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U.S. Presses UN to Establish War Crimes Tribunal for Saddam Hussein |
On September 18, 2000, the Clinton Administration pressed the United Nations to establish a war crimes tribunal to try Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials in the deaths of up to 250,000... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
United States, Middle East, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait |
Human Rights, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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House of Lords Affirms Extradition to US for Probation Violation |
On June 15, 2000, the House of Lords unanimously affirmed the extradition to the U.S. of Mr. Burke whose extradition was requested after he violated his supervised release.
On September 14, 1992,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Extradition |
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French Initiative on Money Laundering Cooperation |
On August 24, 2000, the French Government initiated the adoption of a Council Framework Decision on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freeing, seizing and confiscation of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
Europe, France |
Money Laundering, European Union, Asset Forfeiture |
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UN Prosecutor Prepares for New Indictment Against Milosevic |
In the aftermath of Milosevic’s resignation from office, Carla Del Ponte, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), is preparing a new indictment... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
Netherlands, Serbia |
War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |
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U.S. District Court Requires Release |
On June 28, 2000, the U.S. District Court in Tampa granted a Motion for Summary Judgment to a publishing and media companies and order the U.S. Department of Commerce to release records from 1996 to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
United States, Cuba |
Customs Enforcement, National Security |
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EU Finance Ministers Agree on Extension of Anti-Money Laundering Regulations to Professionals |
On September 29, 2000, the European Union ministers of finance reached agreement on extending the 1991 anti-money laundering directive to professionals advising on investments and covering a broader... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, European Union, International Courts |
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UN Appoints Head Prosecutor for War Crimes in East Timor |
On October 3, 2000, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Mohamed Othman, a former lawyer
from Tanzania, as prosecutor general for East Timor. Othman, who is 49 years old, will have exclusive... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
Indonesia |
United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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FATF Decides to Keep Blacklist and Expand its Campaign |
On October 4-6, 2000, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) met in Madrid to discuss its strategy to expand the anti-money laundering enforcement regime.
At a news conference on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
Europe, Spain |
Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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UN Considers Potential of Prosecuting Minors for War Crimes in Sierra Leone |
On October 4, 2000, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan proposed that a war crimes tribunal should prosecute minors as young as 15 for atrocities perpetrated during the Sierra Leone civil war... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
Sierra Leone, Togo |
Human Rights, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Jersey Issues New Guidance Notes and Receives Approval for US Qualified Intermediary Status |
On August 23, 2000, the Jersey Financial Services Commission issued an Anti-Money Laundering Guidance Update that provides guidance to the financial services industry, especially in doing business... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
United Kingdom, Antigua & Barbuda, |
Money Laundering, Jurisdiction |
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Kofi Annan Urges Ratification of Rome Statute as U.S. Deliberates Its Position |
On September 29, 2000, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appealed to U.S. lawyers to convince their
skeptical nationals of the benefits of the embryonic International Criminal Court. Meanwhile,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
United States |
United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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French Announce Priorities for JHA Presidency |
During its Presidency of the European Union, which runs July 1 to December 31, 2000, the French Presidency has announced its priorities for Justice and Home Affairs Council.
1. The European... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
Europe, France |
Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, Organized Crime |
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Mexico Detains Argentine on Spanish Extradition Request for “Dirty War”Atrocities |
On August 26, 2000, a Mexican judge ordered the detention of the accused Argentine torturer Miguel Ángel Cavallo, who had been living in Mexico where he was director-general of Mexico’s National... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
Mexico, Spain, Argentina |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Antigua Deports to U.S. Internet Sports Manager After Suspicious Transaction Report |
On August 19, 2000, the Antiguan Prime Minister’s Office announced the deportation of Robert Eremain to Puerto Rico after a suspicious transaction report triggered investigations that revealed Mr.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
Caribbean, St. Kitts & Nevis |
Money Laundering, Extradition |
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U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Appeal from Extradition, But Holds Executive’s Decision on Torture Defense is Reviewable |
On July 11, 2000, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of Ramiro Cornejo-Barreto v. W.H. Seifert, affirmed the district court’s denial of a petition for habeas corpus that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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Haiti Deports Alleged Medillin Cocaine Trafficker to the U.S. |
On August 8, 2000, the Haitian Government deported to the United States Carlos Botero Asprilla, an alleged major operative in the Medillin, Colombian cocaine cartel that has used Haiti as a staging... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Colombia, Haiti |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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PRC Protests Service and U.S. Suit of Chinese Leader for Tiananmen Atrocities |
On August 28, 2000, five participants of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations filed a lawsuit against Li Peng, the chairman of the People Republic of China’s (PRC) National People’s Congress in U... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, China |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction |
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Bahamas Prime Minister Announces Willingness to Conclude Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the U.S. and Other Enforcement Measures |
On August 16, 2000, in an abrupt change of policy Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham announced his Government would take a series of steps to respond to the blacklisting of his country on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Bahamas |
Money Laundering, Taxation |
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English Court Denies Effort to Review Arrest Warrant for U.S. Extradition of Swedish National for Insider Trading |
Mr. Norgren, a Swedish national, tried unsuccessfully to block a warrant for his arrest issued by a magistrate in response to a request by the U.S. for his extradition on offenses of “insider trading... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, |
Extradition, National Security |
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Prosecution of Russian Alcohol Smuggling Results in Conviction of Traditional U.S. Distiller |
An elaborate Russian organized crime operation to smuggle U.S. grain alcohol into Russia has resulted in a conviction of McCormick Distilling of Weston, Missouri, and has uncovered a massive scheme... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States, Russia |
Customs Enforcement, Organized Crime |
