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Extradition of Romanian Official Sought |
Conflicting reports emerged from Hungary and Romania regarding a Romanian application for the extradition of former Romanian Interior Minister Alexandru Draghici. Draghici’s extradition is sought in... |
Maureen Walsh |
9 |
1 |
1993-01-01 |
Hungary, Romania |
Extradition, Murder, International Law, Prosecution |
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OAS Agrees to Develop Regional Judicial Cooperation Centers |
During its Twelfth Regular Session, the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission adopted a resolution to develop judicial cooperation regional centers. This... |
Bruce Zagaris |
9 |
1 |
1993-01-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Administration of Justice, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |
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More than 120 Nations Sign Treaty Banning Chemical Weapons and Providing Unique Enforcement System and Sanctions |
On January 13, 1993, more than 120 nations signed a unique treaty that attempts to eliminate an entire category of weapons of mass destruction and provides a comprehensive system of enforcement and... |
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9 |
1 |
1993-01-01 |
World |
Sanctions, Treaties, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Bosnia-Hercegovina Creates Need for War Crimes Tribunal |
Prompted by continuous reports of human rights violations in the former Yugoslavia, including systematic violence against civilians, Swiss Foreign Minister Rene Felber last month called for an... |
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9 |
1 |
1993-01-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Rape, International Criminal Tribunal |
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International Law and National Control of Cross Border Movements |
This article reviews “The Movement of Persons Across Borders” released on December 3, 1992. The monograph addresses the issues of cross-border movement of persons and is editing by the two leading... |
Bertold Baer |
9 |
1 |
1993-01-01 |
World |
Extradition, Human Rights, Immigration, Deportation, International Law, Border Security |
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Federal Reserve Implements New International Wire Transfer Standards |
On December 23, 1993, the Federal Reserve Board issued a policy statement following recommendations of the G-7 Financial Action Task Force, encouraging financial institutions to include, where... |
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9 |
1 |
1993-01-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering, International Organizations, Financial Crimes, FATF |
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Germany Increases Soldiers for Enforcement at Eastern Border |
On December 10, 1992, it was announced that the German Interior Ministry is planning to increase checks at the border with Poland, and the Czech and Slovak Republics by allocating 2,000 Bundeswehr... |
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9 |
1 |
1993-01-01 |
Germany |
Immigration, Law Enforcement, Border Security, Asylum |
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OAS’ CICAD Holds First Regional Seminar on the Adoption and Implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations |
On December 9-12, 1992, the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission held its first regional seminar on the adoption and implementation of the CICAD model anti-... |
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9 |
1 |
1993-01-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Law Enforcement, Regulation, Training |
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The Cuban Democracy Act 1992, A Case of Extraterritorial Application of U.S. |
Almost unnoticed amid the final stages of the 1992 Presidential Campaign and with then-Candidate Clinton’s support, U.S. Congress passed H.R. 5323, the “Cuban Democracy Act (CDA) of 1992”, also... |
Bertold Baer |
9 |
1 |
1993-01-01 |
United States, Cuba |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Trade Enforcement, Arms Trafficking, Sanctions |
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Stowaways – Threatening to Become an Epidemic |
Stowaways, we are warned, are fast becoming a problem of epidemic proportions. Whether opportunist individuals seeking a better life elsewhere or the product of elaborate collective crime systems,... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
World |
Border Security, Maritime |
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Establishment of War Crimes Tribunal Imminent |
On December 15, 1992, in Stockholm during the meeting of ministers of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, calls by the United Nations and the United States to establish a tribunal... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
International Criminal Tribunal, Prosecution, United Nations, War Crimes |
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Noriega Is Classified as a Prisoner of War and Geneva Convention is Ruled Self-Executing |
On December 8, 1992, U.S. District Judge William Hoeveler ruled that Manual Antonio Noriega is a prisoner of war (POW) and that the Geneva Conventions on the conduct of law of war are self-executing... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Nicaragua, United States |
Prisoner Rights, Prosecution |
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New Developments in National Security Law and International Criminal Law Enforcement |
Less than one week after the Presidential elections newspapers report the looming on the horizon of national security issues that might divert the President-elect’s attention from its emphasis on the... |
Bertold L. Baer and Stephan I. Wilske |
8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
United States |
Arms Trafficking, Conferences, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Law Enforcement, National Security, Treaties, United Nations |
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Bolivia and Chile Sign Bilateral Narcotics Cooperation Agreement |
On November 6, 1992, the Chilean and Bolivian Government signed a bilateral narcotics enforcement cooperation agreement, signaling the first agreement between the two governments for 30 years, since... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Bolivia, Chile |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement |
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Germany: International Computer Crime Conference |
In October a four day international conference in field of information technology crime and criminal information law was held in the Germany university town of Würzburg. The conference was organized... |
Urich Wuermeling |
8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Germany |
Conferences, International Organizations, Privacy, Sanctions |
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Panamanian Legislative Commission Audits Frozen Accounts |
The Drug Trafficking Control Legislative Commission will audit the movement of 458 bank accounts frozen by the Attorney General’s Office since 1987 as a result of investigations and charges of drug... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Panama |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Freezing of Assets, Investigation |
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Bibliography of Books, Articles and Documents |
This article contains abstracts of recently published books, articles and documents…[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Panama Investigates Suspicious Release and Murder of Alleged U.S. Drug Trafficker |
Panama legislator Leo Gonzalez, chairman of the Legislative Assembly, is investigating the case of alleged U.S. drug trafficker Joseph Williams, who died in 1990 of poisoning after his release on... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Panama |
Arrest, Drugs & Trafficking, Murder, Organized Crime, Prosecution |
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Conferences |
This article announces a seminar that will be held in Madrid in May 1993 on the alleged transnational criminal…[more] |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
World |
Conferences |
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Aruba Minister of Finance Conditions Tax Information Exchange Agreements on Existence of Income Tax Treaties |
On October 7, Mr. Roland H. Lacle, Minister of Finance for the Aruba Government, in the opening address of the First Caribbean Tax Conference in Aruba, stated in remarks directed specifically at the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Aruba, United States |
International Cooperation, Taxation, Treaties |