Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Swiss Supreme Court Declares 41 Month Pretrial Detention Excessive In a decision affecting foreigners held in pretrial detention, the Swiss Supreme Court in Lausanne recently established new criteria for the length of a pretrial and procedural detention of a... Clemens Kochinke 7 6 1991-06-01 Colombia, Switzerland Prisoner Rights, Prosecution
Argentina Focusing on New Tax Compliance on Foreign Money On May 24, the Ministry of Economy submitted a series of 28 bills to Congress to strengthen tax compliance on overseas money. The legislation will provide incentives for Argentines to repatriate the... 7 6 1991-06-01 Argentina Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, World Bank
United Nations Ad Hoc Expert Group Meets in Czechoslovakia to Consider Strategies to Combat Transnational Crime On May 27-31, 1991, at a meeting held in a fairy-like castle in Smolenice, Czechoslovakia, approximately 65 kilometers northeast of Bratislava, approximately 15 to 20 ad hoc experts met to consider... Bruce Zagaris 7 6 1991-06-01 Czech Republic, World INTERPOL, International Cooperation, International Crimes
Japan Surrenders in Hawksbill Turtle Debate Bowin to the pressure from the Interior and Commerce Department, Japan announced on May 17, 1991 that it will halt all importation of hawksbill sea turtle shells.  The Interior and Commerce... Sarah Barber 7 6 1991-06-01 Japan, United States International Cooperation, Trade Enforcement, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal: Africa's Concerns and Lack of Enforcement The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted on March 22, 1989 by 104 States and the European Economic Community. To date 54... Kurt N. Lindland 7 6 1991-06-01 Africa Environment, International Law, Investigation
U.S. Rejects Iraq Reparation Recommendation On June 3, 1991, it was reported that the United States has rejected and blocked from the time being the recommendation of May 31 of the U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar that Iraq pay... 7 6 1991-06-01 Iraq, United States International Cooperation, International Law
Isle of Man Moves to Regulate Professionals in the Offshore In a bill now working its way through Parliament, the Financial SErvices Commission has proposed a bill to require all companies undertaking investment business in or from the Isle of Man to obtain... 7 5 1991-05-01 Isle of Man Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens
Bush Administration Requests Relaxation of Drug Certification Process On May 2, 1991, Melvin Levitsky, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Task Force on International Narcotics Control on the... 7 5 1991-05-01 United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
Peru-U.S. Sign New Drug Cooperation Agreement In a potentially important breakthrough in anti-drug cooperation on May 15, 1991, the U.S. and Peru announced the signing of an agreement on anti-drug cooperation that emphasizes, inter alia,... 7 5 1991-05-01 Peru, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation
Colombian Constitutional Assembly Endorses Ban of Extradition of Nationals Since February, delegates representing all aspects Colombian society have been meeting in an attempt to revise the Colombian Constitution of 1886. Attempts at constiuttional reform have been made by... Mark Andrew Sherman 7 5 1991-05-01 Colombia Adjective Enforcement
US and Uruguay Conclude Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty On May 6, 1991, the U.S. and Uruguway signed a Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLAT).  The MLAT constitutes the second MLAT that the U.S. has concluded in the last month with a... 7 5 1991-05-01 United States, Uruguay Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties
Canada Justice Ministry Reports Annual International Activities The Annual Report for the Department of Justice Canada for 1989-90 contains several interesting developments...(more)... 7 5 1991-05-01 Canada Crimes against Humanity, Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, United Nations
Panel Considers German-U.S. Extradition issues and Experiences On May 8, 1991, the tension between international human rights law and international criminal law was the focus of a discussion by four panelists on German-U.S. extradition issues and experience. The... 7 5 1991-05-01 Germany, United States Extradition, Treaties
ABA Sec. of International Law Roundtable Considers International Criminal Court Proposal On April 25, 1991, at the section of Internstional Law & Practice's spring meeting, a roundtable examined a proposal for an international criminal court. Stuart H. Deming, Esq., Washington D.C.... 7 5 1991-05-01 United States, World International Criminal Court
New Swiss Judicial Assistance Factors Develop in Paraguay Case The Swiss Supreme Court decided a new international judicial assistance case on March 8, 1991. The following legal principles underlie the decision...(more)... Jan Daub 7 5 1991-05-01 Paraguay, Switzerland Investigation, Jurisdiction
Money Laundering Seminar Tracks International Developments On April 18 and 19, 1991, the Law Journal seminars sponsored a seminar on "Money Laundering and Forfeiture," in New York City. The handbook, which is also entitled Money Laundering and Forfeiture,... Bruce Zagaris 7 6 1991-05-01 United States, World International Cooperation, Money Laundering
Swiss Abolition of Formula B Accounts May Impact Ongoing Criminal Case As the implementation of Formula B accounts by the Swiss Government draws near, several issues concerning prosecution of existing international criminal cases and diplomacy will arise. 7 5 1991-05-01 Switzerland Money Laundering, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens
Organized Crime Strategy Calls For Enhanced International Cooperation as a Key Tactic in Combatting New Organized Crime Groups On January 31, 1991, the United States Department of Justice, in issuing its Organized Crime National Strategy,JI set forth two principal objectives: to eliminate La Cosa Nostra (LCN) crime... Bruce Zagaris 7 2 1991-03-02 China, Italy, Japan, United States International Cooperation, International Crimes, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Policy/Directives
U.S.-French Agreement on Securities Enforcement Cooperation Takes Effect On February 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that on January 31 letters have been exchanged between the Securities and Exchange Commission and its counterpart, the French... Bruce Zagaris 7 2 1991-03-02 France, United States Securities Exchange Commission, Securities Law, Securities Trade Enforcement
Mexico-U.S. Initiate Border Environmental Cooperation The Mexican and United States Governments have increased efforts on the development of an integrated plan on border environmental cooperation. The plan formalizes and carries out the commitment... Bruce Zagaris 7 2 1991-03-02 Mexico, United States Border Security, Environment, International Cooperation

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