Central American Counterterrorism Legislation |
On November 19, 1985 a hearing was scheduled before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs to discuss the impact of U.S. support under the Central American Counterterrorism Act of 1985 to fund... |
Dr. Doris Weidinger |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Central America |
Terrorism |
Developments in Narcotics Control in South America |
On November 12, 1985 the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the recent developments in narcotics control efforts in Latin America. The two witnesses, Jon R. Thomas from the State... |
Doris Weidinger |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Drug Enforcement |
PLI Holds Commodities Program with Many International Issues |
The Practicing Law Institute (PLI) presented a program on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") in Washington, D.C. on October 30, 1985 which dealt with current issues facing the CFTC... |
Constantine G. Papavizas |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Law Enforcement |
Frankfurt EAA Seminar: Switch to Non-U.S. Suppliers |
On October 25, 1985, the German trade association of electrical and electronic industries (ZVEI) held a seminar in Frankfurt, Germany, on the amended Export Administration Act and on compliance with... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Germany |
Export Enforcement |
Antiterrorist Inter-Agency Task Force Work |
An interagency task force stablished in July, 1985 to develop a U.S. strategy for dealing with terrorism has been meeting and is to make recommendations for a national policy for dealing with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act Moves Forward |
A bill called "Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act". H.R. 2851, is moving forward in Congres and is expected to pass next year. The bill will provide benefits for Government employees and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
L.C. Green's Analysis of Recent Terrorist Scholarship |
Professor L.C. Green, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta in Edmonton, has forwarded the Reporter his article, "Terrorism and Its Responses," published in 8 Terrorism: An... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Canada |
Terrorism |
Senate Judiciary Considers US-UK Extradition Treaty |
Hearings on the Supplementary Treaty on Extradition Between the United States and the United Kingdom have been continuing. On August 1, 1985, The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held hearings... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
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Extradition |
ABA Committee on International Courts Reports on Compulsory Jurisd. |
Anthony D'Amato, Chairman, Committee on International Courts, has submitted a report urging the United States to make a modified adherence to the general compulsory jurisdiction of the International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
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Jurisdiction |
Congressional Hearings on the Mining of Nicaraguan Ports & Harbors |
Prints are now avaliable on the hearings and markup before th Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives on H. Con. Res, 290 concerning the mining of Nicaraguan ports and harbors. |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Nicaragua |
Maritime |
U.S.-Swiss 2d Round of Mutual Assist. Negotiations |
The Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung (#201, 1985) reported on September 1/2, 1985, on page 11, that the second round of talks between the Swiss and American judicial assistance authorities provides a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Switzerland |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
GAO Report on Nazi War Criminals |
On June 28, 1985, the GAO released a report, entitled "Nazis and Axis Collaborators Were Used to Further U.S. Anti-Communist Objectives in Europe-Some Immigrated to the United States". After World... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Europe |
Holocaust |
Accused Nazi War Criminal Extradited to Israel |
On November 1, 1985, the Department of Justice announced that the Sixth Circuit Court of Appelas rejected an effort by John Demjanjuk to avoid a request for extradition by the Israeli Government. ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Israel |
Extradition |
Ex-Yale Teacher Tried as a Nazi Collaborator |
On November 7, 1985, the trial of Vladimir Sokolov, began in the U.S. District Court in Waterbury, Connecticut, on charges that he willfully concealed his activites as a Nazi collaborator who wrote... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
War Crimes |
SEC Chief Speaks to Swiss on Insider Trading |
Gary Lynch, SEC Enforcement Head, visited the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, at the occasion of the second round of discussion between the two countries at the end of August, 1985. In his... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Switzerland |
Trade Enforcement |
AID Draft Report Calls for $5.5 Million for Carrib. Admins Justice |
A draft proposal authored by Gerald Zarr, U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), entitled "The Rule of Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean: How Long Can the Machinery of Justice Run on Empty... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Caribbean |
Administration of Justice |
Administration of Justice Programs Progress |
The administration of justice programs of the United States Government and private organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean are gaining momentum. At the meeting of the Section of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Administration of Justice |
U.S. Investor Pleads Guilty on OPIC Assistance in Grenada |
On December 3, 1985, William Ingle of Virginia Beach pleaded guilty to a charge of making a false statement to a federal agency to obtain $350,000 worth of assistance from the Overseas Private... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Grenada |
White Collar Crime |
Argentine Bank Secrecy: New Limitations on Bank Secrecy in Argentina |
After a parliamentary tug of war over several months, the Senate as the last instance approved a Government bill to severely restrict the bank and securities secrecy. In the opinion of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Argentina |
Bank Secrecy |
Final Rule Enable Savings & Loan To Report Suspected Crimes |
On November 8, 1985, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, as the operating head of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC), has promulgated a final rule that institutions whose... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Law Enforcement |