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Extradition Treaties Signed by the U.S. but Not in Force |
Country Signed Treaty Doc.
ARGENTINA 06/10/97 105-18
AUSTRIA 01/08/98
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Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Extradition, Treaties |
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Regional Group Proposes Formation of an Inter-American Commission on Corruption |
On March 9, 1998, the Leadership Council for Inter-American Summitry issued a report, From Talk to Action: How Summits Can Forge a Western Hemisphere Community of Prosperous Democracy, urging the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean |
Corruption, International Organizations, Law Enforcement |
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OECD and U.S. Start Ratification and Implementation of Transnational Corruption Convention |
The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the U.S. Government have started to act to implement the Convention on Transnational Corruption... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, OECD |
Corruption, International Organizations, Treaties, Law Enforcement |
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International Court of Justice Finds Jurisdiction While U.S. Court Rejects Libyan Government’s Argument for Lack of Jurisdiction in Lockerbie Case |
On February 27, 1998, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that it had jurisdiction and the arguments of Libya were admissible in applying the 1971 Montreal Convention arising from the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, |
International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, Treaties |
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Spanish Court Broadens Case on Disappeared Person in Argentina |
On March 16, 1998, six leaders of the Argentine Workers’ Central gave Judge Baltasar Garzon the names of 9,000 persons, many of them Spaniards and their descendants, who disappeared during the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Spain, Argentina |
Human Rights, Murder, Kidnaping |
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: Two U.S. Interior Designers Convicted of Laundering for Cali Cartel Member |
On February 19, 1998, two San Francisco interior designers who worked exclusively for former Cali cartel druglord Jose Santacruz Londono, were convicted in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn on charges... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Advances in Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Panama |
The enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has been a major concern for U.S. companies doing business in the rest of the world. In the case of Panama, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR... |
Alvaro Aguilar-Alfu |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States, Panama |
Intellectual Property, Law Enforcement |
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Drugs and Security in the Caribbean: Sovereignty under Siege |
The author, a political science professor at Florida International University and a specialist on Caribbean security matters, promotes that the drug phenomenon in the Caribbean constitutes a security... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States, Caribbean |
Corruption, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Book Review |
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EU Members Sign Customs Enforcement Cooperation Convention |
On December 18, 1998, representatives of fifteen European Union Members signed the Naples II Convention on Mutual Assistance and Cooperation between Customs Administrations, obligating themselves to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Europe |
Customs Enforcement, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
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Second Regional Meeting on Drug Control Coordination and Cooperation in the Caribbean Reviews Progress on Plan of Action |
During December 8-9, 1997, the Second Regional Meeting on Drug Control Coordination and Cooperation was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A Declaration addressed future efforts to implement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Caribbean |
Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation |
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Swiss Highest Court Upholds Freeze on Mobutu’s Assets |
On February 10, 1998, the Swiss Federal Tribunal, its highest court, upheld a freeze on the assets of the estate of Mobutu Sese Seko, the late dictator of Congo, pending the Congo’s request to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Switzerland, Congo |
Asset Forfeiture |
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Dominican Republic Arrests Fugitive U.S. Doctor |
On February 14, 1998, the media reported the arrest two days before by Dominican Republic authorities of Dr. Rafael Gonzalez Pantaleon, a former government official and member of the political party... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States, Dominican Republic |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Extradition Under the New Polish Legislation of 1997 |
1. Constitution of the Republic of Poland On April 2, 1997, the Polish National Assembly adopted an entirely new Constitution which shows almost no resemblance to the previous Constitution of 1952... |
Michael Plachta |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Poland |
Extradition |
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U.S. Court Denies Swiss National’s Effort to Dismiss Extradition |
On January 27, 1998, a U.S. Magistrate in New York denied a motion of Rudolf Johann Othmar Ernst to dismiss an extradition complaint filed against him by the Swiss Government in a case involving... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Caribbean Police Commissioners Prepare Anti-Crime Scheme |
On January 22-23, 1998, the Caribbean Commissioners of Police met at the Regional Police Training Center in Barbados and prepared a six-point anti-crime plan... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Caribbean |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Argentine Military Officer Complains of Unfairness of French In Absentia Conviction |
On January 23, 1998, in the Argentine magazine Trespuntos, former Argentine navy Commander Alfredo Astiz complained that a French court used false testimony to convict him of charges that he killed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
France, Argentina |
Human Rights, Murder, Law Enforcement |
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Swiss Cooperation with Spanish Human Rights Proceedings Produces Momentum on Argentine Prosecutions |
Cooperation from the Swiss Government in identifying bank accounts registered to former members of the Argentine military has produced important momentum in the prosecution by a Spanish court in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Switzerland, Spain, Argentina |
Human Rights, Mutual Legal Assistance, Law Enforcement |
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U.S. Congress Holds Hearings on Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation |
On February 5, 1998, the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, held hearings on legislation to reauthorize action to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States |
Environment, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Status of Negotiations to Establish an International Criminal Court |
The year 1997 was a watershed one for the attempt to establish a permanent International Criminal Court to try individuals accused of committing genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.... |
Steven Gerber |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
World |
War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity |
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EU Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs Sets Forth Priorities |
On December 16, 1997, during the European Parliament’s annual debate on the Third Pillar, Anita Gradin, Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs, outlined recent achievements and future directions... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations, Organized Crime |