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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
2 |
1997-02-01 |
World |
Human Rights, European Union, Conferences |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |