Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Implementation of Former Yugoslavian War Crimes Proceed Several developments indicate that the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia and efforts by national governments continue to implement efforts to adjudicate alleged war... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Balkans Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts
OAS Holds Meeting in Montevideo and Adopts Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism On October 5-7, 1999, at its Twenty-Sixth Regular Session in Montevideo, Uruguay, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States, made progress on a... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean Money Laundering, International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking
Rwanda Tribunal Sentences Rutaganda to Life Imprisonment for Genocide and Rwanda Government Allows Chief Prosecutor to Visit On December 6, 1999, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (CTR) sentenced Georges Anderson Nderubumwe Rutaganda to imprisonment for life following his conviction on one... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Rwanda Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
EU Issues Annual Counterdrug Report and European Parliament Calls for Action On November 22, the EU drugs agency and the European Parliament each issued recommendations for counterdrug policy. This article reviews the two policies. On November 22, 1999, the European... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Europe European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Conferences
Germany Reaches Accord on Holocaust Claims On December 17, 1999, the German Government and business leaders reached an accord to pay $5.2 billion in settlement of various claims arising from the Holocaust. The final settlement, agreed after... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, Europe, Germany Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Law of War, Genocide
Mexico and U.S. Cooperate on Locating Bodies on Juarez-El Paso Border U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials have cooperated in locating the remains of six people at a farm outside the order city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and continue to search for clues to the... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, Mexico Human Rights, Murder, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Bribery
Swiss Holocaust Settlement Advances and Swiss Committee Issues Report On November 29, 1999, holocaust survivors and their supporters reported to a federal judge that they are willing to accept – grudgingly – a $1.25 billion settlement in their lawsuit against Swiss... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Europe, Switzerland Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Law of War, Genocide
President Clinton Signs into Law Bill Providing Economic Sanctions for Firms Linked to Drug Kingpins On December 3, 1999, President Bill Clinton signed the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (“FNKDA”)(H.R. 1555), legislation that prohibits U.S. companies from doing business with foreign firms... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 World, United States, Colombia Administration of Justice, Economic Sanctions, National Security, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking
California Suits Target Japanese Corporations for Forced Labor and Mistreatment of Civilians During World War II On December 7, 1999, a series of suits were filed in California against some of Japan’s largest mining, steel, construction, and trading houses on the 58th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, China, Japan, Switzerland, Netherlands, South Korea, Australia Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Prisoner Rights
Australian Court Grants Bail for Fugitive Pending Extradition Due to Medical Conditions On May 24, 1999, the Federal Court of Australia overturned denial of bail by the Magistrate on an extradition of a Hungarian national. The fugitive was T, a Hungarian national who emigrated to... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 Australia, Hungary Administration of Justice, Extradition, Fraud
First Holocaust Action Is Filed Against Israeli Bank On November 22, 1999, the media revealed that in the preceding week the first Holocaust action over dormant accounts claimed by heirs of European Jews who perished in the Holocaust was filed against... Bruce Zagaris 16 1 2000-01-01 United States, Germany, Israel, Poland Administration of Justice, Law of War, Genocide, International Courts
U.S. Senate Hearing on Private Banking and Money Laundering Presages Ill Winds On November 9-10, 1999, the U.S. Senate Committee on Permanent Investigations held two days of hearings on private banking and money laundering focusing on problems of Citicorp accounts. The... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Nigeria, Panama, Cayman Islands, Gabon Money Laundering, Corruption, Administration of Justice, Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence, Fraud
EU Justice & Home Affairs Commissioner Signals New Money Laundering Initiative On September 16, 1999, Antonio Vitorino, the new European Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA), in his first official business, signaled new initiatives on money laundering and financial... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 Europe Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Bank Secrecy, Jurisdiction, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts
International Cooperation Against Russian Financial Irregularities On October 20, 1999, at the end of a conference to combat crime organized by the Group of Eight industrialized countries, international enforcement officials welcomed Russia’s commitment to adopting... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Russia, Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Ukraine, Antigua and Barbuda Money Laundering, International Organizations
U.N. Agrees to Sanctions against Taliban for Non-Surrender of Osama Bin Laden On October 15, 1999, the United Nations Security Council agreed to a resolution to impose sanctions in 30 days that will freeze the economic assets abroad of the Islamic Taliban movement of... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates Terrorism, United Nations, Sanctions
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Lack of Jurisdiction in Antiguan Asset Forfeiture Case On September 8, 1999, the U.S. Government suffered a setback when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the district court’s decision that the U.S. Government had no jurisdiction to... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Panama, Antigua & Barbuda Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, Asset Forfeiture
Colombia Supreme Court Approves Extradition to U.S. of Cuban National On October 26, 1999, the Colombian Supreme Court approved the extradition to the U.S. of Sergio Braulio Gonzalez, a Cuban citizen wanted in the U.S. for drug trafficking and illegal arms possession... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Colombia, Cuba Extradition, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Sanctions
Arrested Gunman Implicates Oviedo & Cubas; Argentina Will Ask Oviedo to Leave On October 26, 1999, in his first foreign policy announcement, as President-elect, Fernando de la Rúa advised former Gen. Lino Oviedo of Paraguay, who has been exiled in Argentina since March 1999... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 Brazil, Cuba, Argentina, Paraguay Corruption, Extradition, Murder
Administration of Justice: Governmental, Intergovernmental, and Non-Governmental Perspectives On October 25, 1999, the International Criminal Law and National Security Committee of the International Law Section of the D.C. Bar sponsored a luncheon program on the Administration of Justice (AOJ... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 World Administration of Justice, International Organizations
New House Bill Targets Online Gambling On October 21, 1999, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va) introduced a bill in the House, entitled the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, that would ban gambling via the Internet and provide for criminal... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States Cybercrime, Administration of Justice, International Gaming

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