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U.S. and Spain Conclude Securities Enforcement Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding |
On July 8, 1992, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding in conjunction with a meeting of the... |
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8 |
7 |
1992-07-01 |
Spain, United States |
Fraud, International Cooperation, Jurisdiction, Mutual Legal Assistance, Securities Exchange Commission |
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CFTC Signs Enforcement Memoranda of Understanding with the Ontario Securities Commission and Québec’s Commission des Valeurs Mobiliéres du Québec |
According to a recent CFTC press release, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently signed enforcement Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) between the CFTC and two Canadian futures... |
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8 |
7 |
1992-07-01 |
Canada, United States |
International Cooperation, Investigation, Trade Enforcement |
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Basle Committee on Banking Supervision Issues New Standards for International Bank Operations |
On July 6, 1992, in an attempt to avoid gaps that preclude effective supervision over multistate banks, banking regulators from the United States and eleven other developed countries issued new... |
Bruce Zagaris |
8 |
7 |
1992-07-01 |
World |
Banking Supervision, Jurisdiction |
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Mexican Attorney General Seizes Software and Asserts Enforcement of Piracy Laws |
On June 29, 1992, the Mexican attorney general’s office conducted the first search and seizure raids of two-Mexico City based computer hardware dealers accused of illegally copying computer software... |
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8 |
7 |
1992-07-01 |
Mexico |
Copyright, Indictment, Intellectual Property, Investigation, Piracy, Prosecution, Seizure |
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Human Rights Protections for Illegal Aliens on Mexican Border Are Increased |
Both the Mexican Government and human rights groups are taking action to strengthen human rights protections for illegal aliens along the U.S.-Mexican border. The Mexican Government has announced a... |
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8 |
7 |
1992-07-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Border Security, Human Rights, Immigration, Investigation, Training |
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Financial Action Task Force Releases Third Report |
On June 22, 1992, the Financial Action Task Force on money laundering approved its third report and underscored the establishment of a monitoring mechanism to assess progress in implementing anti-... |
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8 |
7 |
1992-07-01 |
World |
FATF, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Prosecution |
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Bibliography |
The bibliography of books, articles and documents on international criminal and enforcement law is a quarterly feature. The next insertion will be in the September issues…[more] |
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8 |
7 |
1992-07-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Regulation of Money Movement Progresses in Western Hemisphere with Convergence of CICAD Anti-Laundering Regulations and Caribbean Financial Action Task Force |
At the end of May, the convergence of the approval by the General Assembly of the Organization of American States on May 24 of the anti-meony laundering model regulations and the convening on May 26-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
8 |
5 |
1992-05-01 |
Caribbean |
Money Laundering |
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International Narcotics Strategy Control Report Highlights Legal and Policy Developments in Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement |
In March 1992, the U.S. Department of State’s International Narcotics Control Strategy Report revealed that significant progress has resulted on both the level of international organizations and... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
World |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, FATF, Law Enforcement, Money Laundering |
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U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Immunity of U.S. Government from Civilian Damages Incurred During Panama Invasion |
On March 6, 1992, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a unanimous opinion filed per curiam affirmed the dismissal by a U.S. district court of an action brought... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
Panama, United States |
Law of War, Victims Compensation |
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IMB Outlines Proposals for Regional Piracy Centre |
The ICC-International Maritime Bureau is currently promoting the idea of creating a Regional Piracy Centre for South East Asia, and publishing a Piracy Guide. This article examines its proposals in... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
Asia |
Law Enforcement, Maritime, Piracy, Robbery |
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Torture Victim Protection Act Becomes Law |
On March 12, President Bush signed into law the Torture Victim Protection Act (P.L. 102-256). The law provides a civil cause of action for U.S. citizens against those who, acting under the actual or... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
United States |
Human Rights, Torture, Victims Compensation |
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Noriega Convicted on Eight of Ten Counts |
On April 9, 1992, a jury of nine women and three men found Manuel Antonio Noriega guilty of eight of ten counts of racketeering and drug trafficking. U.S. District Judge William M. Hoeveler set... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
Panama, United States |
Bribery, Conspiracy, Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Prosecution, Racketeering/RICO |
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European Community Will Assist Criminal Tax Enforcement |
In a speech on April 9, European Community Tax Commissioner Christian Scrivener called for tax harmonization between the faster developing European Community (EC) countries of the north and the... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
Europe |
International Cooperation, Tax Enforcement |
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Elephants, Rhinos, Tuna and Bears, Oh My!...Heated Debates at Recent CITES Convention |
In recognition of the multi-billion dollar market which revolves around trade in endangered plants and animals, signatories from 112 countries meet bi-annually in an effort to protect these species.... |
Mary Jane Bingham |
8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
World |
Conferences, Environment, Wildlife |
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South Korean Prosecutors Arrest Son of Hyundai Founder on Tax Charges |
On April 21, 1992, South Korean prosecutors arrested a son of the founder of Hyundai as the South Korean government continued its war with South Korea’s second largest conglomerate. So far, the war... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
South Korea |
Investigation, Prosecution, Tax Crimes |
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IRS to Expand its Simultaneous Examination Programs and its Interagency Cooperation with U.S. Customs |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
United States |
Customs, International Cooperation, Tax Enforcement, Treaties |
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GAO Identifies Need to Strengthen Enforcement of International Environmental Agreements |
On January 27, 1992, the General Accounting Office joined an ever-increasing chorus of voices underscoring the absence of adequate enforcement of international environmental agreements when it... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
United States |
Environment, Trade Crimes, Treaties |
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Hearing on Alvarez-Machain Case Bodes Well for U.S. Government |
On April 1, 1992, the oral argument in the Alvarez-Machain case seemed to turn the trend of the case in favor of the U.S. Government. The dialogue between Supreme Court Justice Antonio Scalia and... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Extradition, Kidnaping, Prosecution |
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Indian Supreme Court Gives Deadline to Carbide to Respond to Allegations |
On April 17, 1992, the Indian Supreme Court kept the pressure on Union Carbide Corp.’s Indian subsidiary to respond to allegations by former employees that the Bhopal-based chemical plant, scene of... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
India |
Extradition, Human Rights |