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U.S. Urges Governments to Support Immunity Proposal (VIA) |
U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has sent a letter to Foreign
Ministers in about 60 countries, urging support for the U.S. proposal for the proposed
International Criminal Court (ICC). The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
6 |
2000-06-01 |
World, United States |
International Courts |
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Documents (XVC) |
1. Environment
General Accounting Office, U.S.-Mexico Border: Despite Some Progress, Environmental Infrastructure Challenges Remain, GAO/NSIAD-00-26, Mar. 3, 2000, 63 pp.
2. Human Rights
U.K. Bow... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
6 |
2000-06-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Belgium Opens Investigation into Alleged Human Rights Violations by Former |
On March 2nd 2000, Belgian investigating magistrate Damien Vandermeersch announced his intention to investigate a complaint against former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Rafsanjani... |
Tom L.W. Scheirs |
16 |
6 |
2000-06-01 |
Belgium, Iran |
Human Rights, Torture |
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Council of Europe Prepares Convention on International Cooperation against (VIIIA) |
On April 24, 2000, the Council of Europe published a preliminary draft of the world’s first legally binding convention on international cooperation against cybercrime.
On April 10, 2000,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
6 |
2000-06-01 |
Europe |
Cybercrime |
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U.S. House Judiciary Approves Internet Gambling Prohibition Act (VIIIB) |
On April 6, 2000, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed by a 21-8 vote the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, a bill that would simultaneously prohibit Internet gambling generally while expanding... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
6 |
2000-06-01 |
United States |
Cybercrime |
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“Love Bug” Case Shows Gaps in International Cooperation on Cybercrime(VIIIC) |
On May 3, 2000, a virus occurred that crippled millions of computers worldwide and focused attention on the need to strengthen international cooperation and harmonization of law against cybercrime.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
6 |
2000-06-01 |
World |
Cybercrime |
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Work on International Conventions Continues(IXA) |
Work on the principal conventions against transnational bribery, those of the OECD, the Organization of American States, and the Council of Europe, is continuing. Signatory countries are working to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
6 |
2000-06-01 |
World |
Bribery |
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Senate Foreign Relations Urged to Ratify Inter-American Convention Against Corruption (IXB) |
On May 2, 2000, all four persons testified in support of U.S. ratification of and leadership in the implementation of the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption.
Alan Larson, Under Secretary... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
6 |
2000-06-01 |
United States |
Corruption, Bribery |
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G-7 Endorses International Money Laundering and Tax Enforcement Efforts of International Organizations (XA) |
On April 15, 2000, at the conclusion of its meetings in Washington, Finance Ministers of the G-7 countries, the Central Bank Governors of Canada, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
6 |
2000-06-01 |
World |
International Organizations |
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Rwandan President Accused of Crimes Against Humanity (XIA) |
On 30th March 2000, Bernard Ntuyahaga brought a complaint against Rwandan president ad interim Paul Kagame before a Belgian investigating magistrate. The 38-page complaint contains allegations of... |
Tom L.W. Scheirs |
16 |
6 |
2000-06-01 |
Belgium, Rwanda |
Human Rights, Terrorism |
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European Professional Associations Agree on Due Diligence Against Organized Crime and U.S. Starts Gatekeepers Initiatives (IB) |
On July 27, 1999, in Brussels, Belgium, the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Community, the Conference of Notaries of the European Union, the European Federation of Accountants... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
United States, Europe |
Administration of Justice, Due Diligence, International Organizations, European Union, Organized Crime, Conferences |
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1999 American Bankers Association/American Bar Association Eleventh Annual Money Laundering Enforcement Seminar Handbook (IC) |
On October 25-26, 1999, the ABA/ABA 11th Annual Money Laundering Enforcement Seminar was held in Arlington, Va. This review focuses primarily on the aspects of particularly potential interest to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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Malta Appellate Court Throws Out First Money Laundering Case (ID) |
On November 26, 2000, an appellate court in Malta overturned the country’s first money laundering conviction when it held that the Attorney General had failed to prove the link between the crime and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
Malta |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice |
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NCIS in Britain Sees Criminal Movement of Money from Switzerland Due to Lax Compliance in London (IE) |
On March 15, 2000, the media reported that a report of the National Criminal Intelligence Services that will be published in May will take the position that organized criminals may be moving their... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
United Kingdom, Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Intelligence, Organized Crime |
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U.S. Narcotics Report Shows New International Cooperation and Focus on Implementation and Enforcement |
Congressional hearings on Russian financial irregularities and gaps in due diligence in private banking, especially in the context of public figure accounts, has generated interest in bills to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
Antigua & Barbuda, Austria, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, World |
Administration of Justice, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking, International Courts, International Organizations, Money Laundering, National Security, Terrorism, White Collar Crime |
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Cayman Is Site of First Meeting of UN Offshore Forum (IF) |
On March 30, 2000, the Government of the Cayman Islands hosted the first plenary of the United Nations Offshore Forum, as part of a three-year initiative of the UN’s Office for Drug Control and Crime... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
Cayman Islands |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Money Laundering Strategy for 2000 Has Major International Components (IG) |
In March 2000, the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Justice issued The National Money Laundering Strategy for 2000, which contains sixty separate action items designed to combat money laundering on a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
World, United States |
Money Laundering |
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U.S. House Banking Committee Holds Oversight Hearing on New International Financial Architecture (IIA |
On March 23, 2000, the U.S. Congress Committee on Banking and Financial Services held a hearing on “Proposals for a New International Financial Architecture,” airing existing alleged abuses and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
World, United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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CARICOM Requests OECD to Postpone Harmful Tax Initiative as Channel Islands Try to Distinguish Themselves from the Old Jurisdictions (IVA) |
On March 15, 2000, heads of state and other leaders from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) asked the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to postpone its plan to issue at the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
Caribbean |
International Organizations, Taxation |
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Philippines Locates Fugitive in French Corruption Case (VA) |
On March 15, 2000, the media reported that Philippines law enforcement have located Alfred Sirven, a key suspect in the alleged misuse of funds of Elf when the French oil group was a state enterprise... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
5 |
2000-05-01 |
France, Philippines |
Corruption, Extradition |
