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"Operation Eradication" Continues in Jamaica |
It was announced by narcotics chief Sam McKay that during the past 9 months 2,780 acres of marijuana had been destroyed in Jamaica. Jamaica was considered the second largest supplier of marijuana to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1985-12-01 |
Jamaica |
Drug Enforcement |
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Department of Justice Publishes Interpol Guide Michael Fooner |
The National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has published A Guide to Interpol, The International Criminal Police Organization in the United State (22 pp.1985) by Michael J.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
INTERPOL |
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Customs Warehouses Are Not Foreign Territory for Purposes of Trademark Protection |
In a landmark decision, the highest court of the Swiss Confederation, the Federal Court in Lausanne, on November 2, 1984, declared Swiss customs warehouses domestic territory for purposes of applying... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
Switzerland |
Counterfeiting |
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More U.S. Forces Depart From Grenada As Eastern Caribbean Countries Continue Transition On Building Security |
On June 11, 1985, 66 additional United States soldiers along with jeeps and equipment left Grenada. The departure is the penultimate withdrawal of U.S. soldiers which numbered more than 6,000 at the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1985-09-01 |
Grenada |
Law of War |
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International Tax Enforcement Continues to Rise |
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Bruce Zagaris |
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2011-11-28 |
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Odebrecht and Braskem Plead Guilty and Agree to Pay $3.5 billion to 3 Countries to Resolve Corruption Charges |
On December 21, 2016, Odebrecht S.A. (Odebrecht), a global construction conglomerate based in Brazil, and Braskem S.A. (Braskem), a Brazilian petrochemical company, pleaded guilty and agreed to pay... |
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2017-01-06 |
Brazil, Switzerland, United States |
Corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, International Cooperation |
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Haitian Gang Leader Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping Against Missionaries. |
On May 10, 2022, Joly Germine, aka Yonyon, leader of the Haitian 400 Mawozo gang, was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia for conspiracy to commit kidnapping. The... |
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2022-05-13 |
Haiti, United States |
Gang Activity, Indictment, Kidnaping, United Nations |
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Washington College of Law Holds Book Launch for Book on the ICTY |
On April 4, 2018, the Washington College of Law (WCL) hosted a launch of Professor Diane Orentlicher’s new book, Some Kind of Justice: The ICTY’s Impact in Bosnia and Serbia (Oxford U. Press, 496... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2018-04-06 |
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Human Rights |
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Swiss Banker Arraigned for Helping US Taxpayer Conceal Assets Extradition from Italy |
On September 29, 2023, former Swiss banker Rolf Schnellmann was arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of York before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang after Italy extradited him... |
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2023-10-06 |
Switzerland, United States |
Extradition, Tax Enforcement |
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EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Releases Recommendations on the Implementation of Adopted Measures |
On November 11, 2016, the European Union Counter-Terrorism Coordinator (CTC) released his recommendations which draw on his report on the implementation of the counter-terrorism measures which had... |
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2016-11-18 |
Europe |
Counter-terrorism, European Union, INTERPOL |
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SEC Suspends Conflict Minerals Reports Due to Litigation Decisions |
On April 7, 2017, Acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Michael S. Piwowar announced that, as a result of a final judgment declaring an SEC rule requiring reporting... |
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2017-05-12 |
United States |
Compliance, Disclosure |
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Criminal Magisterial Bench Book to Provide Guidance for Magistrates |
The Criminal Magisterial Bench Book, the first of its kind in the region, is an initiative of the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project. The Bench Book project, which... |
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2018-07-06 |
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International Courts |
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Mexico – United States extradition relations since 1994 |
With a porous long border, Mexico and the U.S.A. have a long history on how to deal with crime that goes beyond their respective borders. To pursue fugitives charged with committing criminal acts... |
Roger Labardini |
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2023-01-13 |
Mexico, United States |
Extradition, Fugitive, Jurisdiction, Kidnaping, Rendition |
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4TH Circuit Agrees to Hear Emoluments Suit En Banc and Trump Announces and then Retracts Announcement His Hotel Will Host the G7 Meeting |
On October 15, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit agreed to rehear en banc the emoluments lawsuit brought by the attorneys general of Maryland and the... |
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2019-10-25 |
G-8 member countries |
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Russia Withdraws Its Signature from the Statute of the International Criminal Court |
On November 16, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his Foreign Ministry to inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations that Russia no longer intended to participate in the Rome... |
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2016-11-18 |
Philippines, Russia, Ukraine |
Human Rights, International Courts, International Criminal Court, International Organizations, War Crimes |
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Trump Reverses ZTE Penalties in Exchange for Trade Concessions |
On June 7, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation, of Shenzhen, China (“ZTE Corporation”) and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications... |
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2018-06-22 |
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Sanctions |
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Criminal Magisterial Bench Book to Provide Guidance for Magistrates |
The Criminal Magisterial Bench Book, the first of its kind in the region, is an initiative of the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project. The Bench Book project, which... |
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2018-07-06 |
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International Courts |
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United Nations Sets Up New Office of Counter-Terrorism |
On June 15, 2017, the UN General Assembly adopted its resolution in which it approved the establishment of a new United Nations office to help Member States implement the Organization's global... |
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2017-06-30 |
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Counter-terrorism, United Nations |
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Costa Rica Arrests and Extradites U.S. Citizen Charged with Business Opportunity Fraud |
On February 12, 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida (Miami) announced that Costa Rica has extradited Jon White, a U.S. citizen charged in connection... |
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2016-08-17 |
Costa Rica, United States |
Conspiracy, Extradition, Fraud |
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ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW (Neil Boister and Robert J. Currie, ed.), Routledge 458 pp. 2015 – A Review |
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2015-12-22 |
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Book Review, International Crimes, International Law |
