Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Poland and Malta Ratify Council of Europe Criminal Conventions On March 19, 1996, Poland and Malta ratified several international criminal cooperation conventions, illustrating the utility of international organizations, particularly the Council of Europe, in... Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 Poland, Malta Extradition, International Organizations, Taxation, Terrorism, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation, International Convention
War Crimes Tribunal and Investigation Cases Gain Momentum Additional defendants have been delivered to the War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia while the Tribunal has returned defendants and continued investigations of mass graves...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 United States, France, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia Administration of Justice, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts
Three Nordic Countries Join Schengen On April 18, 1996, in a meeting at The Hague an agreement was reached to extend the Schengen agreement to include European Union members Denmark, Finland and Sweden and to accept non-EU members... Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Iceland, Greece, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark Extradition, International Organizations, Terrorism, European Union, Drug Enforcement, Customs
ICC Proposes Due Diligence Rules of Conduct to Combat Bribery in Trade On March 27, 1996, the International Chamber of Commerce announced new proposed due diligence corporate rules of conduct aimed to combat extortion and bribery in international trade...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 World Corruption, Bribery, Trade Crimes, Extortion
U.S. Presses International Organizations on Corruption On March 29, 1996, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Lang, speaking at the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law, said that corruption and bribery are among the new... Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 United States, Singapore Corruption, International Organizations, Bribery
Twenty-one OAS Members Conclude Anti-Corruption Agreement On April 7, 1996, the media announced the signing by twenty-one members of the Organization of American States (OAS) of an anti-corruption convention (hereafter Convention) that requires signatories... Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 World, United States, Venezuela Corruption, Bank Secrecy, Extradition, International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, Bribery, International Convention
Austrian Cabinet Rejects EU Directive to Eliminate Anonymous Savings Accounts On April 9, 1996, the Austrian cabinet defied the warning of the European Commission in February 1996 that the Austrian Government is obligated to amend its legislation and abolish anonymous bank... Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union
Clinton Administration Prepares International Organized Crime Initiative Pursuant to the actions taken on October 22, 1996 against international organized crime, the Clinton Administration is preparing a package of implementing legislative and executive activities that... Bruce Zagaris 12 5 1996-05-01 United States, Colombia Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions, Organized Crime, Law Enforcement
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Brings First Charges for Crimes against Serbs On March 22, 1996, the international tribunal for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia issued its first indictments for crimes against Serbs, charging three Bosnian Muslims and a Bosnian Croat with... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity
Rwanda Requests Extradition of Former Colonel from Cameroon On March 12, 1996 the Rwandan Government sought the extradition of Theoneste Bagosora, a former Rwandan army colonel accused of helping plan the 1994 killings of at least half a million people...(... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 Belgium, Rwanda, Cameroon Extradition, Jurisdiction, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts
U.S. and China Discuss Criminal Prosecution Against Offenders of Intellectual Property On January 17, 1996, U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor announced that U.S. and Chinese officials would have two meetings on the compliance with the U.S.-China agreement on enforcement of... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, China Economic Sanctions, Intellectual Property, Piracy
Bahamas Freezes Assets for U.S. Agency in Telemarketing Fraud Investigation On March 4, 1996, the Bahamas Supreme Court entered an order freezing a bank account in Nassau, Bahamas, the alleged hiding place, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, of $470,000 in ill-... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Bahamas Fraud, Asset Seizure
Russia Will Initiate Private Inspectors to Combat Bill of Lading/Trade Fraud On February 29, 1996, the media reported that Russia will take an initiative to combat scams involving fraudulent bills of lading that Russian businesses use to channel billions of dollars into... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 Switzerland, Russia, Antigua & Barbuda, Gibraltar, Cyprus Customs Enforcement, Jurisdiction, Fraud, Export Enforcement , Trade Crimes
Court Reverses Laundering and Forfeiture Judgments in Bicycle Club Case On January 16, 1996, in the well-known cases involving the Bell Gardens Bicycle Club (BGBC) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the convictions of Michael Gilbert for money... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture
Mexico Files New Charge of Illegal Enrichment against Raul Salinas with Respect to Money Frozen in Swiss Bank Accounts On March 19, 1996, Mexican prosecutors filed a new charge against the brother of former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari, accusing him of illegal enrichment arising from the discovery by Swiss... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Mexico, Switzerland, Venezuela, Ecuador Bank Secrecy, Asset Forfeiture, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision
The Recent Legislation to Combat Money Laundering in Greece Greece was the last Member State of the European Community to implement comprehensive legislation in the area of money laundering. Although a legislative framework had existed since 1993, when the... Konstantinos D. Magliveras 12 4 1996-04-01 Spain, Greece Money Laundering
U.S. Brings First Indication of "Defense Services" Part of U.S. Arms Control Export Regulations On March 4, 1996, a thirteen count indictment containing the first violation of the so-called "defense services" portion of U.S. arms control export regulations was brought in Newark, New Jersey... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Russia, Ukraine, Former Soviet Union Arms Trafficking, Export Enforcement
Organized Crime Makes Inroads into Banking On February 28, 1996, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on organized crime and banking...(more) Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Fraud, Theft, Financial Supervision
German Government Authorizes Arrest for Iran Minister on Anti-terrorism On March 15, 1996, the German public prosecutor issued a warrant for the arrest of Mr. Ali Fallahiyan, the Iranian minister suspected of ordering the 1992 bombing of a Berlin restaurant that killed... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Germany, Belgium, Iran Extradition, Terrorism, Murder, International Convention
U.S. Adds Another 198 To List of Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers On March 8, 1996, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Treasury issued a notice of blocking for 138 additional individuals and 60 entities and revising information for eight... Bruce Zagaris 12 4 1996-04-01 United States, Colombia Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement

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