Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Congress Holds Hearings on Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation On February 5, 1998, the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, held hearings on legislation to reauthorize action to... Bruce Zagaris 14 3 1998-03-01 United States Environment, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Smuggle
Status of Negotiations to Establish an International Criminal Court The year 1997 was a watershed one for the attempt to establish a permanent International Criminal Court to try individuals accused of committing genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.... Steven Gerber 14 3 1998-03-01 World War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity
EU Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs Sets Forth Priorities On December 16, 1997, during the European Parliament’s annual debate on the Third Pillar, Anita Gradin, Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs, outlined recent achievements and future directions... Bruce Zagaris 14 3 1998-03-01 Europe International Organizations, Organized Crime
Britain Considers Compensating Holocaust Victims On January 18, 1998, British ministers agreed to publish a full list of the names of the 25,000 companies, partnerships, and individuals who did not receive assets that had been confiscated during... Bruce Zagaris 14 3 1998-03-01 United Kingdom Law of War, Holocaust, Property Restitution
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
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
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
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
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
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
European Union Justice and Home Affairs Meeting Produces Progress At the December 4-5, 1997, meeting of the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, progress was made on a wide range of matters, including the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 Europe Human Trafficking, International Organizations, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Customs
British Government Announces Intention to Use EU Presidency to Combat Football Hooliganism and Other International Crimes On December 29, 1997, the media reported that the British Government plans to use its imminent presidency of the European Union to lead action against football hooliganism in the period before next... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 Europe, United Kingdom International Organizations, Immigration, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Enforcement of International Sports Law
Dutch Courts Competent to Try Yugoslav War Crimes The Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled in a decision of November 11th, 1997, that Dutch Courts (military chamber) are competent to try violations of international humanitarian law, wherever... André Klip 14 2 1998-02-01 Netherlands, Former Yugoslavia Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Sex Crimes
Colombia Prosecutor Investigates Checks from Cali Drug Cartel On January 7, 1998, the international media reported the investigation by Colombian deputy attorney general Jaime Cordoba, whose office is reviewing 10,000 checks to establish links between drug... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 Colombia Corruption, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking
Texas Magistrate Denies Surrender to Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal On December 17, 1997, a Texas magistrate denied a surrender request by the Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal for the only person arrested on behalf of the Tribunal, thereby posing a major temporary setback... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 United States Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts
Dominican Republican Connection Looms Large in Florida Money Laundering Connections On January 13, 1998, one of the biggest money-laundering trials in years in South Florida ended with the conviction of the head of a massive cocaine-trafficking network on 69 drug and laundering... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 United States, Dominican Republic Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Class Action Litigation Brought Against French Banks At the end of December 1997, French survivors of the Holocaust filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York against a group of banks that had operations in Vichy France during the... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 United States, France Law of War, Holocaust, Property Restitution
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Application of Wire Fraud Laws to Foreign Tax Fraud On December 5, 1997, U.S. law enforcement and revenue officials obtained a victory when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overruled the dismissal of an indictment that alleged money... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 Canada, United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Fraud, Tax Crimes
EU Establishes Mechanism to Evaluate Member Implementation of Measures to Combat Organized Crime On December 5, 1997, the Council Adopted a Joint Action under Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union (EU) to establish a mechanism for evaluating the application and implementation at the... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 Europe Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement
Canada Prepares Extradition Law for War Crimes The Canadian executive is preparing a bill that would enable authorities to extradite suspected war criminals whose surrender is sought by international tribunals... [more] Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 Canada Extradition, War Crimes, International Courts

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