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Accord on Insurers’ Payment to Victims’ Pre-Holocaust Policies |
On May 6, 1999, several large European insurance companies reached agreement to pay claims on prewar policies of Holocaust victims, using a formula that reflects current values and could result in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
France, Germany, United Kingdom |
Art and Cultural Property, European Union, Genocide, Human Rights |
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France Returns Holocaust Looted Painting to Rosenbergs |
On April 29, 1999, Catherine Trautmann, the French Minister of Culture, presided over a ceremony to hand-over the 1904 Waterlilies painted by Monet to the heirs of Paul Rosenberg. The painting was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
France, Germany |
Art and Cultural Property, European Union, United Nations |
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U.S. Prepares to Implement the Chemical Weapons Convention |
On April 22, 1999, Cecil Hunt, Deputy Chief Counsel for Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, explained that President Clinton is expected to issue in May an executive order to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
United States, World |
Law of War, United Nations |
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U.S. Congress Reconsiders Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering |
On April 15 and 20, 1999, the U.S. House of Representatives Banking Committee held hearings on anti-money laundering regulations and the Bank Secrecy Act that have important implications for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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U.S. Issues Regulations on OAS Convention on Trafficking in Firearms |
On April 13, 1999, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration issued an interim rule on the export of firearms in order to implement the Organization of American States (OAS)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
United States, World |
Arms Trafficking, Customs Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Swiss Defend Financial Confidentiality Against Tax Enforcement |
Setting the stage for a growing controversy, the Swiss Government is leading a robust defense against pressure from the European Union and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Europe, Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, European Union, White Collar Crime |
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U.S. Suspends Handgun Sales To Venezuela |
On May 5, 1999, the Clinton Administration announced the suspension of sales of handguns to Venezuelan gun dealers due to concerns that many of the guns are reaching narcotics gangs and guerrilla... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
United States, Venezuela |
Arms Trafficking, Customs Enforcement |
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U.S. and Peru Host 17th Annual International Drug Enforcement Conference |
On February 10, 1999, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued the 1998-99 Report on Money Laundering Typologies... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
World, United States, Peru |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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Defending U.S. Citizens and Corporations in Cross Border Proceedings, Extradition Mutual Assistance |
This article provides a practical perspective of the various issues that might apply to U.S. citizens and corporations when they are involved in cross border proceedings, facing extradition, mutual... |
Francois Serres and Miss Elodie Le Gal |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
France, United States |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Issued |
On February 26, 1999, the U.S. Department of State released its annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, showing a mixed picture of gains and setbacks in counterdrug policy in 1998.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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European Parliamentary Committee Proposes Harmonization Measures |
On March 8, 1999, the Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs submitted a report on criminal procedures in the European Union (Corpus Juris) that proposes a series of measures to facilitate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Europe |
Due Diligence, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Prisoner Rights, Terrorism |
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U.S. Closes Anti-Drug Base in Panama and Opens New Missions in Ecuador and Dutch Antilles |
On May 5, 1999, the U.S. closed its anti-drug trafficking mission in Panama and announced that it would operate missions out of Curacao, Aruba and Ecuador although its overall capabilities would be... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
Aruba, Curaçao, Panama, United States, World |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Gaming Commission Will Recommend Criminalization of Offshore Internet Gaming |
On April 28, 1999, the U.S. media reported that the National Gambling Impact Study Commission will recommend to criminalize offshore Internet gambling, thereby setting the stage for inevitable... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
6 |
1999-06-01 |
United States |
International Gaming |
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War Crimes Tribunal Investigators Recommend Indictment against Warning about Kosovo |
On March 21, 1999, a front-page article in the New York Times revealed that investigators have recommended the indictment of three Croatian generals for summary executions, indiscriminate shelling of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
5 |
1999-05-01 |
Kosovo |
War Crimes |
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Holocaust |
The French and Swiss Government and industry continued to deal with efforts of victims and their representatives to obtain compensation and accountability for injuries during the Holocaust. |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
5 |
1999-05-01 |
France |
Holocaust |
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Rwanda Tribunal Releases Former Army Officer Accused of Murdering Ten Belgian Peacekeepers; Cameroon Arrests 3 Accused Former Rwanda Ministers; and Swiss Try Former Rwandan Mayor |
Efforts to invesitgate and prosecute atrocities from the Rwandan conflict are occupying the Rwandan Tribunal and other governments, including two European governments. |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
5 |
1999-05-01 |
Rwanda |
War Crimes |
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Kosovo Conflict Produces Many Legal International Criminal Law Issues |
The conflict in Kosovo has produced thousands of international criminal law issues and is a laboratory for their resolution. |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
5 |
1999-05-01 |
Kosovo |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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European Parliament Passes Resolution Urging Adoption of Second Commission Report to Extend Money Laundering Directive |
On March 9, 1999, the European Parliament passed a resolution reommending extension of the Council Directive 91/308 of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
5 |
1999-05-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering |
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Libya Hands Over Two Lockerbie Suspects |
On April 5, 1999, the two Libyans accused of planting the bomb that caused the Lockerbie air disaster on Pan Am Flight #103 were brought to the Netherlands for trial, ending a near eight-year... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
5 |
1999-05-01 |
Libya |
Terrorism |
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U.S. and UK Warn Financial Community to Avoid Antigua |
On April 7, 1999, the U.S. Department of Treasury advised U.S. banks and other financial institutions to further scrutinize all financial transactions routed into or out of Antigua and Barbuda. |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
5 |
1999-05-01 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
Banking Supervision |