Articles

E.g., 2026-09
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Yugoslav War Crimes Sentences First Offender On November 29, 1996, the International Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia meted out a term of imprisonment for ten years to Drazen Erdemovic, a 25-year-old ethnic Croat who confessed... Bruce Zagaris 13 1 1997-01-01 Former Yugoslavia Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity
Mexican Government Contemplates Permitting Casinos The Tourism, Finance and Interiors Secretariats of the Mexican Government are considering and expected to make an initial joint proposal to legalize gambling in Mexico towards the end of the year.... Bruce Zagaris 13 1 1997-01-01 Mexico Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Betting
U.S. Proposes Creation of Special Police Unit to Implement Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia On December 17, 1996, the media reported that the United States Government proposed the creation of a specially trained police force to implement the mandate of the International Tribunal for War... Bruce Zagaris 13 1 1997-01-01 United States, Former Yugoslavia International Organizations, Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts, Law Enforcement
Swiss Lower House Rejects Abolishing Bank Secrecy On December 2, 1996, the Swiss National Council, its lower house of parliament, rejected a motion made by deputy Jean Ziegler, a highly vocal critic of Swiss banks, to abolish bank secrecy as soon as... Bruce Zagaris 13 1 1997-01-01 Switzerland Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
European Justice and Home Affairs Meeting Make Progress on Many Fronts On November 28-29, 1996, the Ministers of the European Union Justice and Home Affairs met and made progress on a variety of international criminal cooperation and harmonization of law areas ... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 1 1997-01-01 Europe Corruption, Human Trafficking, International Organizations, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Sex Crimes, International Cooperation
Turkey Enacts Anti Money Laundering Law On November 1, 1996, the media announced that the Turkish Government has enacted an anti-money laundering law, criminalizing money laundering and meeting other international standards ... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 1 1997-01-01 Turkey Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
U.N. Reports on Strengthening of U.N. Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme On October 1, 1996, the United Nations General Assembly released a report on the progress made in the implementation of General Assembly resolutions to take action to strengthen its technical... Bruce Zagaris 13 1 1997-01-01 World Money Laundering, Corruption, Human Trafficking, International Organizations, Terrorism, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation
Bahamas Freezes, Confiscates and Returns Assets to Fraud Victims On December 3, 1996, in a landmark case the U.S. Government for the first time has obtained an asset freeze issued by a foreign court (the Bahamas) and returned those same frozen assets to U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 13 1 1997-01-01 United States, Bahamas Fraud, Asset Forfeiture
SEC Investigates Fraud Based on Corruption On November 21, 1996, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced it has filed civil charges against an Italian concern over an alleged financial fraud scheme which was designed partly to... Bruce Zagaris 13 1 1997-01-01 Italy Corruption, Fraud, Bribery
Extending Further the Powers of Confiscation in Britain: The Proceeds of Crime Act 1995 1. Introduction In Britain the question of confiscation of the proceeds of crime has not been dealt within a single instrument; on the contrary, it has been elaborated in three different pieces of... Konstantinos D. Magliveras 13 1 1997-01-01 United Kingdom Terrorism, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture
Asia Money Laundering, Jan. 27-28, 1997, Bangkok IBC Asia Ltd. is sponsoring a conference on "Asia Money Laundering" on Jan. 27-28, 1997. The conference will examine the problem and legal and regulatory framework for money laundering in Thailand,... Bruce Zagaris 13 1 1997-01-01 World Money Laundering, Jurisdiction, Conferences
St. Kitts Denies U.S. Extradition Request of Three Persons for Alleged Conspiracy to Import Cocaine On October 28, 1996, St. Kitts Magistrate Haynes Blackman announced his denial of U.S. Government extradition requests of three persons on charges of conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. The... Bruce Zagaris 13 1 1997-01-01 United States, St. Kitts & Nevis Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
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 1 1997-01-01 World European Union, Conferences, Crimes
Mexican Finance Minister Proposes Initiatives against International Tax Evasion On November 7, 1996, Guillermo Ortiz, minister of finance, delivered to the Mexican Congress proposals to increase revenue collection through aggressive and efficient tax collection targeting the use... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 Mexico Taxation, Tax Crimes
Tax Enforcement in the Americas: On the Cutting Edge of the Emerging Double-Edged Sword 1. Introduction As the North American governments have moved aggressively to legislate, implement, and enforce extraterritorially their tax laws, multinational companies and individuals who are part... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean International Organizations, Taxation, Treaties, Law Enforcement
U.S. Appellate Court Overturns Wire Fraud to Defraud Canada of Tax On March 29, 1996, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturned convictions of defendant-appellant Native-Americans for wire fraud in connection with the sale of tobacco with the intent... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 Canada, United States Taxation, Fraud, Smuggle
German Constitutional Court Upholds Extradition to Spain of Alleged ETA Terrorist On May 29, 1996, in a decision that has significance for extradition, anti-terrorism, and related policies, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany affirmed the extradition of an alleged ETA and... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 Germany, Spain Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Role of Executive Review in Extradition Cases On August 29, 1996, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a constitutional challenge to the role of the executive in extradition cases and represents the first reversal by... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 United States Extradition
U.S. Permits Law Enforcement to Order Evidence Gathering from Intelligence Agencies In an unprecedented move the U.S. Congress has enacted as part of Sec. 814 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 the right of the intelligence community, upon the request of a U.... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 United States Mutual Legal Assistance, Evidence Gathering, Law Enforcement
Undercover Sting Operations: How to Protect Professionals -- The U.K. Experience Introduction I have sought to outline in the following pages the basic concepts that will arise under English law when a situation such as that envisaged by the hypothetical arises. Whilst the... Christopher Murray 12 12 1996-12-01 United Kingdom Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Evidence Gathering

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