991-12-01 |
Caribbean, United States |
International Cooperation, Money Laundering |
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Argentine Government Wins Another Round in Its Efforts to Enforce Its Tax Claims Against Firestone |
The efforts of the Argentine Government to enforce its tax claims against the Argentine subsidiary of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company received a boost when an Argentine court upheld its tax... |
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7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
Argentina, Japan, United States |
Asset Seizure, Fraud, Jurisdiction |
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Austria and Switzerland Sign European Laundering Convention |
On July and August 23, 1991, the Government of Austria and Switzerland respectively signed the European Laundering Convention, brining to fifteen the total of signatory states. The signing by these... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Austria, Switzerland |
European Union, Money Laundering |
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Canada Admonishes the U.S. Over Extraterritorial Application of Cuban Trade Sanctions |
On February 19, Canadian Attorney General Kim Campbell announced in a joint statement with External Affairs Minister Joe Clark that the Canadian government will do everything possible to block... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
3 |
1991-03-01 |
Canada, Cuba, United States |
Extradition, Sanctions, Trade Enforcement |
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U.K. Government Intervenes on Behalf of Hong Kong in the John Does Case |
The entry of the United Kingdom Government as an amici curiae in the case of John Does, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has raised the stakes and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Hong Kong, United Kingdom |
Crimes |
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International Environmental Law Conference Sees New Enforcement Regimes |
One of the clear themes emerging out of a two-day conference of the American Bar National Instiute on international environmental law is that enforcement mechanisms in international environmental law... |
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7 |
11 |
1991-11-01 |
United States, World |
Environment, International Cooperation, International Law |
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Former Assistant Attorney General Upholds John Doe IRS Summons Pertaining to All Transactions for 2 Years with 5 Tax Havens |
In an order with potential significant assistance for existing law enforcement efforts on tax, money laundering and organized crime as well as future economic relations between the U.S. and countries... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
6 |
1991-06-01 |
United States |
International Cooperation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens, Taxation |
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Paraguay Asks The U.S. to Extradite an Ex-Ambassador |
The Paraguayan Government has requested that the United States extradite Uruguayan citizen Gustavo Gramont Bereres, the ex-Ambassador of dictator Alfredo Stroessner in Geneva. Mr. Gramont is accused... |
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7 |
7 |
1991-07-01 |
Paraguay, United States, Uruguay |
Extradition |
