Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
New York Appellate Court Orders Museum Not to Return Austrian Art On March 16, 1999, a New York state appeals court ruled that the Museum of Modern Art must not return two Egon Schiele paintings to Austria until the prosecution completes a criminal investigation... Bruce Zagaris 15 4 1999-04-01 United States, Austria Art and Cultural Property
French Court Dismisses Human Rights Actions Against Castro : On February 26, 1998, Judge Herve Stephan dismissed three civil complaints against Cuban President Fidel Castro, ruling that French law does not cover the alleged crimes... [more] Bruce Zagaris 15 4 1999-04-01 France Human Rights
U.S. Forfeits and Returns to Mexico Stolen Manuscript On February 24, 1999, the U.S. Government announced it obtained an order for the forfeiture of an 18th-century manuscript that had been previously in the Sotheby’s auction house, so that the... Bruce Zagaris 15 4 1999-04-01 United States, Mexico Art and Cultural Property
Clinton Proposes Initiatives to Counter Bio- and Cyber- Terrorism On January 22, 1999, President Clinton announced he will undertake initiatives against biological and chemical as well as cyber-terrorism, including spending $1.46 billion in his fiscal 2000 budget... Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 United States Counter-terrorism
Croatia Arrests Croatian Serbs Suspected of War Crimes While Yugoslavia Rejects War Crime Tribunal Extradition Requests Two contrasting responses have been made to efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTFY) to gain custody of defendants who are indicted.  Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 Croatia War Crimes
British Dependent Territories Watch British Moves on Money Laundering, Tax and Financial Regulation The British dependent territories are paying great attention to developments in international financial enforcement, especially the interaction of international tax, money laundering, and due... Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 United Kingdom Taxation
Genocide Case filed by Bosnia-Herezgovina against Federal Republic of Yugoslavia before ICJ Aired On January 28, 1999, the Internal Crisis Group and the American Society of International Law hosted a discussion on the Genocide case filed by Bosnia and Herzegovina (B-H) against the Federal... Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 Bosnia Genocide
French Appellate Court Finds Einhorn Extraditable to U.S. Subject to Conditions On February 18, 1999, a French appellate court in Bourdeaux found Ira Einhorn extraditable to the U.S. on charges of murder of his former girlfriend, Holly Maddux, subject to conditions that Einhorn... Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 France Extradition
German Government Agrees to Compensate U.S. Survivors of Nazi Concentration Camps and Austria Returns Looted Art to the Rothschilds On January 15, 1999, the U.S. and German Governments announced a tentative agreement for the German Government to compensate an estimated 240 U.S. nationals who were held in NAzi concentration camps. Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 Germany Holocaust
U.S. Appellate Court Overturns Extradition of Irish Escapees On October 9, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the extradition order of three Irish defendants to the United Kingdom in a decision that applies the 1977 Supplementary... Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 United States Extradition
International Tribunal Sentences Rwandan Militia Leader for Genocide and Arrests Former Prominent Official On February 5, 1999, the International Tribunal for War Crimes in Rwanda sentenced Omar Serushago, a Rwandan militia leader accused in the deaths of 37 people, to 15 years in prison. Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 Rwanda Genocide
Turkey Arrests and Takes Ocalan from Kenya for Terrorist Crimes On February 14, 1999, a Turkish security detail and commando team intercepted a jeep driven by a Kenyan security officer en route to the airport in Nairobi, Kenya, arrested, and returned Abdullah... Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 Turkey Arrest
U.S. Requests Extradition for Canadian Nationals Showed with Kickbacks On January 28, 1999, U.S. prosecutors in New York City announced the issuances of arrest warrants and the intent to initiate extradition proceedings for the two top officials at Livent Inc., a... Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 United States Extradition
Fraudster Posing as Agent for Iran Convicted in England In December 1998, Jamshid Hashemi pleaded guilty to fraud charges in England and despite a long record of fraud is likely to be released in a matter of months. Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 United Kingdom Fraud
States Coordinate Efforts to Criminalize "Air Rage" During the first week of February, the British Government announced an agreement among airlines and police forces to collect uniform data on "air rage" and coordinate enforcement action against... Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 United Kingdom Criminal Procedure/Proceedings
German Presidency Prioritizes Goals in EU Criminal Policy On December 2, 1999, the objectives and priorities of the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union was issued.  Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 European Union Criminal Procedure/Proceedings
European Parliament Opens Debate with Council on Cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs On January 14, 1999, the European Parliament had a hearing on cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs, at which European Council members appeared and testified.  Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 Europe Adjective Enforcement
French Court Will Review Civil Complaints Against Castro On February 11, 1999, French judicial officials said that Herve Stephan has been assigned to review civil suits accusing Cuban President Fidel Castro of crimes against humanity, even though... Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 France Human Rights
Privy Council Grants Reprieve to 2 Trinidad Inmates Until Regional Body Rules On January 27, 1999, the British Privy Council granted a reprieve to Darrin Thomas and Haniff Hillaire, two death row inmates in Trinidad and Tobago. Bruce Zagaris 15 3 1999-03-01 Trinidad and Tobago Court Conviction
U.S.-Mexican Cooperation Produces Arrest of Corrupt Police in Mexico City Murder But Mexico Rejects U.S. Extradition Requests for Mexicans Wanted in Money Laundering Sting Mexico and the U.S. experienced success in cooperation to arrest and prosecute apparent Mexican police officers wanted in an investigation of the murder of Frederick McPhail, Jr. Bruce Zagaris 3 15 1999-03-01 Mexico Extradition

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