Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
EU Customs Investigation Brings Criminal Charges for Smuggling CFCs On July 25, 1997, the European Commission disclosed that an European Union customs investigation has discovered a multi-million dollar smuggling ring that imported 1,000 tons of illegal CFC products... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 Europe Environment, Customs, Chemicals Smuggle
U.S. Congress Passes and Considers International Enforcement Legislation During the 105th session of Congress, the U.S. Congress took several significant steps on international criminal matters, and have taken partial action on others... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 United States Trade Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, War Crimes, Export Enforcement , International Criminal and Comparative Law, Asset Seizure
U.S. Customs Seize Freon From Car At Mexican Border On July 16, 1997, the U.S. Customs Service announced that its inspectors at the Ysleta, Texas, border with Mexico have seized 108 cans of Freon during a routine inspection of a 1982 Dodge Ram... [... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 United States Environment, Customs, Chemicals Smuggle
ICC International Maritime Bureau Trading Course Oct. 6-10, 1997 Held at the Blakeney Conference Center, Blakeney, Norfolk, UK, this fully interactive course focuses on how to avoid becoming a victim of fraud and malpractice in international trade. The course... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 World Trade Enforcement, Fraud, Conferences
Trafficking in Rare Animals Facilitated by Corruption in Northern Nigeria The World Society for the Protection of Animals has exposed the increasing illegal trafficking in rare animals through Kano, Nigeria... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 Nigeria Corruption, Environment, Wildlife Smuggle
Compliance and Enforcement of European Community Law On Oct. 2-3, 1997, the Center for Enforcement of European Law/Law Faculty Utrecht University in cooperation with the Law Department of the European Institute Florence, and the Center for European... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 World Conferences, Law Enforcement
Under Pressure, Dominican Republic Takes Anti-Piracy Action Under criticism from foreign businesses and the U.S. Government, the new Government of the Dominican Republic has started to enforce its piracy laws with respect to intellectual property laws... [... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 United States, Dominican Republic Intellectual Property
15th International Symposium on Economic Crime, Sept. 14-20, 1997 On September 14-20, 1997, the 15th International Symposium on Economic Crime will take place at Jesus College, Cambridge. The theme will be "The Globalization of Crime: The Electronic Dimension."... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 World Conferences, Economic Crimes
U.K. Court Releases Fugitive Due to Limit on Enforcement of Criminal Conviction in Belgium On March 3, 1997, a British Court ordered the release of a fugitive whose extradition was sought by Belgium to serve a sentence imposed in Belgium. He has been convicted of obtaining money by... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 United Kingdom, Belgium Extradition, Fraud
Swiss Appellate Court Affirms Freeze of Mobutu Assets On August 7, 1997, the Swiss Federal Tribunal, the Swiss highest court, ruled that the measures taken by the Swiss Government to freeze the assets of deposed Zairian president Mobutu Sese Seko were... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 Switzerland, Zaire Corruption, Asset Forfeiture
British Court Enforces U.S. Civil Forfeiture Order On November 29, 1996, the English High Court issued an order providing that a U.S. civil forfeiture order can be registered and enforced in England... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 United States, United Kingdom Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture, Law Enforcement
British Court Upholds Immunity for Diplomat Violating Court Order On May 2, 1997, a British Court of Appeal upheld immunity for an Australian Federal Police Officer who violated a court order by transmitting documents to Australia that were seized by U.K. police... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 United Kingdom, Australia Immunity, Mutual Legal Assistance, Tax Enforcement
Vietnam Warns Foreign Businesses on Tax Compliance for Expatriates Vietnamese tax authorities have warned, and are acting to enforce, tax compliance against expatriates working for foreign companies in Vietnam... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 Vietnam Tax Enforcement
Germany Requests South Africa to Extradite Tax Offender The German Government has sought to extradite one of its nationals from South Africa to stand charges that he owes the German Government ZAR 500 million in tax. If convicted, he could face two... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 Germany, South Africa Extradition, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
IMF Adopts Guidelines Against Corruption and Sanctions Kenya On August 4, 1997, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) adopted Guidelines on the role of the IMF in issues of governance and against corruption. Shortly after the release of... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 World, Kenya Corruption, International Organizations, Sanctions, International Cooperation
Kennedy and Leach Introduce Resolution in Support of the International Criminal Court On Wednesday, July 30, 1997 Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Congressman Jim Leach (R-IA) introduced at a press conference House Joint Resolution 89 (H.J. Res. 89) which calls "on the President... Steven Gerber 13 9 1997-09-01 United States Law of War, International Courts
Bulgaria Raids Country's Largest Compact Disc Factory At the end of June, Bulgarian police reported raiding the country's largest compact disc factory based in Botevgrad and owned by Unison, a private company, as part of its crackdown against music... Bruce Zagaris 13 8 1997-08-01 Bulgaria Intellectual Property
EU/Andean Pact Hold Second High Level Meeting on Drug Trafficking On June 18-19, 1997, the European Union (EU) and the Andean Pact held their second high-level meeting on counterdrug trafficking efforts in Brussels. Bruce Zagaris 13 8 1997-08-01 European Union Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Senate Rebuffs Effort to Revise and Multilateralize Counterdrug Cooperation On July 16, 1997, the U.S. Senate rejected an initiative supported by the Clinton Administration to scrap the annual certification of other countries as cooperative or uncooperative on narcotics... Bruce Zagaris 13 8 1997-08-01 United States Drug Enforcement
German Court Dismisses Criminal Charge Over Internet Use On June 30, 1997, a Berlin court dismissed criminal charges against a 25-year old student who had provided an electronic link on her Internet home page to a leftist magazine that published articles... Bruce Zagaris 13 8 1997-08-01 Germany Computer Crimes

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