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Americas Watch Repeats Call for Mechanisms to Remedy Human Rights Abuses on U.S.-Mexican Border |
On May 13, 1993, Americas Watch in a supplemental report, concludes that serious abuses by U.S. immigration law enforcement agents continue and calls for new mechanisms to curtail abuses and... |
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9 |
7 |
1993-07-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Rape, Detention, Border Security |
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Congressional Hearing Calls for New Measures to Combat Crossborder Laundering between the U.S. and Mexico as Treasury and Texas Initiate New Anti-Laundering Enforcement Project |
At a hearing held by the House Banking Committee in San Antonio, Texas, Assistant Treasury Secretary for Enforcement Ronald Noble and Texas Attorney General Dan Morales announced a pilot project, “... |
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9 |
7 |
1993-07-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Money Laundering, Financial Crimes, Border Security, Legislation |
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German Court Denies Ghanian Citizen Asylum Indicating Strict Enforcement of New Asylum |
The German federal constitutional court dismissed an appeal from a Ghanian citizen who desired asylum in Germany. The decision allayed fears that asylum-seekers would use the court system to prevent... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
9 |
7 |
1993-07-01 |
Germany, Ghana |
Immigration, Deportation, Asylum |
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Operation White Paradise Dismantles International Drug Trafficking Ring |
On April 14, 1993, Argentinean police successfully completed Operation White Paradise, a multinational drug enforcement effort attacking drug trafficking which involved Argentina, Bolivia and Italy.... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
Argentina |
Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Investigation |
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New Waves of Organized Immigrant Smuggling Prompts U.S. To Initiate Efforts to Strengthen Enforcement Regime Against Illegal Migration |
On June 18, 1993, U.S. President Bill Clinton announced an initiative agent against the smuggling of illegal immigrants by crime syndicate. The U.S. Government initiative includes plans to combat... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
United States |
Immigration, Organized Crime, Smuggle, Racketeering/RICO |
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EC To Establish Europol Anti-Drug Unit by July 1 |
On May 7, 1993, the European Community (EC) justice ministers agreed to set up the previously delayed Europol anti-drug unit beginning July 1. The EC police unit was originally scheduled to commence... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
Europe |
Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, Border Security |
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U.S. Aggressively Prosecutes Chinese Crime Rings and Alien Smuggling |
At the beginning of June 1993, several San Francisco and New York cases involved organized alien smuggling galvanized the U.S. law enforcement community to prosecute both more aggressively and... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
United States |
Law Enforcement, Smuggle, Prosecution, Asylum |
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Ecuador Government Interrupts and Dismantles Two Drug Trafficking Groups |
On April 4, 1993, the Ecuador Government announced success in interrupting and dismantling the assets of two of the largest drug-trafficking organizations that had been operating in Ecuador and whose... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
Ecuador |
Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement |
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Research Perspectives on International Criminal Law |
The phrase “international criminal law” was coined by Jeremy Bentham in 1820. The very existence of such a branch of the law remained controversial until recently. It is hardly questionable today... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
World |
Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Genocide, Human Rights, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Jurisdiction, Money Laundering, Taxation, Terrorism |
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Spain Enacts Law on Drug Trafficking |
On December 23, 1992, Spain enacted a law on drug trafficking in accordance with its ratification of the 1988 Vienna United Nations Drug Convention. The prefatory explanation of the bill states that... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
Spain |
Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, Legislation |
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Bibliography |
The bibliography for the International Enforcement Law Reporter is published quarterly. The bibliography will be published in July…[more] |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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The “Nigerian Connection” Is Revealed by Brazilian Police |
“The Nigerian Connection,” a new international drug trafficking route, was revealed on April 7, 1993 by the Federal Prison (PF, Brazilian police). Since September 1993, thirteen Nigerians and three... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
Nigeria |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime |
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Major Bust Indicates Efforts of Portugal to Combat Rising Drug Trafficking |
On June 1 and 2, 1993, the Judicial Police of Faro, Portugal arrested nine persons next to Olhão in the Algarve, the popular southern Portuguese resort area. The Judicial Police reported that the... |
On Bruce Zagaris |
9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
Morocco, Portugal |
Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement |
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IRS Warns U.S. Employers of Illegal Aliens About their Withholding and Employment Tax Obligations |
In its spring 1993 issue of International Tax Forum, the International Revenue Service informed taxpayers that illegal aliens must file and pay tax on any U.S. income or worldwide income in the same... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
United States |
Immigration, Taxation |
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New Customs Commissioner Proposes Amending Tax Law to Allow Customs Access to Tax Information |
On June 17, 1993, U.S. Customs Service Commissioner George Weise in testimony before the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee requested that Congress amend § 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
United States |
Jurisdiction, Taxation, Customs |
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U.S. Agrees to Renegotiate Extradition Treaty With Mexico and to Exclude Kidnapping |
In an important policy reversal from the Bush Administration, the Clinton Administration has agreed to the request by the Government of Mexico to renegotiate the extradition treaty to exclude... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Kidnaping, Treaties, International Cooperation |
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U.N. Security Council Approves Resolution to Establish War Crimes Tribunal |
On May 25, 1993, the United Nations Security Council approved a resolution to establish a War Crimes Tribunal. In particular, it endorsed the report of May 3, 1993 by the Secretary General and the... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
United Nations, War Crimes, Prosecution, International Criminal Tribunal |
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Peruvian Ct. Rules Panamanian Extradition Request of Noriega Assoc. Inadmissible |
The Criminal Tribunal of the Supreme Court of Justice of Peru ruled that the extradition of Panamanian citizen Carlos Wittgreen, a former associate of General Manuel Antonio Noriega, was inadmissible... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
Peru, Panama |
Extradition, Terrorism, War Crimes, Genocide, Asylum |
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Senate Hearing Radiates Support for the Establishment of a Permanent International Criminal Court |
On May 20, 1993, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to support a joint resolution calling for U.S. support of efforts to establish a permanent court following a hearing on May 12, 1993, at... |
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9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Genocide, International Cooperation, International Criminal Court |
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Pres. Ramos Supports Extradition Treaties Within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
At the opening of the 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Chief of Police Conference, the President of the Philippines, Ramos, supported the establishment of bilateral investment treaties to... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
9 |
6 |
1993-06-01 |
Asia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Law Enforcement |