Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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
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
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
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
U.S. Supreme Court Deals Human Rights Setback on Juvenile Execution and Extradition Cases On November 1, 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback to international human rights advocates on two separate and unrelated cases -- one dealing with the execution of a juvenile and the other... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Spain Extradition, Human Rights, Murder, Torture
Pinochet Appeals Against Extradition On October 22, 1999, counsel for Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, submitted a last-minute appeal to the High Court against the decision by a London magistrates’ court that he... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United Kingdom, Spain, Chile Extradition, Human Rights, Torture
White Collar Crime 1999 Annual Program Features Many Transnational Issues The handbook of the White Collar Crime 1999 two-day program has several useful parts on transnational crime. A section deals with defending against U.S. requests for foreign mutual assistance, asset... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 World International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, White Collar Crime, International Cooperation
White Collar Crime 1999 Annual Program Features Many Transnational Issues The handbook of the White Collar Crime 1999 two-day program has several useful parts on transnational crime. A section deals with defending against U.S. requests for foreign mutual assistance, asset... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 World International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, White Collar Crime, International Cooperation
Brazil and the U.S. Sign First Agreement on Anti-Trust Enforcement Cooperation On October 26, 1999, the U.S. and Brazilian governments signed an executive agreement on anti-trust enforcement cooperation, the first such agreement between the U.S. and a South American country.... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Brazil Administration of Justice, Antitrust Cooperation , International Cooperation
Swiss Investigate Money Laundering by Family of Former Nigerian Leader Abstract:On October 26, 1999, the media reported that Swiss judicial authorities have opened an inquiry into alleged money laundering and participation in a criminal organization involving Nigeria’s... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 Switzerland, Nigeria Money Laundering, Corruption, International Courts
U.S., Mexico and Dominican Republic Crack Down on Juarez Cartel On September 22, 1999, U.S. and Mexican authorities conducted an operation that dealt a staggering blow to the Juarez cartel’s distribution of illegal drug network in the U.S., arresting 94 persons,... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Mexico Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance
OAS Agrees to Test Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism At a meeting of the Organization of American States from August 31 to September 2, 1999 in Ottawa, officials of the OAS approved the testing phase of the creation of a Mechanism for Multilateral... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Canada, United States, Chile International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties
OECD Delays and Strengthens Implementation of Tax Initiatives While Target Countries React The OECD has delayed slightly the implementation of the OECD harmful tax competition while strengthening cooperation with international organizations and informal groups friendly to the proposal.... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Bahamas, Luxembourg International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Taxation
Argentina Banishes Paraguay General to Interior While Paraguay Presses Argentina and Brazil to Extradite Oviedo and Cubas On September 28, 1999, the Argentine Government announced it will banish exiled Paraguayan coup leader and former General Lino Oviedo to a remote part of the country, far from Buenos Aires, for... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay Extradition, Human Rights, Prisoner Rights
Italy Arrests Fugitive Financier Parretti On October 11, 1999, Italian authorities arrested Giancarlo Parretti, an Italian national, on international arrest warrants from the U.S. for convictions on perjury and other frauds near Orvieto, a... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, France, Italy Money Laundering, Taxation, Fraud, White Collar Crime
U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Canada Extradition Request for Murder On August 30, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a Canadian national’s motion to dismiss the extradition request of the Canadian Government on a murder... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Canada, United States Extradition, Murder, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Coast Guard Fires at Engines of Fleeing Boats to Increase Jurisdiction On September 30, 1999, a media report noted a new technique whereby the U.S. is expanding its unilateral extraterritorial jurisdiction, especially in narcotics cases: the use of small high-powered... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, Dominican Republic Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Maritime, Drugs & Trafficking
Swiss and U.S. Respond Positively to Requests by Nigerian Government to Help Prosecute Prior Corruptions and Forfeit Money On October 14, 1999, the Swiss Government announced it has frozen bank accounts belonging to Sani Abacha, the late Nigerian dictator, members of his family and his business associates, as a result of... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Nigeria, Austria Corruption, Extradition, Asset Forfeiture
Italy Requests Extradition of Chilean General on Assassination Attempt On October 8, 1999, the media reported that the Italian Government has requested the extradition of retired Gen. Manuel Contreras, the former head of the Chilean secret police, on charges he issued... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Italy, Chile Extradition, Human Rights, Murder

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