Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Bans Imports on Drift Net Fish On September 18, the Bush Administration issused regulations that ban imports of fish caught with huge "drift nets," some of which cover as much as thirty miles of ocean, inadvertently catching and... 7 9 1991-09-01 United States Environment, Wildlife
Isle of Man Financial Services Act Progresses Towards Enactment and Will Provide Strict Regulation for Non-Resident Offshore Companies A Financial Services ACt modeled on the U.K. Financial Services Act is moving towards enactment sometime in 1992.  The bill will require non-resident companies to obtain a license and would enable... 7 9 1991-09-01 Isle of Man Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Offshore Banking
Noriega Gets Rolling with Court Ruling that Classified Documents Concerning Noriega's Ties to U.S. Intelligence Agencies Are Relevant The Noriega trial has begun with its attendant publicity and raising many issues, including the utility of trying such a major figure in the United States and making deals with so many high-level... Bruce Zagaris 7 9 1991-09-01 Panama Drugs & Trafficking, Indictment, Intelligence, Prosecution
The Alleged Transnational Criminal - TOPIC II. Investigation, Prosecution and Defense of Transnational Crimes. Summary of Proceedings: The Role of Interpol: Serge Sarbourin, Interpol Headquarters explained that there has never been a more challenging, dynamic time for Interpol.  Interpo must ensure that the... Bruce Zagaris 7 9 1991-09-01 World Crimes, International Crimes
MacMullen's Habeas Corupus Petition Granted to Stop Extradition On July 17, 1991, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in a dedcision by Judge Robert Ward granted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by Peter Gabriel John McMullen on... Bruce Zagaris 7 9 1991-09-01 United Kingdom, United States Extradition
Justice Department's Office of Special Investigations Continues Its Work On September 6, the United States Department of Justice announced that in a cooperative effort, the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS),... 7 9 1991-09-01 Germany, Poland, United States Human Rights, Investigation, Jurisdiction
Luxembourg Defers Signing The Mutual Assistance in Tax Convention Pending A Decision to Enact Legislation to Lift Bank Secrecy A report of Commission of Financial Affairs of the Lower House Luxemboug states that Luxemboug is prepared to sign the Council of Europe and OECD Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax... 7 9 1991-09-01 Luxembourg Bank Secrecy, Mutual Legal Assistance
IRS Starts International Compliance Analysis Division On August 28, the Internal Revenue Service annoucned the establishment of a Compliance Analysis Division within the Office of the Assistant Commissioner (International) to identify global economic... 7 9 1991-09-01 United States Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens
ABA CJS Committee on International Criminal Law Forms Administration of Justice Subcommittee On September 21, 1991, the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section's Committee on International Criminal Law met in Washington, D.C.  It discussed the following matters...(more)... Bruce Zagaris 7 9 1991-09-01 United States International Crimes, International Law
Further Enforcement Efforts to Curb Driftnet Fishing by South Pacific States Thursday, August 1, 1991, the Senate passed by voice vote legisltation that would require the President to impose economic sanctions on countries that employ drift net fishing. The "Driftnet... Sarah Barber 7 8 1991-08-01 Japan, Korea, Taiwan, United States Environment, International Cooperation
International Center for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy In Vancouver Becomes a United Nations Affiliate On July 11, 1991, the Honourable Kim Campbell, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, announced that the International Centre for Criminal... 7 8 1991-08-01 Canada, World Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, United Nations
U.N. Announces Gulf War Claims Procedure: An Analysis and Practical Observations On August 2, 1991, exactly one year after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission transmitted ground-breaking decisions to the members of the U.... Chris Whaling 7 8 1991-08-01 Iraq, United States, World INTERPOL, International Cooperation, Seizure, Settlement, Sovereignty, United Nations
Austria and Switzerland Sign European Laundering Convention On July and August 23, 1991, the Government of Austria and Switzerland respectively signed the European Laundering Convention, brining to fifteen the total of signatory states.  The signing by these... Bruce Zagaris 7 8 1991-08-01 Austria, Switzerland European Union, Money Laundering
U.K. Government Intervenes on Behalf of Hong Kong in the John Does Case The entry of the United Kingdom Government as an amici curiae in the case of John Does, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California  has raised the stakes and... Bruce Zagaris 7 8 1991-08-01 Hong Kong, United Kingdom Crimes
Belgium Government Promulgates Guidelines on Money Laundering On July 17, the Banking and Finance Commission (hereafter the "Commission") of the Belgian Government promulgated international money laundering guidelines.  The guidelines were issued as a result of... 7 8 1991-08-01 Belgium Money Laundering
Isle of Man Adopts Investment Business Law to Regulate Professionals Providing Offshore Services The Isle of Man has passed legislation that will make it more difficult for fraudsters, criminals, and other undesirable operators to conduct business in the jurisdiction.  The new law requires... Bruce Zagaris 7 8 1991-08-01 Isle of Man Offshore Banking, Tax Havens, Taxation
Cayman-U.K. Conclude MLAT on Confiscation The Cayman Islands Government and the United Kingdom have concluded a Mutual Legal Assistance Confiscation Arrangement, which will come into force on August 28. 7 8 1991-08-01 Cayman Islands, United Kingdom Mutual Legal Assistance
Focus on Diminished Ability of Panama Government in Combatting Illicit Transnational Narcotics and Related Activities A recent GAO report on narcotics control efforts in Panama has asserted that drug related activity in Panama may have actually increased since the end of Operation Just Cause which removed government... Sarah Barber 7 8 1991-08-01 Panama, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Jurisdiction
Mexico Opens First U.S. Drug Office The Mexican Federal Judicial Police will open its first U.S. office in San Antonio in September as part of a joint U.S.-Mexican effort to combat drug trafficking.  The decision to open a U.S. office... 7 8 1991-08-01 Mexico, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation
The Alleged Transnational Criminal Mr. Gustavo Lopez Munoz, an attorney from Madrid, initiated the conference by speaking about the legal reforms effected in Spain by the adoption of the Spanish Constitution in 1978.  Among the... Francisco Laguna 7 8 1991-08-01 Bulgaria, Germany, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom INTERPOL, International Crimes

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