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Meese Speech in Switzerland Outlines U.S. Treaty Progress |
The Honorable Edwin Meese III., Attorney Gerneral of the United States, spoke before the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, the Swiss Bar Association, and the Swiss Bankers Association on December 5... |
Doris Weidinger |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
Switzerland |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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Swiss Supreme Court Rules Judicial Assistance Request Requires Sufficient Facts But Does not Require Examination of Laws of Requesting State |
On November 27, 1985, the highest court of the Swiss Confederation, the Federal Court, ruled that judicial assistance requests must be sufficiently explicit, and its I. Public Law Division denied a... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
Switzerland |
Compliance |
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Swiss Criminal Conviction Upheld on Basis of Foreign Order Violative of Swiss Public Order |
On July 10, 1984, the Swiss Supreme Court upheld a conviction of a Swiss citizen who had violated a California civil order and thereby committed an offense under Swiss criminal law. Although the... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
Switzerland |
Law Enforcement |
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Extraterritorial Application of Laws & Responses Thereto Book Review |
The book publishes the proceedings of the May 11-12, 1983 International Law Association Conference on Extraterritorial Application of Laws and Response Thereto, which was held in London. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
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International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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U.S. v. Davis (2d Cir. 1985) |
Davis was convicted of 11 counts arising out of his involvement in a kickback scheme between his company, Frigitemp, and General Dynamics Corportation. In appealing his conviction, Davis contended,... |
Robert L. Pisani |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
United States |
White Collar Crime |
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United Nations Resolutions on Control of Drug Trafficking |
In a Resolution dated February 26, 1985, by the General Assembly (G.A.) on "International campagin against traffic in narcotics drugs" the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has been requested to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
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Drugs & Trafficking |
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Antiterrorist Inter-Agency Task Force Work |
An interagency task force stablished in July, 1985 to develop a U.S. strategy for dealing with terrorism has been meeting and is to make recommendations for a national policy for dealing with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
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U.S. Investor Pleads Guilty on OPIC Assistance in Grenada |
On December 3, 1985, William Ingle of Virginia Beach pleaded guilty to a charge of making a false statement to a federal agency to obtain $350,000 worth of assistance from the Overseas Private... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Grenada |
White Collar Crime |
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Assault on Justices in Bogota Linked to US Extradition |
On November 7, 1985, the assault on the Palace of Justice in Bogota in which more than 50 persons died has been blamed on a connection between the M-19 guerrillas and drug traffickers. President... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Colombia |
Extradition |
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Central American Counterterrorism Legislation |
On November 19, 1985 a hearing was scheduled before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs to discuss the impact of U.S. support under the Central American Counterterrorism Act of 1985 to fund... |
Dr. Doris Weidinger |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Central America |
Terrorism |
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Natl. Drug Enforcement Policy Board's Interim Report |
In July, 1985, the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board made an interim report to Congress pursuant to the National Narcotics Act of 1984. The report has a section on international cooperation. ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act Moves Forward |
A bill called "Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act". H.R. 2851, is moving forward in Congres and is expected to pass next year. The bill will provide benefits for Government employees and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
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Developments in Narcotics Control in South America |
On November 12, 1985 the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the recent developments in narcotics control efforts in Latin America. The two witnesses, Jon R. Thomas from the State... |
Doris Weidinger |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Drug Enforcement |
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L.C. Green's Analysis of Recent Terrorist Scholarship |
Professor L.C. Green, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta in Edmonton, has forwarded the Reporter his article, "Terrorism and Its Responses," published in 8 Terrorism: An... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Canada |
Terrorism |
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U.S.-Bahamas Agreement for Interdicting Narcotics Trafficking |
On March 6, 1985, the Governments of the United States and The Bahamas concluded an agreement on the interdiction of narcotics trafficking. The U.S. agrees to provide the Bahamian Government with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
3 |
1985-11-01 |
Bahamas |
Drug Enforcement |
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PLI Holds Commodities Program with Many International Issues |
The Practicing Law Institute (PLI) presented a program on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") in Washington, D.C. on October 30, 1985 which dealt with current issues facing the CFTC... |
Constantine G. Papavizas |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Law Enforcement |
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UN. Crime Committee Meets |
From August 16 to September 6, 1985, the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders was held in Milan, Italy. |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Italy |
Law Enforcement |
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Senate Judiciary Considers US-UK Extradition Treaty |
Hearings on the Supplementary Treaty on Extradition Between the United States and the United Kingdom have been continuing. On August 1, 1985, The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held hearings... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
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Extradition |
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ABA Committee on International Courts Reports on Compulsory Jurisd. |
Anthony D'Amato, Chairman, Committee on International Courts, has submitted a report urging the United States to make a modified adherence to the general compulsory jurisdiction of the International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
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Jurisdiction |
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Inter-American Center of Tax Administrators (CIAT) Activities |
A publication called "Tax Administration Review" is being published jointly by the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrators (CIAT) Executive Secretariat and the Institute of Fiscal Studies of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
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Tax Enforcement |