Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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