Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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
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.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
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
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
Italy Adopts Law Emulating Swiss Abolition of Formula B Deposits Italy has implemented a new law on its effort to stop crime syndicates from laundering money. Under the law all cash movements of more than 20 million Lira ($18,000) must be made through recognized... 7 7 1991-07-01 Italy, Switzerland Money Laundering
EC Considers Strengthening Further Police Cooperation With the efforts to complete the Single European Market, reports are that the German Government is beginning to support a strengthened police cooperation within the European Community. In particular... Bruce Zagaris 7 7 1991-07-01 Europe, Germany EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Commission, European Union, Europol
European Laundering Convention Progresses On July 5, 1991, France signed the European Laundering Convention, brining the number of signatory States to thirteen. On November 8, Finland, ireland, and Switzerland also declared that they  would... 7 7 1991-07-01 Europe, France Money Laundering
Interpol Rethinking Global Strategy Recent political developments have strengthened Interpol and encouraged it to rethink its global strategy and assert itself in the establishment of a stronger international criminal cooperation... Bruce Zagaris 7 7 1991-07-01 World INTERPOL
Implications of BCCI Problems As the investigations into the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) continue, several policy issues concerning international criminal assistance are raised...(more)... 7 7 1991-07-01 Europe, World Bank Secrecy, Banking Supervision, Money Laundering
Recommendations and Conclusions of U.N. Ad Hoc Expert Group on Strategies to Combat Transnational Crime On May 27-31, 1991, in Smolenice, Czechoslovakia, approximately 15 to 20 ad hoc experts met to consider strategies to combat transnational crime. The following are the conclusions and recommendations... 7 7 1991-07-01 World International Cooperation, International Courts, International Crimes, United Nations
Bolivia Announces Offer to Drug Traffickers On July 17, the Bolivian Government annoucned an offer for drug traffickers.  The offer allows them to: surrender in the next 120 days; to admit guilt and identify their accomplices; surrender assets... 7 7 1991-07-01 Bolivia, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
Bolivian General Accuses US DEA Agents of Foul Play According to media reports, Bolivian general Jorge Moreira, the commander in chief of the Bolivian Armed Forces, has declared that he has requested the identification and expulsion of the Drug... 7 7 1991-07-01 Bolivia Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition
Caribbean Heads of Government Agree to Establish a Regional Center for Drug Law Enforcement Officers On July 5, following the 12th Conference of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government meeting, the communique mentioned that the Heads of Government endorsed the proposal by the... 7 7 1991-07-01 Caribbean Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
UN Agrees to Supervise US-Peru Anti-Drug Accord The media reported on July 10 that the United Nations has agreed to help implement the bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Peru to combat illicit trafficking in drug. 7 7 1991-07-01 Peru, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation
Panama and United Kingdom Reach Narcotics Enforcement Agreement On July 23, the British Government annonuced that it reached an agreement with Panama on a bilateral agreement to fight drug trafficking and money laundering. John McDonald, the British Ambassador to... Bruce Zagaris 7 7 1991-07-01 Panama, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Wins First Major Test of MLAT in an Offshore Jurisdiction The United States Government and prosecutors generally won a significant legal battle in the enforcement of one of the new Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT) in a white collar crime case. Bruce Zagaris 7 7 1991-07-01 Cayman Islands, United States Mutual Legal Assistance
Canadian Justice Ministry Proposed Extradition Appeal Process On July 10, 1991, The Honourable Kim Campbell, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, released proposals to reduce considerably delays in extradition cases. The proposed changes to the... 7 7 1991-07-01 Canada Adjective Enforcement, Extradition

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