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Dominican Republic Arrests Fugitive U.S. Doctor |
On February 14, 1998, the media reported the arrest two days before by Dominican Republic authorities of Dr. Rafael Gonzalez Pantaleon, a former government official and member of the political party... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States, Dominican Republic |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Extradition Under the New Polish Legislation of 1997 |
1. Constitution of the Republic of Poland On April 2, 1997, the Polish National Assembly adopted an entirely new Constitution which shows almost no resemblance to the previous Constitution of 1952... |
Michael Plachta |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Poland |
Extradition |
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U.S. Court Denies Swiss National’s Effort to Dismiss Extradition |
On January 27, 1998, a U.S. Magistrate in New York denied a motion of Rudolf Johann Othmar Ernst to dismiss an extradition complaint filed against him by the Swiss Government in a case involving... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Extradition, Fraud |
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Caribbean Police Commissioners Prepare Anti-Crime Scheme |
On January 22-23, 1998, the Caribbean Commissioners of Police met at the Regional Police Training Center in Barbados and prepared a six-point anti-crime plan... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Caribbean |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Argentine Military Officer Complains of Unfairness of French In Absentia Conviction |
On January 23, 1998, in the Argentine magazine Trespuntos, former Argentine navy Commander Alfredo Astiz complained that a French court used false testimony to convict him of charges that he killed... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
France, Argentina |
Human Rights, Murder, Law Enforcement |
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Swiss Cooperation with Spanish Human Rights Proceedings Produces Momentum on Argentine Prosecutions |
Cooperation from the Swiss Government in identifying bank accounts registered to former members of the Argentine military has produced important momentum in the prosecution by a Spanish court in a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
3 |
1998-03-01 |
Switzerland, Spain, Argentina |
Human Rights, Mutual Legal Assistance, Law Enforcement |
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Guinea Deports U.S. National Wanted For Murder and Narcotics Trafficking |
On January 7, 1998, the Guinean Government, working with U.S. authorities, arrested and then deported Nathan Hill, who is wanted in Chicago on murder and drug-trafficking charges and was named to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
United States, Guinea |
Extradition, Murder, Drugs & Trafficking, Deportation |
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Bibliography of Book Reviews |
Beth Stephens & Michael Ratner, International Human Rights Litigation in U.S. Courts (1996), reviewed by Ralph Steinhardt, 91 A.J.I.L. 755-57. |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
World |
Bibliography, Book Review |
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St. Vincent Deports Two German Nationals on Fraud Charges |
On January 12, 1998, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines deported Michel Wieland and his fifteen-year-old lover, Manuela, to Germany, where Wieland is wanted on fraud charges... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
Germany, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Extradition, Fraud, Deportation |
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Bibliography of Documents |
1. Taxation
Gibbs International v. Internal Revenue Service, ___ F.3d ___ (4th Cir. 1997), 80 ATR2d Para.97-5536. No. 96-2790).
(A U.S. appellate court upheld the lower court decision that the IRS... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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U.S. and Canada Plan Cooperation to Combat Telemarketing Fraud |
On November 20, 1997, in the wake of a decision by a Canadian appellate court that denied the U.S. extradition request for Canadian defendants in telemarketing cases, the U.S.-Canada Working Group on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
Canada, United States |
Extradition, Fraud, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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AIDP Colloquium on Organized Crime and International Cooperation |
On May 13-17, 1998, a preparatory Colloquium of the Association International de Droit Penal (AIDP) on Organized Crime and International Cooperation in Criminal Matters will be organized in Utrecht,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
World |
Organized Crime, Conferences, International Cooperation |
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Criminal Law Reform in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: The Challenges of Transnational Organized Crime in a Global Society |
On January 13, 1998, the program, hosted by the International Law Society of the National Law Center, George Washington University, was taped by Voice of America. The program discussed problems of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
United States, Former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe |
Administration of Justice, Organized Crime, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Cooperation |
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Crime Across the World: Is the Rule of Law Being Corrupted? |
On May 22-25, 1998, the Section on General Practice, International Bar Association, is hosting the fourth seminar on the Alleged Transnational Criminal, in Vienna, Austria. Investigators,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
World |
Conferences, Crimes |
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Panamanian Court Refuses Jurisdiction over National Acquitted of Murdering U.S. Soldier and Sought by U.S. Prosecutors |
At the end of December 1997, tensions were rising between the U.S. and Panamanian Governments over the apparent efforts of U.S. prosecutors to gain custody over Pedro Miguel Gonzalez, son of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
United States, Panama |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Murder |
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Balancing the Protection of Human Rights with the Needs of Law Enforcement |
On August 24-28, 1998, the Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting a conference, entitled Balancing the Protection of Human Rights with the Needs of Law Enforcement. The theme will be International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
World |
Human Rights, Conferences, Law Enforcement |
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Spanish Human Rights Investigations of Argentine and Chilean Atrocities under Pressure |
A letter from the Spanish attorney general to Spanish legislators requesting the suspension of two Spanish court investigations into the torture and killings of Spanish citizens during the "dirty... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
Spain, Chile, Argentina |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Torture |
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Venezuela Moves Against Customs and Tax Corruption |
The Venezuelan Government has acted against customs officials accused of corruption, initiating action to suspend operating licenses of up to 600 out of 2,100 customs agents. The initiative is... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
Venezuela |
Corruption, International Organizations, Tax Crimes, Customs |
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WTO Acts to Eliminate Bribery in Preshipment Inspections |
On December 22, 1997, the U.S. Trade Representative announced that the World Trade Organization has made a series of recommended actions concerning customs procedures, especially in preshipment... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
United States |
International Organizations, Bribery, Customs |
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Mexican Government Arrests Two U.S. Nationals for Arms Trafficking at the Request of U.S. Government |
On January 13, 1998, Mexican authorities, apparently acting at the behest of U.S. law enforcement officials, admitted having arrested two U.S. nationals for questioning in connection with the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
2 |
1998-02-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Arms Trafficking |