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Nazi Gold |
At the first international conference on money and gold stolen from victims of the Holocaust, attended by 250 delegates from 41 countries, some governments committed to $15 million for a new... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
World |
Law of War |
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U.S. Law Enforcement Strike Disrupts Mexican-Controlled Methamphetamine Ring |
On December 5, 1997, the U.S. and local government authorities announced they had disrupted one of the largest methamphetamine networks in the U.S. controlled by two Mexican drug groups. The strike... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Drug Office and State Department Release Report on Enhanced Multilateral Drug Control Cooperation |
: In September 1997, the Office of the National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President and the U.S. Department of State, released the Report on Enhanced Multilateral Drug Control... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
United States, Latin America and South America, Caribbean |
Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation |
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State and Local Governments Consider 90 Day Moratorium on Swiss Nazi Gold Issues |
On December 8, 1997, following a conference in New York of interested state and local governments and interested victims and their representatives concerning reparations for Holocaust victims, key... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
United States, Switzerland |
Law of War |
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Philippine Extradition Request to Canada Raises Human Rights Issues |
On December 8, 1997, a hearing in the Ontario Court’s General Division concerned the extradition request by the Philippine Government for the extradition of Rodolfo Pacificador, a Philippine national... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
Canada, Philippines |
Extradition, Human Rights |
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New Arrests and Criticisms of Multinational Peacekeeping |
On December 18, 1997, Dutch paratroopers and marines from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Bosnia arrested two Bosnian Croat war crimes suspects and then sent them to the International Criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
France |
Law of War, International Courts, Peacekeeping |
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Colombian Congress Approves New Extradition Law |
On November 26, 1997, the Colombian Congress approved a new extradition law that will enable its government to extradite nationals, but only prospectively. Because of the requested U.S. extradition... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Extradition |
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Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group Formed to Combat Organized Crime |
On December 11, 1997, national anti-counterfeiting organizations from leading industrialized countries announced plans to cooperate on responding to the increasing involvement of organized crime in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
United States, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden |
Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property, Organized Crime |
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Dutch Trial Court Holds Ireland Murder Suspect Extraditable |
On December 9, 1997, Amsterdam district court judges approved the extradition of Brian Meehan, an Irish national wanted for the murder of Veronica Guerin. Guerin, 36 at the time of her death, was... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
Netherlands, Ireland |
Extradition, Murder |
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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 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
World |
Organized Crime, Conferences, International Cooperation |
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Italy Requests Greece to Extradite Italian National |
On November 23, 1997, the Greek police announced the arrest and detention for possible extradition to Italy of Enrico Bianco, 45, a former member of Italy’s far-left Red Brigades terrorist movement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
Italy, Greece |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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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 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
World |
Conferences, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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Book Notes -- International Criminal Law and Procedure (John Dugard and Christine van den Wyngaert, eds.), International Library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology, 139.95, 524 pp., ISBN 1 85521 835 6. |
This book contains a series of articles on international criminal law. After an introductory summary of the book, Part I, The Nature of International Criminal Law, contains three articles: Georg... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
1 |
1998-01-01 |
World |
International Criminal and Comparative Law, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance |
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French Court Invalidates Bourse Hearing |
On May 7, 1997, for the first time in France, a court has cited the European Human Rights Convention to strike down a stock exchange commission proceeding... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
12 |
1997-12-01 |
France |
Human Rights, White Collar Crime, Treaties |
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Condemnation of Peruvian Case Results in Release of Defendant |
Shortly after the judgment rendered September 17, 1997, the Peruvian Government released Maria Elena Loayza Tomaya, signifying a major victory for the ability of an international human rights... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
12 |
1997-12-01 |
North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean, Peru |
Human Rights, International Courts |
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Canada and Trinidad Conclude Law Enforcement Agreements |
On September 4, 1997, Trinidad & Tobago concluded two criminal cooperation agreements with Canada: one on mutual assistance in criminal matters and the other on sharing of assets seized from drug... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
12 |
1997-12-01 |
Canada, Trinidad & Tobago |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, Asset Seizure, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance |
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EU Takes Austria to Court over Anonymous Savings Accounts |
On October 15, 1997, the European Commission decided to refer a case to the Court of Justice in Luxembourg that requires the Austrian Government to fulfill its obligations under the 1991 Anti-Money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
12 |
1997-12-01 |
Europe, Luxembourg, Austria |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union |
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Senate Committee Approves Bill to Criminalize Internet Gaming |
In October 1997, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill (S. 474) to criminalize gambling on the Internet... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
12 |
1997-12-01 |
United States |
Cybercrime, Betting |
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Brazilian House Passes Anti-Money Laundering Bill |
On November 16, 1997, the Brazilian House passed an anti-money laundering bill proposed by the Executive Branch that will criminalize money laundering for the first time... [more] |
Sergio Sardenberg and Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
12 |
1997-12-01 |
Brazil |
Money Laundering |
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Twenty-nine Countries Agree on OECD Anti-Corruption Convention and Other International Initiatives Progress |
On November 20, 1997, at the Negotiating Conference on Combatting Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions in Turku, Finland, thirty-four governments (twenty-nine OECD... |
Bruce Zagaris |
13 |
12 |
1997-12-01 |
Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Bulgaria, Slovak Republic, OECD |
Corruption, International Organizations, Treaties |