Articles

E.g., 2026-04
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Swiss Resolution of Jurisdictional Conflict for Extradition On May 7, 1986, the Swiss Supreme Court decided the issue of whether a pending foreign criminal investigation and a pending extradition request can be request can be precluded by the iniation of a... Clemens Kochinke and Anke Lilienthal 2 10 1986-10-01 Switzerland Extradition
Singapore Imposes Drastic Penalty in Insider Trading Case In the matter of Singapore v. Tan Koon Swan, a prominent Malaysian businessman, the High Court of Singapore imposed a two year sentence and a fine of $500,000 on the defendant on August 26, 1986,... Jörg Streitferdt 2 10 1986-10-01 Singapore Trade Crimes
Cases Pioneer Remedies for Crimes Against Fundamental Human Rights Several cases pending in the United States may have a significant impact on the rights of aliens and American citizens to sue foreign citizens and their governments for torture committed in a foreign... Raymond Wuslich 2 10 1986-10-01 United States Human Rights
Nigerian Crime Prompts Hearings But Few Recommended Solutions On September 17, 1986, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the United States Senate held hearings on the growing phenomenon of Nigerian criminal activity in the United States.  Testimony... Raymond Wuslich 2 10 1986-10-01 Nigeria Crimes
Money Laundering Bill Passed as Part of Anti-Drug Law On October 17, 1986, the money laundering provisions which have been the subject of many hearings and debates by Congress were passed as Subtle H of the "Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986" (HR 5484).  The... Bruce Zagaris 2 10 1986-10-01 United States Money Laundering
Nigerian Crime Prompts Hearings But Few Recommended Solutions On September 17, 1986, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the United States Senate held hearings on the growing phenomenon of Nigerian criminal activity in the United States.  Testimony... Raymond Wuslich 2 10 1986-10-01 Nigeria Crimes
New U.S. Anti-Drug Law Has Significant International Law Impact The 99th Congress resoundingly shut its doors on October 17th having passed a comprehensive anti-drug bill which President Reagan signed into law on October 27th.  The Act contains many significant... Leesteffy Jenkins and Bruce Zagaris 2 10 1986-10-01 United States Drug Enforcement
U.S. Court Holds U.S. Constitution Not Applicable to Search Abroad In U.S. v. Molina-Chacon, the U.S. District Court held that Fourth and Fifth Amendment requirements do not apply to foreign searches by foreign officials or to foreign arrests.  In deciding this case... Leesteffy Jenkins 2 10 1986-10-01 United States Legislation
A Progress Report: Inter-American Cooperation to Combat Drugs One of the major items to be considered at the sixteenth regular meeting of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States, to be held November 10-16, 1986, is inter-American cooperation... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-10-01 World Drug Enforcement
DEA Can Delegate Enforcement Authority to INS In a final rule of August 27, 1986, 51 F.R. 30485, the Department of Justice delegates to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration the power to reldelegate his authority to any... Bruce Zagaris 2 10 1986-10-01 United States Adjective Enforcement
Senate to Deny Tax Benefits to Companies in Terrorist Countries On September 22, 1986, during a debate on the 1987 budget reconciliation measure, the Senate agreed by a voice vote to an amendment that would deny foreign tax credits and deferral of taxes on income... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 United States Taxation
Tax Overhaul Bill Uses Immigration for Compliance Section 1234 of the tax overhaul bill (HR 38338) requires that any person who applies for a U.S. passport or renewal of a passport, or applies for permanent residency (e.g., a green card) must... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 United States Taxation
Cubana Air Crash Case Ends Controversially in Venezuela On September 2, 1986, the case of the Cubana aircraft, which exploded in mid-air, blown up by anti-Castro terrorists in the mid-seventies, has ended controversially.  Chief Judge of the First Penal... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 Venezuela Theft
Abdallah Case Heightens in Wake of Paris Terrorism Attacks In the wake of the Paris bombings, the case of George Ibrahim Abdallah and the applicability of French criminal procedure as well as international criminal cooperation, particularly extradition... Bruno de Bouillane 2 9 1986-09-01 France Terrorism
Americans Plotting Overthrow of Suriname Government Plead Guilty On September 18, 1986, Tommy Lynn Denley, of Grenada, Mississippi, and John Ambielli, of Lafayette, Lousiana, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the United States Neutrality Act in a July... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 Suriname Court Conviction
Nicaragua v. US: Judgment of International Ct. of Justice On June 27, 1986, the International Court of Justice, in an historic decision, found United States intervention in Nicaragua to be in violation of the most fundamental precepts of international law... Judith C. Appelbaum and David Wippmanl 2 9 1986-09-01 Nicaragua Adjective Enforcement
Nicaragua Brings New Action Against Honduras and Costa Rica in World Court The Government of Nicaragua has recently filed suit against the Governments of Honduras and Costa Rica at the International Court of Justice ("the World Court"), claiming that military actions by... Jay Rosenthal 2 9 1986-09-01 Nicaragua Adjective Enforcement
Swiss Court Further Defines Judicial Assistance Limits On July 2, 1986, the Swiss Federal Court, the highest court of the Swiss Confederation, remanded in part a decision of the Swiss Federal Office for Police Matters (BAP) which granted an Italian... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 Switzerland Adjective Enforcement
UK Concedes Political Offense Stand to India in Extradition In a breakthrough, the U.K. announced on September 18, 1986 that it has offered to begin negotiations of an extradition convention next month with India.  The announcement is significant because the... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 United Kingdom Extradition
U.S. & Turks & Caicos Conclude Interim Cooperation Agreement On September 18, 1986, it was announced that the United States and the British Government, acting on behalf of the Turks and Caicos, concluded an interim agreement supplementing the Single Narcotics... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 Turks and Caicos Bank Secrecy

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