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Council of Europe Cooperative Documents Expand |
Several developments in the accession to Council of Europe criminal cooperation documents have occurred recently... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Europe |
Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance, International Convention |
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EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers Agree on Broad Cooperation |
On May 28-29, 1998, the Council of the European Council held a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs, in which progress was made on a wide range of international criminal cooperation matters... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
Europe |
Immigration, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance, International Cooperation |
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Italian Criminal Trial for Italian National Accused of Murdering American Is Conducted Mainly in the U.S. But Under Italian Law |
A trial has been held in Miami that shows the unique Italian-American cooperation in international criminal matters: an Italian prosecutor, judge, and jury were conducting a trial of an Italian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Italy |
Murder, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance, International Cooperation |
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U.S. Congress Supports Early Ratification and Implementation of OECD Anti-Corruption Treaty |
On June 23, 1998, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted out the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Convention to Combat Transnational Corruption (hereafter the OECD... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, OECD |
Corruption, Treaties |
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Sting Operation Breaks Endangered Species Smuggling from Mexico to U.S. |
On May 30, 1998, the United States Customs Service announced that a threeyear undercover operation in the U.S. and several other countries had broken a smuggling ring for endangered species from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
8 |
1998-07-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Environment, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle |
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G-8 Leaders Promise Action Against Transnational Criminals |
On May 17, 1998, the final communiqué issued by the G-8 Heads of State in Birmingham, United Kingdom, contains several initiatives against transnational crime. |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
World |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
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U.S. Refuses to Initiate Extradition Proceeding on Argentine Bribery Prosecution of IBM Officials |
On May 2, 1998, the Argentine media reported that the U.S. has required proof that a crime was committed before its sends four IBM PC Co. employees to Argentina to testify in a bribery case against... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
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Swiss Federal Tribunal Issues Ruling on Salinas Bribes |
During the third week of April 1998, the Swiss Federal Tribunal in Lausanne, Switzerland's highest court, issued a procedural ruling that has negative implications for the Raul Salinas funds, which... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Switzerland |
Bribery |
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Clinton Administration Submits OECD Transnational Corruption Legislation and Implementing Legislation for Ratification |
On May 1, 1998, President Bill Clinton sent to the Senate for its approval the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Corruption |
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New Jersey Governor and U.S. Congress Prioritize Extradition of U.S. Fugitives in Cuba |
At an April 30, 1998 news conference at the U.S. Capitol, a group of representatives in the U.S. Congress and Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman demanded the extradition of Joanne... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
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IMF Anti-Corruption Rules |
On April 21, 1998, Christian Walser, Legal Adviser For Procurement, World Bank, discussed the "New World Bank Rules to Fight Fraud and Corruption in World Bank Financed Contracts." |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
World |
Corruption |
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U.S. Court Holds Dominican Republic National Extraditable on RICO Charges |
On November 18, 1997, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss the indictment against defendant Francisco Medina for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Dominican Republic |
Extradition |
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Venezuela Presses Four Countries to Extradite Fifty Fugitive Bankers |
According to a report from the Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional, the Venezuelan Government has requested Britain, Israel, Spain, and the United States to extradite fifty bankers for a 1994 banking... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Venezuela |
Extradition |
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EU Agrees on Common Indictment for Participation in a Criminal Organization |
On March 19, 1998, under the chairmanship of British Home Secretary Jack Straw, the European Union's Justice/Home Affairs Council adopted the common action related to indictment for participation in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
European Union |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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European Parliamentary Committee Issues Report for Closer Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters in the EU |
On February 11, 1998, the Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs issued a report, noting the unanimous adoption of a motion on strenghtening judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
|
1998-06-01 |
European Union |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Case Against Theft of Cultural Property |
On April 13, 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the prosecution of two Texans and their lawyer on charges that they trafficked in stolen cultural property... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Cultural Property |
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Commonwealth of Virginia Executes Paraguayan Despite ICJ Plea |
On April 14, 1998, the Commonwealth of Virginia execyted Angel Francisco Breard, a Paraguayan national, for murder despite a plea from the International Court of Justice and from Secretary of State... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
International Criminal Court |
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U.S. Indicts 16 for Forcing Illegal Aliens Into Prostitution and Establishes Task Force to Prosecute Slavery and Worker Exploitation |
On April 23, 1998, the U.S. Attorney in Miami released a 52-count indictment brought by a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, against sixteen persons, charging them with operating a prostitution ring... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Sex Crimes |
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U.S. Grants Czech Extradition Request for False Export Control on Machine Guns |
On February 18, 1998, U.S. Magistrate Theodore H. Katz, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, denied defendant Rafael Eduardo Pineda Lara's motion to dismiss the extradition... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
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Ex-Leader Pleads Guilty to Rwanda Genocide Before International Tribunal |
On May 1, 1998, in the most sensational development in the contemporart operation of the War Crimes Tribunals, Jean Kambanda, a former Rwanda Prime Minister, pleaded guilty to genocide charges before... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-06-01 |
Rwanda |
Genocide |