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New Mexico Governor Demands Extradition of Murder Suspects from Cuba |
In the aftermath of the announcement by the Clinton Administration of moves to reduce some of the economic sanctions against Cuba, Governor Gary Johnson of New Mexico has renewed a request that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
United States, Cuba |
Extradition, Murder |
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AIDP Colloquium on Organized Crime and International Cooperation |
On May 13-17, 1998, a preparatory Colloquium of the Association International de Droit Penal (AIDP) on Organized Crime and International Cooperation in Criminal Matters will be organized in Utrecht,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Organized Crime, Conferences, International Cooperation |
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Panama Denies Haitian Extradition Request for Former Military Ruler |
On April 10, 1998, Panamanian Vice Foreign Minister Marcel Salamin announced that his Government denied a Haitian Government request to extradite former head of state Lt. Gen. Raoul Cedras because... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Haiti, Panama |
Extradition, Murder |
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Crime Across the World: Is the Rule of Law Being Corrupted? |
On May 22-25, 1998, the Section on General Practice, International Bar Association, is hosting the fourth seminar on the Alleged Transnational Criminal, in Vienna, Austria. Investigators,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Conferences, Crimes |
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Privy Council Grants Swiss Extradition Request for Financial Fugitive |
On April 2, 1998, the Privy Council in London, the supreme court for the Bahamas and other Caribbean jurisdictions, upheld the decision in 1996 of Magistrate Carolita Bethel that Werner Rey must be... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Switzerland |
Extradition, Embezzlement |
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Balancing the Protection of Human Rights with the Needs of Law Enforcement |
On August 24-28, 1998, the Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting a conference, entitled Balancing the Protection of Human Rights with the Needs of Law Enforcement. The theme will be International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Human Rights, Conferences, Law Enforcement |
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Peruvian Woman Seeks Asylum in Venezuela to Prevent Extradition |
On February 16, 1998, Cecilia Rosa Nunez Chipana, a Peruvian woman accused of participating in one of Peru’s deadliest terrorist attacks, was arrested when she entered Venezuela illegally using her... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Peru, Venezuela |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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Bibliography of Books |
1. Human Rights
Capital Punishment: Global Issues and Prospects (Peter Hodgkinson & Andrew Rutherford eds., Waterside Press 1996), ISBN 1-872870-32-5...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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U.S. Prepares for Ratification of OECD Anti-Bribery Convention |
On April 7, 1998, U.S. officials provided an optimistic view of the prospects for ratification and implementation of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Public Officials in International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
United States, OECD |
Bribery, Treaties |
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Haiti Presses Three Countries to Extradite Former Leaders and U.S. Continues to Press Honduras to Extradite Former Haitian Leader |
On March 3, 1998, the media reported that the Haitian Government has pressed Panama, Honduras, and the United States to extradite ten leaders of a 1991 military coup wanted on charges of murder and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, Haiti, Panama, Honduras |
Extradition, Murder, Torture |
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U.S. Presses Intellectual Property Enforcement Actions in WTO |
1. Action Against Greece and Bulgaria In its annual filing to the U.S. Trade Representative’s office, a coalition of copyright-dependent industries demanded trade action against Greece and Bulgaria... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, Greece, Ireland, Bulgaria |
Intellectual Property, International Organizations |
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SEC Takes Enforcement Action Against Canadian Stock Manipulators |
On January 29, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took civil action against two former officers of MTC Electronic Technologies, Inc., a Canadian entity that traded on the Nasdaq,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Canada, United States |
Securities Trade Enforcement, Financial Crimes |
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Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties Signed by the U.S. |
According to the Office of Treaty Affairs, U.S. Department of State, the following changes have occurred in U.S. mutual legal assistance treaties since our last update in October 1995.... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
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Regional Group Proposes Formation of an Inter-American Commission on Corruption |
On March 9, 1998, the Leadership Council for Inter-American Summitry issued a report, From Talk to Action: How Summits Can Forge a Western Hemisphere Community of Prosperous Democracy, urging the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean |
Corruption, International Organizations, Law Enforcement |
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Extradition Treaties Signed by the U.S. but Not in Force |
Country Signed Treaty Doc.
ARGENTINA 06/10/97 105-18
AUSTRIA 01/08/98
.... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Extradition, Treaties |
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OECD and U.S. Start Ratification and Implementation of Transnational Corruption Convention |
The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the U.S. Government have started to act to implement the Convention on Transnational Corruption... [more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, OECD |
Corruption, International Organizations, Treaties, Law Enforcement |
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International Court of Justice Finds Jurisdiction While U.S. Court Rejects Libyan Government’s Argument for Lack of Jurisdiction in Lockerbie Case |
On February 27, 1998, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that it had jurisdiction and the arguments of Libya were admissible in applying the 1971 Montreal Convention arising from the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States, |
International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Terrorism, Treaties |
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Spanish Court Broadens Case on Disappeared Person in Argentina |
On March 16, 1998, six leaders of the Argentine Workers’ Central gave Judge Baltasar Garzon the names of 9,000 persons, many of them Spaniards and their descendants, who disappeared during the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
Spain, Argentina |
Human Rights, Murder, Kidnaping |
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U.S. Indicts Five Ozone Smuggling Cases |
On February 24, 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has brought five indictments against six men, one woman, and one company for smuggling ozone into the U.S. U.S. prosecutors in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Environment, Law Enforcement, Chemicals Smuggle |
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Fugitive from Export Control Violations |
Effective February 9, 1998, the U.S. Department of State has imposed procurement and import sanctions on Berge Aris Balanian, a fugitive from justice who previously resided in Germany and was last... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
4 |
1998-04-01 |
United States |
Sanctions, Export Enforcement |