Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Court Construes French Extradition Order to Permit Trial of Ex-Banker Billman on Fraud On January 4, 1994, in a major victory for the U.S. Court, a federal court in Baltimore construed a French extradition order permitting prosecution of ex-banker Tom J. Billman for mail and wire fraud... 10 1 1994-01-01 United States, France Extradition, Fraud, Conspiracy, Racketeering/RICO
Bahrain Central Bank Criticizes New Lockerbie Sanctions On December 24, 1993, the media reported that Bahrain’s Central Bank has objected to and criticized the U.S. Government for freezing assets held by a Bahraini bank with Libyan connections. The... 10 1 1994-01-01 United States, Bahrain, Libya Terrorism, Sanctions
French Rejection of Swiss Extradition Request and Release of Iranians Accused of Terrorist Acts Triggers Diplomatic Protests On December 31, 1993, the Swiss Government protested the release and expulsion to Iran of two Iranians whose extradition the Swiss Government had requested in connection with the 1990 assassination... 10 1 1994-01-01 France, Switzerland, Iran Extradition, Terrorism, International Cooperation
Bibliography This article provides a bibliography of recently released books, articles and documents…[more] Bruce Zagaris 10 1 1994-01-01 World Bibliography
Germany Publicizes Extradition Request from Lebanon of Suspect in 1986 Disco Bombing On January 5, 1994, German prosecutors publicized their unsuccessful efforts until now to extradite from Lebanon a key suspect in the 1986 bombing of a Berlin discotheque that killed three people and... 10 1 1994-01-01 United States, Germany, Lebanon, Libya Extradition, Terrorism, Prosecution
Mexico Announces Arrest of Alleged Rapist On December 17, 1993, the Mexican Office of the Attorney General announced that agents of the Federal Judicial Police arrested Serapio Zuniga Rios on December 15, 1993 in accordance with the warrant... 10 1 1994-01-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, Kidnaping, International Cooperation, Rape, Abuse of Children
French-Belgian Cooperation in Murder Case Hits Paydirt for Arms Trafficking On December 21, 1993, judicial assistance between the French and Belgian governments resulted in unexpected bonanzas with two arrests and a discovery of an arms cache. A French rogatory commission... 10 1 1994-01-01 France, Belgium Extradition, Murder, Arms Trafficking, International Cooperation
U.S. Court Grants Relief to Chinese Witness Due to Human Rights Violence and U.S. Government Misconduct in Major Drug Case Snafu On October 6, 1993, in an extraordinary 131-page opinion by U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick, the U.S. District Court granted injunctive relief to Mr. Wang Zong Xiao, a national of the People’s... 10 1 1994-01-01 United States, China Drugs & Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, International Cooperation, Prosecution
OECD Delays Initiative on Foreign Bribery Despite demands by the United States Government at the end of 1993 that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development adopt a code promulgating a set of binding recommendations to take... 10 1 1994-01-01 United States, OECD Corruption, Bribery, OECD
Privy Council Decision on Jamaica Death Row Inmates Results in Death Row Reprieve in Trinidad and Threats in Barbados The recent decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the Earl Pratt and Ivan Morgan cases already has had an impact in the implementation of death penalty cases in the Commonwealth... 10 1 1994-01-01 Caribbean, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago Human Rights, Prisoner Rights
New UN Post Created for High Commissioner on Human Rights On December 20, 1993, the General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution creating a UN High Commissioner for the Promotion and Protection of all Human Rights. The Vienna Declaration and Programme... Erika Ellertson Barnes 10 1 1994-01-01 World Human Rights, United Nations
Charges of Human Rights Violations Against Reagan Relatives of missing Hondurans are preparing to file a criminal lawsuit against Ronald Reagan and the United States Army for the disappearance of at least 150 Hondurans. The charges against the U.S.... Sharla Leigh Evert 10 1 1994-01-01 United States, Honduras Human Rights, Immunity, Crimes against Humanity, Detention
Norway Ratifies Council of Europe Convention on Money Laundering On November 16, 1994, Norway ratified the Council of Europe Convention on laundering search, seizure, and confiscation of the proceeds of crime...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 1 1994-01-01 Canada, United States, Europe, Australia, Norway Money Laundering, European Union, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, International Convention
European Parliament Formally Considers But Defers Vote on Drug Legalization On October 11-13, 1993, the Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs of the European Parliament debated drug legalization and a draft report by Marco Taradash, but in the end decided to... 9 12 1993-12-01 Europe Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement
OAS Tax Protocol Will Provide Enforcement Cooperation to Inter-American Mutual Assistance Treaties The proposed Optional Protocol Related to the Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (hereafter referred to as the OAS MLAT) will require assistance in tax crimes and... 9 12 1993-12-01 Latin America and South America Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes
Commonwealth Law Ministers Condemn State-Sponsored Abduction At a meeting held November 15-19, 1993, in Grand Baie, Mauritius, the Commonwealth Law Ministers, which consist of the Attorney Generals and attorneys in the Ministries of Justice and related... 9 12 1993-12-01 British Commonwealth Extradition, Treaties
German Cabinet Approves Law Criminalizing Insider Trading On November 3, 1993, the German cabinet approved a law criminalizing insider trading with a potential punishment of up to five years in prison. The proposed law will establish a new watchdog to stop... 9 12 1993-12-01 Germany Trade Crimes, Legislation
Clinton Administration Seeks to Increase Scope of Police and Other Administration of Justice Programs During a hearing on September 14, 1993, held by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Clinton Administration recommended that the Administration of Justice (AOJ) programs be expanded both in the... 9 12 1993-12-01 United States International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Investigation, Training
U.S. Government Returns Stolen Mexican Art In November 1993 the media reported that the United States Government recently has returned to Mexican authorities eight lithographs stolen from the Mexico City home of Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo... 9 12 1993-12-01 United States, Mexico Art and Cultural Property, International Cooperation
Slovenia Signs Council of Europe Conventions Relating to Economic Crime, Personal Data and Human Rights Procedure On November 11, 1993, Slovenia signed 4 Council of Europe Conventions: the Council of Europe Convention on Money Laundering, the Convention on Insider Trading, the Convention for the Protection of... 9 12 1993-12-01 Slovenia, European Union Money Laundering, Human Rights, Privacy, Trade Crimes, Investigation

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