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The Edinburgh Conference on Transnational & International Crime, May 15-17, 1997 On May 15-17, 1997, the Department of Public International Law and the Europa Institute of the Univ. of Edinburgh will sponsor a conference on the following topics: countering transnational crime;... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 World Human Rights, European Union, Conferences
Spanish Police Strike Against Drug-Related Laundering On February 9, 1997, the Spanish media reported that Spanish police had detained eight Colombian nationals, suspected members of a network dedicated to drug trafficking, who had laundered more than... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 Colombia, Spain Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking
EU Council Adopts Common Position on North-South Cooperation against Drugs On November 22, 1996, the European Union Council adopted a common position on north-south cooperation to fight drug trafficking and addiction. Because of the broad scope of the position, the amount... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 Europe European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation
EU Council Adopts Resolution on Sentencing for Serious Illicit Drug-Trafficking On December 20, 1996, the European Union Council adopted a resolution calling European Union Member States to ensure that their laws reflect the principles of the resolution to coordinate sentencing... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 Europe European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation
Marzook Quits Opposition to Extradition to Israel On January 29, 1997, detained Palestinian leader Mousa Abu Marzook announced his abandonment of his appeal of the extradition order, granting the request by Israel that he be surrendered to stand... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 United States, Israel, Palestine Extradition, Terrorism, Murder
Britain Sends Liaison Anti-Crime Official to Russia and Increases Enforcement Cooperation Emulating a trend internationally, on January 29, 1997, Mr. Michael Howard, the British home secretary, announced that the British Government is appointing a liaison officer in Moscow as part of an... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 United Kingdom, Russia Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime
Fraud Conviction of Venezuelan Banker Shows Outerlimits of U.S. Jurisdiction On February 19, 1997, the conviction by a Manhattan jury of Orlando Castro Llanes, a Venezuelan national, on various charges resulting from the bank collapse in Veneuzela has indicated the... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 United States, Venezuela Jurisdiction, Fraud
Fraudsters Hit Developing Countries with Prime Bank Fraud Notes The Commercial Crime Bureau has exposed the Sovereign Nation Infrastructure Private Sector (SNIPS) facility program, a new version of the "prime bank fraud" scams, packaged especially to developing... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 World International Organizations, Fraud
British Detect Nigerian Visa Frauds On February 5, 1997, the British Government sent home at least four British employees of the visa section of the British High Commission as a result of discovery of a major visa-selling ring in Lagos... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 United Kingdom, Nigeria Immigration, Fraud
Hungarian Sex Trade Motivates Closer Criminal Cooperation Escalating violence in Budapest has spurred new international enforcement initiatives to control prostitution, pornography, and related sex crimes that are behind illegal migration ... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 Hungary Immigration, Sex Crimes, Law Enforcement
Europol Starts to Gain Momentum and Success Already the European Police Organization, known as Europol, has achieved success in assisting in the identification, investigation, and prosecution of international criminal cases, even while the... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 Europe International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking
President Clinton Calls for Standing War Crimes Tribunal and Permanent War Crimes Police Force On January 29, 1997, President Clinton reiterated his call for the establishment of a permanent international war crimes tribunal and a police force or soldiers to pursue and arrest criminals accused... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 World, United States Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts
Swiss Banks Create Fund for Holocaust Victims On February 6, 1997, the largest three Swiss banks announced that they will establish and fund with $71 million a humanitarian fund for Holocaust survivors and families of victims, thereby initiating... Bruce Zagaris 13 3 1997-03-01 Switzerland Law of War, Holocaust
Rwandan War Crime Trials Start and Adjourn On December 27, 1996 Rwanda started its national trials, apart from the United Nations Tribunal in Arusha, Tanzania, of the first two suspects accused in the murder and genocide that tore up the... Bruce Zagaris 13 2 1997-02-01 Rwanda International Organizations, Murder, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
New York State Court Denies Bid of Nigerian Fraudster Victim to Sue On October 8, 1996, Judge DeGrasse of the Supreme Court, County of New York, State of New York, issued an opinion, denying the effort of a Mexican national victim of a Nigerian advance fee fraud... Bruce Zagaris 13 2 1997-02-01 United States, Mexico, Nigeria Fraud
Swiss Government and Banks Will Establish a Fund for Holocaust Victims On January 23, 1997, after months of lobbying from Jewish groups around the world, the Swiss Government and its leading banks and businesses decided to establish a memorial fund for Holocaust victims... Bruce Zagaris 13 2 1997-02-01 Switzerland War Crimes, Holocaust
The Edinburgh Conference on Transnational & International Crime, May 15-17, 1997 On May 15-17, 1997, the Department of Public International Law and the Europa Institute of the Univ. of Edinburgh will sponsor a conference on the following topics: countering transnational crime;... Bruce Zagaris 13 2 1997-02-01 World Human Rights, European Union, Conferences
Books of Bibliography Comparative Criminal Justice Transitional Justice; How Emerging Democracies Reckon with Former Regimes (Neil J. Kritz, ed., U.S. Instit. of Peace Press, 1995). ...[more] Bruce Zagaris 13 2 1997-02-01 World Bibliography
Spanish Government Stops Drug-Money Laundering Ring with Gibraltar Connections On December 12, 1996, the Spanish press reported the successful penetration and arrest by Spanish police of a money laundering ring in the Spanish Costa del Sol and Madrid. This major network of... Bruce Zagaris 13 2 1997-02-01 Spain Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking
Documents and Legislation of Bibliography 1, Migration Enforcement and Border Control U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Fact Sheet, 1996, 2 p. FS 000152. (The short document gives information on... Bruce Zagaris 13 2 1997-02-01 World Bibliography

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