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Despite Supplementary U.S.-U.K. Extradition Treaty, US Court Denies Extradition Request for IRA Alleged Terrorist |
On September 15, 1994, the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California denied a United Kingdom extradition request for an Irish Republican Army fugitive, Mr. James Joseph Smyth, to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Ireland |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism, Murder, Prisoner Rights, Treaties |
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Spain Denies U.S. Extradition for Alleged Fraudster |
On February 15, 1995, a Spanish court denied an extradition request by the U.S. Government for Miguel Recarey, an alleged Medicare fraudster on the basis of the expiry of the statute of limitations…(... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
United States, Venezuela, Spain, Cuba |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Fraud, Bribery, Treaties |
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Uruguay Extradites Sailors to Taiwan on Murder Charges |
On January 19, 1995, the Uruguayan Government extradited three sailors of Chinese nationality to the Taipei police for transportation and trial for the alleged murder of an official of a fishing boat... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
China, Taiwan, Uruguay |
Extradition, Jurisdiction, Murder |
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Malta and Libya Conclude Prisoner Transfer Agreement and Agree on Further Criminal Cooperation |
On October 15, 1994, the Governments of Malta and Libya concluded an agreement on the transfer of prisoners…(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
Europe, Malta, Libya |
Extradition, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Sanctions, International Cooperation, International Convention |
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Lithuania signs the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons |
On January 25, 1995, Lithuania signed the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons…(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
Canada, United States, Trinidad & Tobago, Europe, Lithuania, Bahamas |
Prisoner Rights, Sanctions, International Convention |
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Recent Developments on International Criminal Law in France |
On November 3, 1992, in the Pechiney/Triangle case, the French Supreme Court confirmed that it had jurisdiction over an offense involving French insiders who used information in connection with a U.S... |
Francois Serres, with the assistance of Valérie Morales |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
United States, Europe, France, Germany, Nigeria, Sudan, Serbia, Bosnia |
Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Bank Secrecy, Counterfeiting, Extradition, Human Rights, Intellectual Property, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, Murder, Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking, Torture, International Courts, Organized Crime, Fraud, Privacy, Treaties, Asset Seizure, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Customs, Crimes against Humanity, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision |
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Albanian Appellate Court Reverses Espionage Conviction of Greeks |
On February 8, 1995, the Albanian appeals court overturned the conviction of four ethnic Greeks who had been convicted and sentenced to five-to-seven years jail terms…(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
Greece, Albania |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Immigration, Terrorism |
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Mexico-U.S. Strengthen Enforcement Against Illegal Immigrants on Border |
On February 17, 1995, the United States Government announced that the Mexican Government has promised concrete measures to help curb violence and crime along its border with the United States…(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Customs Enforcement, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Immigration, Law Enforcement |
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Croatia Accedes to the Council of Europe Conventions on Extradition and the Transfer of Sentenced Persons |
On January 25, 1995, Croatia acceded to two Council of Europe Criminal Cooperation Conventions--one on extradition and the other on the transferring of sentenced persons. Ambassador Bozidar Gagro,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
Canada, United States, Trinidad & Tobago, Europe, Israel, Bahamas, Croatia |
Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Human Rights, International Organizations, European Union, War Crimes, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, International Convention, Crimes against Humanity |
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Finland Enacts Law on Cooperation with the Yugoslavia Tribunal |
United Nations Security Council in its Resolution No. 827 (1993) on the creation of an International Tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for crimes committed in the territory of the... |
Irma Lehtonen |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
Former Yugoslavia, Finland |
Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, United Nations, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, International Cooperation |
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U.N. War Crimes Tribunal Indicts 21 Serbs for Omarska Atrocities |
On February 13, 1995, the War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia handed-down its first indictment against 21 Serbs for crimes against humanity…(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
Germany, Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Murder, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity, Rape |
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Council of Europe Ministers Make Recommendations to Combat Audio-visual Piracy |
On January 23, 1995, the ministers from the Council of Europe issued a report, containing recommendations to national governments for strengthening measures and mechanisms to combat sound and audio-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
Europe |
Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property, International Convention, Law Enforcement, Piracy |
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Anti-Terrorism and Economic Sanctions: U.S. Orders Freezing of Assets of Suspected Terrorist Groups |
On January 23, 1995, President William J. Clinton promulgated an executive ordered that freezes assets of persons and organizations suspected of terrorist activities in the Middle East…(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
United States, Middle East, Israel, Palestine |
Economic Sanctions, Intelligence, Jurisdiction, National Security, Terrorism, Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Deportation |
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Dutch Strengthens Anti-Laundering Enforcement Against Currency Exchange Bureaus |
In the aftermath of disclosures that its currency exchange bureaus have served as intermediaries to launder money for the Surinamese cocaine traffickers, the Dutch central bank has mitigated an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
3 |
1995-03-01 |
Netherlands, Suriname |
Money Laundering, International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking, Law Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision |
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International Investigations and Security |
Following a global trend and particularly the rise of free trade agreements and globalization in the Western Hemisphere, firms providing international investigative, due diligence, and security (e.g... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
United States, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Haiti, Panama |
Terrorism, Kidnaping, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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ICC International Maritime Bureau Exposes Nigerian Fraud |
The International Chamber of Commercial (ICC) International Maritime Bureau has published a special report, entitled Nigeria: Traders at Risk. Written by Mr. B.A.M. Ajibade, a Nigerian lawyer, in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Nigeria |
Fraud |
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Greek Court Convicts and Imprisons Captain and Crew for Throwing Overboard Two Stowaways |
In yet another bizarre case involving stowaways a captain and three crew members were convicted and imprisoned for crimes relating to throwing overboard two Rwandan stowaways aboard the Belgian-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Belgium, Russia, Rwanda, Turkey, Greece |
Immigration, Genocide |
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European Parliament Proposes Initiatives against International Economic Crime |
On November 25, 1995, the European Parliament Committee for Internal Affairs issued a press release on proposed actions against international economic crime after holding a closed door hearing…(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Germany, Belgium, Italy |
Corruption, Bank Secrecy, Extradition, International Organizations, Organized Crime, Economic Crimes |
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U.S. Government Signs Three Inter-American Criminal Cooperation Conventions |
On January 10, 1995, the United States Government signed three Inter-American conventions on international criminal cooperation: the Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Canada, United States, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Uruguay, Ecuador, Grenada |
International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation, International Convention |
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European Union: Draft Convention on the Establishment of a European Police Office (Europol) |
Following the treaty of European Union of Maastricht (7 February 1992) the Member States of the European Union are negotiating a Union-wide system for exchanging information within a European Police... |
André Klip |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Europe |
Money Laundering, Intelligence, International Organizations, Immigration, Terrorism, European Union, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, International Courts, Organized Crime, Treaties, Drug Enforcement, International Convention, Law Enforcement, Smuggle |
