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CIS Members Sign International Tax Enforcement Cooperation Agreement |
On June 4, 1999, eleven member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) signed an agreement to cooperate and provide mutual assistance in tax-related matters... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Europe |
Taxation |
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U.S. Appellate Court Prohibits Defendants from Asserting Self-Incrimination Privilege Due to Fear of Foreign Prosecution |
On May 13, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the recent prohibition disallowing defendants from asserting the right against self-incrimination to their fear of foreign... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
United States |
Antitrust Cooperation , Self-Incrimination |
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Mexican Banker Fighting Extradition from Australia Wins Victory in Mexico |
On August 2, 1999, Carlos Cabal Peniche, obtained an injunction in Mexico against on the most serious charge he faces and hence may avoid jail if Australia agrees to his extradition... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Mexico, Australia |
Extradition |
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EU Initiates Exchange of Information to Combat Counterfeit Travel Documents |
On May 27, 1999, the Council of the European Union proposed an improved exchange of information, which the Federal Republic of Germany initiated, to combat counterfeit travel documents... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Europe |
Counterfeiting, Immigration, European Union |
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U.S. Arrests Brazilian Wanted in Embezzlement Scheme |
On July 19, 1999, Federal Bureau of Investigation officials arrested in Frederick, Maryland, Jose Mario Fontes, 63, a Brazilian national accused of stealing more than $20 million from a Brazilian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
United States, Mexico, Brazil |
Extradition, Embezzlement |
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Review of INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS |
This new annotated publication contains the German laws relating to international cooperation in criminal matters. Before this publication, the only annotated source was limited to the IRG - the... |
Maxi Krumbiegel |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Germany |
European Union, International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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Paraguay Requests General Oviedo’s Extradition from Argentina |
On August 4, 1999, the Paraguayan Government formally requested the extradition from Argentina of Lino Viedo, a retired army general accused of planning the murder, in March 1998, of Paraguay’s Vice... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
Argentina, Portugal |
Extradition |
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Supplement to International Judicial Assistance Issued |
There is a new supplement for the six-volume International Judicial Assistance (Michael Abbell and Bruno Ristau)(International Law Institute)... [ more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
9 |
1999-09-01 |
World |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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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. Considers Contribution to OECD Anti-Corruption Convention |
On June 30, 1999, Stuart Eizenstat, undersecretary of State for economic, business, and agricultural affairs, announced that the U.S. is considering a voluntary contribution to provide the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-08-01 |
World |
Corruption |
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French, U.S., and Spanish Finance Minister Calls for Punitive Action Against Offshore Centers |
On June 23, 1999, the French Finance Minister Dominque Strauss-Kahn called for punitive action against offshore financial centers. According to Mr. Strauss-Kahn, most of the world’s criminal money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-08-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Taxation |
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G-7 Releases Statement to Further Action Against Financial Crimes |
On June 20, 1999, the Group of Seven released a statement at the conclusion of tier summit in Cologne, Germany, indicating further action against financial crime, harmful tax competition, and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-08-01 |
World |
Corruption, Taxation |
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War Crimes Investigations Proceed in Kosovo |
In the aftermath of the peace in Kosovo, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has sent staff and investigators to Kosovo to start war crimes investigation. In addition, the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-08-01 |
Former Yugoslavia, Kosovo |
Law of War |
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War Crime Tribunal Continues to Obtain Custody over and Try Offenders |
On June 7, 1999, British troops in Bosnian arrested Drag Kulundzija, a former shift commander at the Keraterm concentration camp near Prijedor. Accroding to George Robertson, the UK defense... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
8 |
1999-08-01 |
Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo |
Law of War |