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Antigua Government Opens Dialogue with the OECD (IIIA) |
On August 26, 1999, the media reported that Antigua and Barbuda have opened a dialogue with officials of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the “harmful tax... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
Taxation |
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Finnish Prime Minister Prepares Parliament for Special Meeting of European Council (XIIIA) |
On August 6, 1999, the Finnish Prime Minister’s Office informed the Grand Committee of Parliament about the special meeting of the European Council in Tampere, sending it a memorandum concerning the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
Europe |
International Organizations |
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Germany Arrests Alleged Insurance Swindler on U.S. Extradition Request (IVA) |
On September 4, 1999, German police authorities arrested Martin Frankel, the U.S. money manager accused of swindling U.S. insurance companies out of hundreds of millions of dollars, in response to a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
Germany |
Extradition |
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Mexico Extradites Mexican National to the U.S. (IVB) |
On August 20, 1999, the media reported the Mexican Government has extradited Luis Enrique Arenas Hernández, a Mexican citizen, to the U.S. to stand charges of murder in an Arizona district court.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition |
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Defending U.S. Citizens and Corporations in Cross Border Proceedings, Extradition, Mutual Assistance, and Asset Seizures: A French Prospective (XVIA) |
When dealing with international crimes especially, one should be concerned with the very unique way that each country prosecutes each violation of its internal law which may create controversy when... |
Francois Serres and Elodie LeGal |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
United States, France |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, Asset Forfeiture, Comparative and International Law |
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U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Surrender to Rwanda Tribunal (IVC) |
On August 5, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit affirmed by a 2 to 1 vote the surrender of Elizaphan Ntakirutimana to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR or Tribunal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
United States, Rwanda |
Extradition |
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Sheinbein Plea Accepted in Israel (IVD) |
On August 24, 1999, Samuel Sheinbein, the teenager from Montgomery Country, Maryland who fled to Israel after the 1997 killing and dismemberment of Alfredo Enrique Tello Jr., has agreed to plead... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
United States, Israel |
Extradition, Murder |
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British Magistrate Orders Saudi Extradited to U.S. on Embassy Bombings (VA) |
On September 9, 1999, a British magistrate ordered Khalid Fawwaz, a Saudi Arabian national committed for extradition to the U.S., to stand charges of conspiracy in two U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
United States, United Kingdom |
Terrorism |
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EU Council Adopts Resolution to Cooperate on Crimes During International Football Matches (VIA) |
On June 21, 1999, the Council of the European Union adopted a resolution to provide for a handbook on international police cooperation and measures to prevent and control violence and disturbances... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
Europe |
Enforcement of International Sports Law |
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U.S. Doubles Its Nautical Contiguous Zone (VIIA) |
On September 1, 1999, President Bill Clinton issued an executive order, doubling from 12 to 24 nautical miles its contiguous zone, in which the Coast Guard and Federal law-enforcement agencies can... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
United States |
Jurisdiction |
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Spain Rejects Chilean Request to Arbitrate Pinochet Case as Pinchet Seeks Access to Spanish Documents (VIIIA) |
On August 9, 1999, the media reported that Chilean Government requested that Spain start bilateral arbitration to determine whether a Spanish court has the right to try former Chilean dictator... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
10 |
1999-10-01 |
Spain, Chile |
Human Rights |
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New York State Court Issues Injunction Against Antiguan Internet Site |
On July 22, 1999, a New York Supreme Court Justice Charles Edward Ramos granted injunctive relief to New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to stop an online gaming company based in Antigua from... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-09-01 |
United States, Antigua & Barbuda |
Cybercrime, Jurisdiction |
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Review of Smuggling Armageddon: The Nuclear Black Market in the Former Soviet Union and Europe |
The author, an associate at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, president of Global Advisory Services, and co-author of the Andean Cocaine Industry, has written a gripping account of the illegal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Europe, Russia |
Arms Trafficking |
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Investigation Of Russo-West Illicit Transactions: The Issues Of Financial Information Confidentiality And Legitimate Expectations |
: Between 1993-1997, under the pre-text of the "Russian Mafia" threat, the Dutch police’s special Eastern European crime task force tried to accomplish the so called “inventarization” (taking... |
Timur Sinuraya |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
World, Russia |
Asset Forfeiture |
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Senate Hears from Nominee for U.S. Ambassador for Counterterrorism |
On July 22, 1999, Michael Sheehan, Nominee for U.S. Ambassador for Counterterrorism, testified before a Senate Committee on his priorities and policies for counterterrorism. |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
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Criminal Complaints for Human Rights Abuses Continue Against Current and Former Political Figures |
In the aftermath of the efforts of the Spanish courts to prosecute and extradite Chilean Gen. Augusto Pinochet, several persons have emulated the efforts of the Spanish courts and have brought... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
World |
Human Rights |
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Chile Asks Spain to Arbitrate Pinochet Case as Pinochet Seeks Access to Spanish Documents |
On August 9, 1999, the media reported that Chilean Government requested that Spain start bilateral arbitration to determine whether a Spanish court has the right to try former Chilean dictator... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Spain, Chile |
Human Rights |
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The Application of International Human Rights Laws to U.S. Police and Law Enforcement Officials |
On August 8, 1999, during the annual convention of the American Bar Association (ABA) in Atlanta, Georgia, the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities hosted a program to explore ways to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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U.S. Agencies Announce Initiative to Combat Intellectual Property Crime |
On July 23, 1999, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Customs Service announced the establishment of a law enforcement initiative directed at combating... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
United States |
Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property |
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Congress Considers Three Bills to Extend Economic Sanctions to Narcotics Traffickers |
U.S. narcoterrorism policy in the Western Hemisphere has recently been prominent for the loss of five U.S. lives in Colombia, during public discussion between the Administration and Congress of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Export Enforcement |