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US Arrests Former Head of Haitian Paramilitary |
On May 12, 1995, the Immigration and Nationality Service (INS) arrested Emmanuel Constant, the former secretary general of the Front for Advancement and Progress of Haiti (FRAPH). The Aristide... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
United States, Haiti, Puerto Rico |
Extradition, Human Rights, Intelligence, Immigration, Murder, Torture, Sanctions, Deportation, Rape |
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Global Organized Crime: The New Empire of Evil (Linnea P. Raine and Frank J. Cilluffo, eds.), Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C. (1994, 185 pp.) |
The book is an edited report of a conference held in Washington, D.C. on September 27, 1994, which brought together leaders of the financial, intelligence, and law enforcement communities...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
Germany, United Kingdom, Nigeria, Italy, Austria, Jamaica, Former Soviet Union |
Cybercrime, Intelligence, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, National Security, Terrorism, Arms Trafficking, Organized Crime, Fraud, Book Review, Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Financial Crimes |
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Pakistan and Philippines Conclude Anti-Terrorism Cooperation Agreement |
On April 28, 1995, Mr. Rafael Alunan, the Philippine interior secretary, revealed that the Philippine and Pakistan Governments concluded an agreement to provide mutual assistance, including sharing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines |
Intelligence, Terrorism, Arms Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation, Smuggle |
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Canada and Spain Conclude MLAT |
On July 4, 1994, the Governments of Spain and Canada concluded a treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. It was published in the Spanish official gazette on February 24, 1995...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
Canada, Spain |
Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
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Commercial Crime Bureau Exposes Increase of Sugar Frauds |
On February 23, 1995, the International Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB), issued a special report on "sugar frauds," warning the trading, businesses, and banking communities of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
Caribbean |
Fraud, Law Enforcement, Trade Crimes |
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Money Laundering (Proceeds of Drug Trafficking) Bill 1994 |
In July 1994, The Bahamas ratified the Treaty between the United States and The Bahamas on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. The Treaty provided for the immobilization of forfeitable assets of... |
Z.C. Allyson Gibson |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
United States, Bahamas |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture, Treaties |
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U.S. and Mexico Conclude Commodities Futures Trading Enforcement MOU |
On May 11, 1995, the Mexico National Banking and Securities Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on enforcement cooperation...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
United States, Mexico, United Kingdom |
Mutual Legal Assistance, Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation |
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US and UK Conclude Securities Regulation Cooperation Agreement |
On May 1, 1995, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, along with the U.K. Investment Management Regulatory Organization (IMRO), announced the issuance of a joint "Declaration on Cooperation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation |
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Controversy Erupts in Two Caribbean Countries on Death Penalty Issue |
Controversy has erupted in Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados over the death penalty in the cases of Glen Ashby and Robert Ryan Clarke...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
Caribbean, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom |
Human Rights, Murder |
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9th U.N. Crime Congress Adopts Resolution to Penalize Firms Guilty of Environmental Crimes |
On May 7, 1995, the Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders adopted a resolution, which, inter alia, provides that organizations should be accountable... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay |
Environment, Organized Crime |
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U.S. Court Orders Release of Smuggled Chinese Immigrants |
On May 17, 1995, a U.S. court ordered that the U.S. Government must release on bond passengers of the Golden Venture immigrant smuggling ship who filed an action pending adjudication of their asylum... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
6 |
1995-06-01 |
United States, China |
Immigration, Smuggle |
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9th Circuit Grills Prosecutors on Human Rights Issues Surrounding Chinese Witness in "Goldfish" Drug Case |
On April 11, 1995, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held oral argument on the case of the so-called Goldfish heroin-smuggling case on the status of the Chinese national witness Wang Zong Xiao, who... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
5 |
1995-05-01 |
United States, China |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Immigration, Drugs & Trafficking, Torture, International Cooperation |
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U.S. and Canada Conclude Asset Forfeiture Sharing Agreement |
On March 22, 1995, the United States and Canadian Governments concluded an agreement to share proceeds from the sale of property seized from drug traffickers and other criminals in Canada …(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
5 |
1995-05-01 |
Canada, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Germany Agrees to Extradite Bosnian Serb to War Crimes Tribunal |
On April 21, 1995, the German Government announced it will extradite to the Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia Dusan Tadic, a Bosnian Serb and former bartender who is accused of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
5 |
1995-05-01 |
Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Extradition, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts, International Cooperation |
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Rwanda Challenges International Justice System |
As Rwanda starts its first war crimes trials, the absence of a criminal justice system on either the national or the international level to handle the 32,000 or so of inmates crammed in its jails... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
5 |
1995-05-01 |
Rwanda, Kenya, tanzania, Zaire |
Extradition, Human Rights, Murder, United Nations, War Crimes, Torture, International Courts, Prisoner Rights, Law Enforcement |
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War Crimes Tribunal to Name Top Bosnian Serb Leaders as Suspects and Request Bosnia Defer Its Own Investigations |
In a development of potentially major significance on April 23, 1995, the media reported that the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia will formally name two of the top Bosnian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
5 |
1995-05-01 |
United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Extradition, Murder, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, Torture, International Courts, Rape |
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Both German Houses Pass Law To Extradite War Criminals |
On March 31, 1995, the Bundesrat, upper house of Parliament approved a law, permitting the German Government to extradite suspected war criminals to the United Nations Tribunal on the Former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
5 |
1995-05-01 |
Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Extradition, Murder, United Nations, War Crimes, Torture, International Courts, Rape |
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Germany: Act on the Co-operation with the International Tribunal for War Crimes in Former Yugoslavia (ITWCFY) |
On April 14, 1995, the Act on the Co-operation with the International Tribunal for War Crimes in Former Yugoslavia went into force for Germany…(more) |
André Klip |
11 |
5 |
1995-05-01 |
Germany, Former Yugoslavia |
War Crimes, International Courts |
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Saudis Refuse to Cooperate with US in Request to Arrest Suspected Terrorist and Allow Libyan Plane to Refuel Despite UN Sanctions |
Two incidents between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. concerning international anti-terrorism enforcement have resulted in tension and a potential deterioration in diplomatic relations …(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
5 |
1995-05-01 |
United States, Iraq, Israel, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Scotland, Libya |
Extradition, National Security, Terrorism, United Nations, Sanctions, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Panama Creates Presidential Commission to Deal with Anti-Money Laundering |
On March 31, 1995, President Ernesto Perez Balladares issued an Executive Decree creating a High Level Anti-Money Laundering Presidential Commission to advise the President in relation to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
5 |
1995-05-01 |
United States, Panama |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking |