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Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties Signed by the United States |
: Inter-American convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters. Done at Nassau May 23, 1992. Signed by the United States jan. 10, 1995. (Senate Treat Doc. 105-25, 105th Congress, 1st Sess... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
World, United States |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Asian Society Agrees to Return Stolen Sculpture to India |
During the second week of January 1999, the Asia Society decided to return an 11th-century Indian sandstone relief that had been stolen from a provincial museum in Dhubela, in central India, to India... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, India |
Art and Cultural Property |
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German Parliamentary Members Call for Sanctions against U.S. for Execution of Germans |
On March 4, 1999, some members of the German Parliament and other leading Germans accused the U.S. of “barbarism” and of violating international law for executing in Arizona by cyanide gas Walter... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, Germany |
Human Rights |
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New York Appellate Court Orders Museum Not to Return Austrian Art |
On March 16, 1999, a New York state appeals court ruled that the Museum of Modern Art must not return two Egon Schiele paintings to Austria until the prosecution completes a criminal investigation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, Austria |
Art and Cultural Property |
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French Court Dismisses Human Rights Actions Against Castro |
: On February 26, 1998, Judge Herve Stephan dismissed three civil complaints against Cuban President Fidel Castro, ruling that French law does not cover the alleged crimes... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
France |
Human Rights |
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U.S. Forfeits and Returns to Mexico Stolen Manuscript |
On February 24, 1999, the U.S. Government announced it obtained an order for the forfeiture of an 18th-century manuscript that had been previously in the Sotheby’s auction house, so that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Art and Cultural Property |
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Report on Convention against Torture Criticizes U.S. Policies |
: In October 1998, the Coalition against Torture and Racial Discrimination (hereafter CTRD) released a report criticizing a number of U.S. international and domestic criminal law policies and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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Lockerbie Trial in the Netherlands |
The United Kingdom and The Netherlands concluded an agreement concerning a Scottish trial in The Netherlands on September 18, 1998. It is the result of a compromise related to the bombing of Pan... |
André Klip |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, , Scotland |
Jurisdiction, Terrorism |
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Marcos Family Agrees to Pay $150 Million to Satisfy Human Rights Case |
On February 26, 1999, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced in a radio interview an agreement by the family of the late Ferdinand E. Marcos to compensate victims of abuse during his rule who have won a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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Libya Announces Hand Over of Suspects by April 6 |
On March 19, 1999, Libya officially told the United Nations it will hand over by April 6, 1999 two suspects in the 1988 bombing of a Pan American jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
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Terrorism, United Nations |
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U.S. Detains Former Ukraine Prime Minister Under Corruption Investigations |
On February 22, 1999, U.S. Customs Services officials announced the detention on Friday February 19, 1999, of Ukrainian former Prime Minister, Pavlo Lazarenko, who is under investigation in both... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
United States, Switzerland, Ukraine |
Corruption |
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Greek Pros. Rules Pro-Kurdish Greeks Must Face Criminal Prosecution for Helping Ocalan |
: On March 11, 1999, a Greek prosecutor in Athens ruled that Antonis Naxakis, a retired Greek navy admiral, and Costas Badouvas, a former Socialist deputy, must be prosecuted for arranging the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
4 |
1999-04-01 |
Greece |
Terrorism |
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European Parliament Opens Debate with Council on Cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs |
On January 14, 1999, the European Parliament had a hearing on cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs, at which European Council members appeared and testified. |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
3 |
1999-03-01 |
Europe |
Adjective Enforcement |
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French Court Will Review Civil Complaints Against Castro |
On February 11, 1999, French judicial officials said that Herve Stephan has been assigned to review civil suits accusing Cuban President Fidel Castro of crimes against humanity, even though... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
3 |
1999-03-01 |
France |
Human Rights |
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Privy Council Grants Reprieve to 2 Trinidad Inmates Until Regional Body Rules |
On January 27, 1999, the British Privy Council granted a reprieve to Darrin Thomas and Haniff Hillaire, two death row inmates in Trinidad and Tobago. |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
3 |
1999-03-01 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Court Conviction |
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U.S.-Mexican Cooperation Produces Arrest of Corrupt Police in Mexico City Murder But Mexico Rejects U.S. Extradition Requests for Mexicans Wanted in Money Laundering Sting |
Mexico and the U.S. experienced success in cooperation to arrest and prosecute apparent Mexican police officers wanted in an investigation of the murder of Frederick McPhail, Jr. |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
15 |
1999-03-01 |
Mexico |
Extradition |
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Financial Action Task Force Issues Annual Typologies Report |
On February 10, 1999, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued the 1998-99 Report on Money Laundering Typologies. |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
3 |
1999-03-01 |
United Kingdom |
Banking Supervision |
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Challenges in Representing Criminal Alien Defendants: International Immigration and Criminal Law Issues |
On January 29, 1999, the International Criminal and National Security Law Committee, Section of International Law, D.C. Bar Association, hosted a seminar on issues in representing criminal alien... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
3 |
1999-03-01 |
World |
Immigration |
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Owner of Bombed Sudanese Pharmaceutical Plants Presses the U.S. for Compensation and Release of Frozen Funds |
An interesting legal and political battle is developing as counsel for Saudi Arabian businessman Saleh Idris, whose pharmaceutical plant in Sudan was destroyed in a U.S. missile attack on August 20,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
15 |
3 |
1999-03-01 |
United States |
Freezing of Assets |
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New Canadian Anti-Bribery Law Takes Effect on February 15, 1999 |
News that Salt Lake City officials paid bribes to members of the International Olympic Committee has brought the Olympics into disrepute. |
John Keefe |
15 |
3 |
1999-03-01 |
Canada |
Bribery |