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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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Bolivia Arrests Belgian Miner for Illegal Import and Possession of Drug Precursors |
During the last week of August, the Bolivian police arrested a Belgian citizen on counts of illegal import and possession of sulphuric acid. The man, previously an employee of a Belgian humanitarian... |
Tom L.W. Scheirs |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
Bolivia, Belgium, Chile |
Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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UN Peacekeeping Forces in Sierra Leone Encounter Difficulty as UN Approves Diamond Certification |
The latest difficulty to plague the peacekeeping forces in Sierra Leone occurred on September 20, 2000 when India announced it would be gradually withdrawing troops from Unamsil (United Nations... |
Sashikala Selvendran |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
Sierra Leone, India |
United Nations, War Crimes |
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District Court Approves Enforcement of French Tax Request |
On December 1, 1999, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted summary judgment to the U.S. Government to enforce an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) administrative summons... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
United States, France, Congo |
Taxation, International Courts |
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2 Sets of Indictments for Immigration Fraud and Smuggling |
The U.S. Government has brought two indictments against lawyers and professional immigration advisors – one indictment for immigration and investment fraud and the second for immigration smuggling... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
United States, China |
Customs Enforcement, Immigration |
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Hit and G-7 Members Browbeat IFIs Into Jumping on the Bandwagon |
On September 25, 2000, Frances Horner, head of the OECD’s tax competition unit, said that the OECD is trying to accelerate talks with the havens in response to complaints the process is causing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
United States, Barbados, Europe, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Luxembourg |
Taxation, European Union |
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Judge Awards Family of U.S. Kidnapping Victim $355 Million Against Iran |
On September 21, 2000, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order awarding $333 million in damages against the Iran Government in favor of the family of Marine Lt. Colonel... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
United States, Iran |
Human Rights, War Crimes, International Courts |
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EU Adopts Convention to Strengthen Mutual Assistance, Especially in Certain Crimes |
On August 24, 2000, the European Union took a practical step to combat serious organized crime by establishing Eurojust, a judicial coordination unit.
The goal of the initiative is to urgently... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, Taxation, European Union, International Courts, Organized Crime |
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Germany and Lithuania Restore Cultural Property |
During a one week period, German and Lithuania acted to restore art taken during World War II.
2. German Restoration
On September 25, 2000, two German museums at a Berlin ceremony returned more... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
11 |
2000-11-01 |
Germany, Lithuania |
Customs Enforcement, War Crimes |
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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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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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U.N. Security Council Unanimously Adopts Declaration to Strengthen UN Peacekeeping In the Wake of New of the Murder of 3 UN Workers in Western Timor |
On September 7, 2000, the Security Council, after an extended debate in which 9 presidents, 5 prime ministers and 1 foreign minister participated, unanimously adopted a Declaration to ensure an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
World, Indonesia |
International Organizations, United Nations |
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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 |
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Panel Recommends UN Reforms to and Expansion of Peacekeeping Department |
On August 23, 2000 an international expert panel submitted a report to Secretary-General Kofi Annan urging the United Nations (UN) to strengthen and upgrade peacekeeping operations through the growth... |
Sashi Selvendran and Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
World |
National Security, United Nations |
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US House Majority Leader Opposes US Support of OECD Harmful Tax Initiative |
On September 7, 2000, Congressman Dick Armey (R.-Tex.) and Chairman, House Ways & Means Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, sent a strong letter to Lawrence Summers, U.S. Secretary of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United States |
Taxation |
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Bomb Kills Croatian Witness Who Was Cooperating with War Crimes Tribunal |
On August 28, 2000, a bomb detonated in the front of the home of Milan Levar, a former military officer who helped investigators from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
Croatia, Serbia |
Murder, International Courts |
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Australian Court Agrees to Extradite to Indonesia Accused for Bank Crimes |
On August 29, 2000, Australian Federal Judge affirmed in a 125 page-long opinion the validity and legality of the decision of December 17, 1999, in which the Justice of Peace Court in Melbourne,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
China, Indonesia, Australia |
Money Laundering, Extradition |
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U.N. Security Council Votes to Establish War Crimes Tribunal for Sierra Leone |
On August 14, 2000, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution, establishing a tribunal to prosecute rebels responsible for killing and maiming tens of thousands of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
10 |
2000-10-01 |
United Kingdom, Sierra Leone |
National Security, United Nations, War Crimes |
