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Insider Trading: A New Criminal Bill in Switzerland Called "Lex Americana" |
Insider trading cases, threatening the reputation of Wall Street, have become a major subject of discussion in Swiss politics. In recent years the relationship between the United States and... |
Peter Schili |
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7 |
1987-07-01 |
Switzerland |
Trade Enforcement |
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CARICOM Summit Considers Cooperation in Police Matters |
At the Eigth Summit of the fourteen year old Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) on June 29-July 3 in St. Lucia, heads of government considered several proposals germane to international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Caribbean |
Adjective Enforcement |
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U.S. and Mexico Close to Concluding MLAT |
The United States and Mexico are close to concluding a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. Although a recent report states that the U.S. and Mexico already have concluded a MLAT, an official who has... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Mexico |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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GAO Reports Shows Criminal Aliens Deported not Listed in INS Info System |
A report of the General Accounting Office, entitled "Criminal Aliens Majority Deported From the New York City Area Not Listed in INS' Information Systems" (March 1987) indicates that the names and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
United States |
Immigration |
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Iran-France Break Diplomatic Relations Over Immunity Issues |
France and Iran have severed diplomatic relations in the wake of an escalating controversy resulting from the French Government's attempt to interrogate Wahid Gordji, an interpreter for the Iranian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Iran |
Immunity |
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Barbie Found Guilty of "Crimes Against Humanity" |
France's highest court, in a landmark decision in December, 1986, determined that a statute of limitations does not necessarily bar the prosecution of individuals who have allegedly committed heinous... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
France |
Crimes against Humanity |
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South African Uranium Ore and Oxide Permanently Banned |
Final notice appeared in the Federal Register on July 7, 1987 that the Treasury Department's interim regultation permitting temporary importation of uranium ore and uranium oxide from South Africa... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
South Africa |
Export Enforcement |
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Book Review: El Principio de Legalidad en El Derecho Tributario (The Principle of Legality in Tax Law) by Geraldo Ataliba |
The book is based on the Symposium on the Principle of Legality of Tax Law organized by the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Uruguat and the Urugayan Institute of Tax Law, to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Uruguay |
Tax Enforcement |
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Treasury Issues Final Rule on Administrative Summons for Bank Secrecy Act |
The U.S. Department of Treasury has issued a final rule, strenghtening administrative summons authority for Currency and Foreign Transactions. In the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, several statutory... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Justice Letter Clarifies Extraterritorial Application of Money Laundering Act |
A letter of April 16, 1987, from James Knapp, Deputy Associate Attorney General, to the British Embassy, clarifies the application of the Money Laundering Control Act (MCLA). From the nature of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-07-01 |
United Kingdom |
Money Laundering |
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Certification of Exchange of Information Eligibility Updated |
In the June 11, 1987 issue of the Federal Register, the Department of Treasury gave notice of certification of exchange of information programs of those U.S. treaty partners that are eligible for the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
United States |
Information Exchange |
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OECD Releasees International Tax Avoidance and Evasion Study |
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and development (OECD) has published a study entitled International Tax Avoidance and Evasion. The Council of the OECD in its Recommendation on Tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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Prosecutorial Abuse In International Tax Cases |
On June 19, 20, and 23, 1986, the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service of the Senate Committee on Finance held hearings on Oversight of IRS and Justice Department Prosecution of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
World |
Tax Enforcement |
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ABA Draft Resolution On Terrorism |
A draft resolution on the definition of terrorism has been circulated for comment to various American Bar Association committees by the United Nations Activities Committee (hereinafter "U.N.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism |
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Proposal to Address Insider Trading in the European Community |
On May 21, 1987 the Council of the European Communities adopted a proposal for a Council Directive coordinating the regulations on insider trading. The proposal is designed to create a uniform basis... |
Alfred May and Clemens Kochinke |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Europe |
Trade Crimes |
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U.N. Congress Urges Increased Cooperation in Crime Prevention |
In prior issues of the IELR, programs of technical cooperation in criminal justice have been discussed. A trend which will provide an important impetus to propel the emerging regionalization of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
World |
Crimes |
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W. Germany Decides to Prosecute Rather than Extradite Hamadei |
On June 20, 1987, the Federal Republic of Germany, in agreement with the Government of Land Hesse, announced that in lieu of extraditing Mohamed Ali Hamadei, it will prosecute him for aircraft... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Germany |
Prosecution |
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Encourages The Use of a "Special Call" To Obtain Confidential Information From a Swiss Bank |
Foreign market participants that use United States financial markets are subject to several mechanisms that require them to provide information to agencies of the United States Government. Most... |
Albert I. Hawk |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Switzerland |
Information Exchange |
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Diplomatic Immunity Issues Cause Tensions between the U.K. and Iran |
Diplomatic tension soared during June within the spehere of UK-Iran relations over the classic public international law issue of the applicability of immunity for diplomats. Problems began in early... |
Teri Simmons |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Iran |
Immunity |
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Proposed Amendment to Bank Secrecy Disclosure |
The Treasury Department has published proposed regulations in the June 9, 1987 issue of the Federal Register, to clarify disclosure of information rules under the Bank Secrecy Act. |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |