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Spain and Britain Agree to Develop Formal Arrangements to Combat Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering in Gibraltar |
On December 20, 1994, Britain and Spain reached an agreement to develop more formal arrangements for combating drug trafficking, money laundering, and illicit trade between Gibraltar and the Spanish... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Colombia, United Kingdom, Spain, Gibraltar |
Money Laundering, National Security, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Customs |
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OECD/Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters Will Take Effect April 1 |
On December 16, 1994, the Council of Europe confirmed that a convention on mutual assistance in tax matters will take effect on April 1, 1995 in the United States and the four Nordic states...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Canada, United States, Belgium, Japan, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, OECD |
Taxation, Treaties, International Convention |
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U.S. Army Accepts Guilty Plea and Life Imprisonment Sentence and Resolves Hand-Over Controversy with German State |
On December 19, 1994, the Army staff judge advocate accepted an offer of Mr. Smith, a G.I. in Germany, to plead guilty in exchange for life imprisonment, thereby resolving the controversy with the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
United States, Germany |
Extradition, Human Rights, Murder, Capital Punishment, Rape |
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Extradition Request from Germany in 1977 Hijacking Litigated in Norway |
In a classic extradition battle over a case involving international terrorism, Ms. Souhaila Sami Andrawes is fighting in the Norwegian courts and now in the Norwegian Supreme Court to block an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Spain, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Somalia, Lebanon, Bahrain, Cyprus, Norway, Scotland |
Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism, Murder, Piracy |
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11th Circuit Rules that Statute of Limitations Does Not Bar Extradition to the Bahamas |
On August 3, 1994, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed by a 2 to 1 vote a decision holding a Jamaican national extraditable to the Bahamas, notwithstanding the "lapse... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
United States, Jamaica, Bahamas |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Human Rights, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties |
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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 |
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United Kingdom: Enquiry into the Draft Europol Convention by the House of Lords (December 1994) |
Sub-Committee E (Law and Institutions) of the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities have decided to carry out an enquiry into the Draft Convention to establish Europol. The Sub... |
André Klip |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
United Kingdom |
International Organizations, Organized Crime, International Convention |
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China Starts Crackdown on Maritime Piracy |
In an effort to combat a rise in maritime piracy, Chinese officials set a November 30, 1994 deadline for pirates to surrender themselves and their vessels to authorities in exchange for lenient... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
China, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia |
International Organizations, Maritime, Law Enforcement, Piracy |
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Canadian and Other Administration of Justice Programs in Haiti Indicate Important Criminal Cooperation Trends |
As the new Haitian Government struggles to develop credibility in constructing a democratic government, most observers agree that its success will depend to a large extent on its ability to develop a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
Canada, United States, Cuba, Haiti |
Administration of Justice, United Nations, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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South Texas Ring Sentenced for Smuggling Endangered Birds From Mexico |
On November 9, 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the last of sixteen members of a South Texas smuggling ring that brought in rare and potentially disease-bearing parrots from Mexico... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Customs Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle |
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Mexico-U.S. Environmental Enforcement Cooperation Increases with Computerized Information Exchanges and Border Plan Related Activities |
In the aftermath of the North American Free Trade Agreement, environmental enforcement cooperation between Mexico and the United States has increased and is providing a number of new institutional... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Customs Enforcement, Environment, International Cooperation |
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Prosecutor for Former Yugoslavian War Crimes Sets Agenda |
Chief Prosecutor Richard Goldstone has outlined his agenda, problems, and objectives recently in speeches...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
United States, Italy, Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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U.S. Industry Has Obligations Under the Chemical Weapon Convention |
Your company may by subject to reporting requirements and on-site inspections under the proposed Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The CWC will affect not only chemical-producing industries, but... |
John Smirnow |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
United States |
United Nations, Treaties, International Convention, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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U.N. Approves Rwandan Tribunal to Try Humanitarian Law Violations |
On November 8, 1994, the United Nations Security Council voted 13 to 1 to establish an international tribunal to try war crimes and other atrocities. The action is significant because it is the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, Crimes against Humanity |
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Access to Europol Information and Other Issues Jeopardize Continuation of Europol |
A controversy, particularly over whether third countries should have access to criminal intelligence, has emerged among European Union members and threaten to further delay the scheduled opening on a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
Europe, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Ireland |
Intelligence, International Organizations, European Union, Organized Crime, Fraud |