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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Colombia Extradites Suspected Drug Lord to the U.S. |
On November 21, 1999, Colombia extradited a suspected drug lord to the U.S., the first extradition of a Colombian national to the U.S. since 1990, amid new terrorist incidents apparently directed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
1 |
2000-01-01 |
United States, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Concerns About the Independence of Defense Counsel Before the (Permanent) International Criminal Court |
Concerned about the independence of defense counsel before the (permanent) International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Defense Attorneys Association and the Law Faculty of the Leiden... |
Michael Plachta |
16 |
1 |
2000-01-01 |
World, United States, Balkans, Netherlands |
Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, International Courts |
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Justice and State Department Officials Testify in Support of Proposed US-Korean Extradition Treaty |
On October 20, 1999, before a session of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, representatives of the U.S. executive testified in support of the proposed extradition treaty between the U.S... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
1 |
2000-01-01 |
United States, South Korea |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Taxation, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Capital Punishment, Treaties |
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South Africa Will Review Extradition of Former Ethiopia Dictator for Genocide |
On December 6, 1999, the South African Government, which has been the subject of criticism from human rights groups, has agreed to review Ethiopia’s request to extradite the exiled dictator Mengistu... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
1 |
2000-01-01 |
Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Eritrea, Ethiopia |
Corruption, Extradition, Human Rights, Genocide |
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U.S. Revokes U.S. Tourist Visa of Ex-Panama Leader Due to Visa Irregularities |
On November 26, 1999, the Panamanian daily LA PRENSA reported that the U.S. Government has revoked the U.S. tourist visa of former Panamanian president Ernesto Perez Balladares due to irregularities... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
1 |
2000-01-01 |
Canada, United States, China, Panama |
Corruption, Counterfeiting, Immigration |
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U.S. Senate Passes Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999 |
On November 19, 1999, the U.S. Senate passed S. 692, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999, by unanimous consent. The Act would provide criminal penalties to online betting activity that... |
Bruce Zagaris |
16 |
1 |
2000-01-01 |
United States |
Cybercrime, Administration of Justice, International Gaming |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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U.S. Indicts McDonnell Douglas & Chinese State Co. on Export Control Charges |
On October 19, 1999, the U.S. Government indicted the McDonnell Douglas Corporation and the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC) and its affiliate (CATIC/Supply),... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
12 |
1999-12-01 |
United States, China |
Export Enforcement |
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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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Meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs at Tampere |
On October 15 and 16, 1999, the European Council met at Tampere. The Presidency issued conclusions, entitled “Toward a Union of Freedom, Security and Justice: the Tampere Milestones.” The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
12 |
1999-12-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations, European Union |
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Rwandan Government Suspends Cooperation with UN Tribunal over Dismissal |
On November 3, 1999, in a decision of immense potential an appellate chamber dismissed an indictment and ordered the immediate release of a defendant for abuse of process against the Prosecutor. On... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
12 |
1999-12-01 |
Rwanda |
Due Diligence, Human Rights, International Organizations, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes |
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International Penal Law Association Adopts Resolutions on Transnational Organized Crime |
On September 5-11, 1999, during its 16th Congress, the International Penal Law Association adopted four resolutions on transnational organized crime. This article will discuss the resolution of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
12 |
1999-12-01 |
United States, Germany, Belgium, Hungary |
International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime |
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International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Developments |
On October 18, 1999, the Croatian Government suspended a Supreme Court decision to extradite a Bosnian Croat to the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia because it said the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
12 |
1999-12-01 |
Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts |