Enforcement Issues to Be Addressed in New Gray Market Policy |
The U.S. Customs Service is soliciting comments on policy options regarding the treatment of gray market and parallel importations. |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
United States |
Illegal Importation |
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves U.K. Protocol |
On June 12, 1986, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by a 15 to 2 vote approved a Protocol to the United States-United Kingdom Extradition Treaty. The hotly disputed Protocl amends and narrows... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
United States |
Adjective Enforcement |
U.S. and Philippines Cooperate in Marcos' Investigation |
On June 11, 1986, the U.S. and the Philippines signed an agreement to provide "mutual legal assistance" in their investigations of U.S. corporations' business dealings with former Phillippine... |
David Simonetti |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
Philippines |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
House Examines Panama Drug Connection as MLAT Talks Resume |
On June 19, 1986, The Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control held hearings regarding allegations about Panama's General Manuel Antonio Noriega's involvement in international narcotics... |
David Simonetti and Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
Panama |
Drug Enforcement |
Enforcement Developments |
The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has given immigration attorneys identification numbers and have required that counsel for aliens put their G-28 identification number on all I-130s of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
United States |
Immigration |
INS To Continue Use of Tax Information for Enforcement |
The Report of a meeting between the Visa Office Representatives of the Department of State and the Visa Office Liaison Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has elucidated... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
United States |
Immigration |
US Government Suffers Set Back in Computer Crime Case |
In U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, Judge Gene Carter ruled that U.S. Attorney Pasquale Perrino, Jr. had failed to show that Mr. Kenneth Wu Hahn, 47, of Cocoa Beach, Florida was involved in... |
Peter Brown |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
United States |
Computer Crimes |
United Kingdom Tackles Copyright Piracy Issues |
Faced with unprecedented losses in the world market due to copyright counterfeiting and international piracy, the United Kingdom is preparing to take steps to prevent further losses and to protect... |
Jay Rosenthal |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
United Kingdom |
Copyright |
Swiss Extradition of Narcotics Funds Courier |
As reported by the authoritative Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the First Public Law Divison of the Swiss Supreme Court in Lausanne granted a U.S. extradition request for a Colombian citizen who is... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
Switzerland |
Extradition |
Book Reviews: Digest of International Crime Instruments |
International Crimes: Digest/Indexof International Instruments 1815-1985 is written by M. Cherif Bassiouni. This effort is truly pioneering. It is the first compilation of international criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
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International Criminal and Comparative Law |
Book Reviews: Bank Secrecy and Disclosure |
Bankgeheimnis und Bankauskunft is designed to provide answers to all issues arising in the context of bank secrecy laws in Germany. The authors-legal scholars and practitioners-succeed in giving the... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
6 |
1986-06-01 |
Germany |
Bank Secrecy |
House Subcommittee Amends Money Laundering Bill |
On July 16, 1986, the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Judiciary Committee marked H.R. 5077, The Money Laundering Control Act of 1986. The Act proposes to make money laundering a new federal crime. |
David Simonetti and Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Controls Holds Hearing |
On June 24, 1986, The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control held its first hearing to investigate compliance with existing treaties on drug control and preparations for the new... |
David Simonetti and Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
OECD Fiscal Committee Draft Tax Convention Criticized |
On July 10, 1986, the OECD Fiscal Committee passed a draft multilateral convention for the Prevention of Tax Evasion which was prepared in cooperation with the Council of Europe. The draft, so far... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
Europe |
Tax Enforcement |
ABA Holds Conference on Law in Relationship to Terror |
On June 5, 6, and 7, the American Bar Association held a conference on "Law in Relationship to Terror". |
David Simonetti and Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
World |
Terrorism |
U.K. Attorney General Speaks on International Legal Cooperation |
At a luncheon held on June 30, 1986 at the International Club in Washington, D.C., Sir Michael Havers, Attorney General of Britain, argued that international legal cooperation does not have to... |
Constantine G. Papavizas |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
United Kingdom |
Adjective Enforcement |
Senate Ratifies U.S.-U.K. Extradition Treaty |
The United States Senate ratified this month an extradition treaty between the U.S. and the U.K. that was signed on June 25, 1986 by a vote of 87 to 10. |
David Simonetti |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
U.S. and Cayman Islands Conclude Mutual Assistance Treaty |
On July 13, 1986, the U.S. and Cayman Islands Governments announced the conclusion of a mutual assistance in criminal matters treaty. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
United States |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
Marriage Fraud Bills Are Introduced And Progress |
On July 17, 1986, the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy held a hearing to mark up legislation introduced by Senator Simon which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to... |
David Simonetti and Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
United States |
Immigration |
Book Reviews: Information Law: Freedom of Information, Privacy, Open Meetings, Other Access Laws by Burt A. Braverman |
This book comprehensively covers issues arising under FOIA, the Freedom of Information Act and comprehensively covers issues arising under FOIA, the Privacy Act and other laws governing access to... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
7 |
1986-07-01 |
United States |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |