Articles

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U.S.-Thai Prisoner Transfer Treaty Enters Into Force On December 7, 1988, the United States and Thailand exchanged instruments of ratification bringing into force the prisoner-transfer-treaty signed in 1982.  Thailand is the nineteenth country with... Michael Abbell 4 12 1988-12-01 Thailand Transfer of Prisoners
Congress Amends Prisoner Transfer Treaty Implementing Legislation to Permit Transfer of Americans Convicted in Foreign Countries of Offenses Committed After October 31, 1987 In pasing the Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988, Congress also amended this country's prisoner transfer treaty implementing legislation by enacting a new 4106A, title 18, United States Code, to... Michael Abbell 4 12 1988-12-01 United States Transfer of Prisoners
Congress Passes Statute to Permit Witnesses in Custody in Foreign Countries to Come to the United States to Testify in Criminal Proceedings As part of the Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988, Congress added a new S3508 to tite 18 United States Code. Michael Abbell 4 12 1988-12-01 United States Criminal Procedure/Proceedings
White Collar Crime Committee, Crim. Justice Section Passes Recommendation that Defendants Have Access to MLATS On November 10, the American Bar Association's (ABA) White Collar Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Section passed a recommendation concerning the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties.  The... Bruce Zagaris 4 12 1988-12-01 United States White Collar Crime
Internationalization of the Securities Markets Business Trends and Regulatory Policy On December 8-9, speakers at a program on "Internationalization of the Securities Markets-Business Trends and Regulatory Policy," underscored new legislation and treaties empowering the Securities... Wayne H. Rusch 4 12 1988-12-01 World Securities Law
Conference on Inter-American Human Rights System Dissects Velasquez (Disappearance) Case and Examines Role of Inter-American Conference On October 28, 1988 the second conference on the Inter-American Human Rights System was held at the American University in Washington.  The conference dealt with the first exercise of the Inter-... Hans Siegrist 4 12 1988-12-01 United States Human Rights
9th Circuit Declares Rights of Foreign Nationals When Searched Abroad- U.S. v. Verdugo-Urquidez In a recent decision the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a 2-1 vote, affirmed the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, which extended the... Steve Smith 4 12 1988-12-01 United States Human Rights
Appellate Court Dismisses Wire and Fraud Counts in International Arms Sale for Failure of the U.S. to Establish its Property Rights On April 27, 1988, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously affirmed the dismissal, by trial judge Leonard B. Sand, of wire and mail fraud counts of an indictment for failure to... Bruce Zagaris 4 12 1988-12-01 United States Fraud
Book Review: Morton David Goldberg, Computer Software 1988- Protection and Marketing The law on computer software stands at the cutting edge of trade secret, copyright, patent, trademark, and international law.  Fourteen contributors expertly guide the practitioner through the... Clemens J.M. Kochinke 4 12 1988-12-01 United States Computer Crimes
Libya Breaches Embargo- Malta, Data General Corp. Intervene As reported in the authoritative Times of Malts, Libya successfully broke the embargo imposed by the United States in a spectacular development on October 19, 1988.  The case is significant because... Clemens J.M. Kochinke 4 11 1988-11-01 Libya Law Enforcement
U.S. Government Moves Quickly on Drafting New Convention on Access to Bank Information As the last issue of the IELR reported S4702 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, which has been signed into law, requires the Treasury to enter into negotiations with appropriate financial supervisory... Bruce Zagaris 4 11 1988-11-01 United States Bank Secrecy
Florida Bankers Are Concerned about Judicial Assistance to Law Enforcement Officials in the Absence of a Treaty and a Court Request The financial community in Southern Florida is concerned about the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal's affirmation of a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Miami, ordering... Bruce Zagaris and Pampoosh Radzan 4 11 1988-11-01 United States Bank Secrecy
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 Creates Significant International Criminal Developments The enactment of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act has significant international law policy provisions.  This article will highlight additional provisions, especially those contained in Title IV, referred to... Bruce Zagaris 4 11 1988-11-01 United States Drug Enforcement
Rep. DeLugo Criticizes Reduction of U.S. Aid to Caribbean On October 12, Representative Ron DeLugo, U.S. Virgin Islands, in a speech in Congress, criticized the substantial reduction of aid by the U.S. to nine Caribbean islands.  He noted that funding to... Bruce Zagaris 4 11 1988-11-01 Caribbean Drug Enforcement
Woodard Reiterates Warning that IRS Redirection of International Transactions Requires New Compliance Action for Taxpayers In an article published in the October 24, 1988 issue of Tax Notes, Percy P. Woodard, Jr., a Certified Public Accountant practicing with Arthur Young in Dallas, and Assistant Commission of Internal... Bruce Zagaris 4 11 1988-11-01 United States Taxation
Palmerino, Special Counsel International IRS, Outlines Enforcement Litigation Priorities At a meeting on November 3, 1988, Kim Palmerino, special counsel, IRS (International), disclosed that the Internal Revenue Service is anxious to litigate international tax areas in which it believes... Bruce Zagaris 4 11 1988-11-01 United States Taxation
Tax Court Upholds Taxation of Money Laundering as U.S. Trade or Business of Nonresident Aliens On September 26, 1988, in the case of Santiago Perez v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the United States Court upheld as correct a termination and jeopardy assessment under I.R.C. additions to tax... Bruce Zagaris 4 11 1988-11-01 United States Taxation
Harvard German-U.S. Conference Shows Irreconcilable Conflicts Plague German-U.S. Cooperation in Criminal Matters On June 15-18, 1988, the Harvard Law School was the site of a stimulating, high-level conference on international cooperation in criminal matters.  This issue of the IELR will report on two of the... Bruce Zagaris 4 11 1988-11-01 Germany Adjective Enforcement
Soviet Union Proposes Strengthening U.N. Role in International Enforcement In an aide-mémoire dated September 22, 1988, the Soviet Union launched a broad international dialogue on the ways and means to ensure comprenhensive secuirty and enhanced enforcement by the United... Bruce Zagaris 4 11 1988-11-01 Former Soviet Union Law Enforcement
The Marcos Case-The Future of Letters Rogatory The indictment of former President Ferdinand Marcos of The Philippines raises many questions about what new ground the United States may be breaking in investigating and prosecuting foreign leaders... Wayne H. Rusch 4 11 1988-11-01 Philippines Adjective Enforcement

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