Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Indictment of Marcos Raises Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and Other International Criminal Law Issues On October 21, 1988, a federal grand jury in Manhattan indicted former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda, on offenses ranging from racketeering, conspiracy and fraud, to... Bruce Zagaris 4 10 1988-10-01 United States Jurisdiction
Panamanian Transactions Regulations Become Final On August 17, 1988, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Department, promulgated its final Panamanian transactions regulations.  They derive from the issuance on April 8, 1988, by President... Bruce Zagaris 4 10 1988-10-01 Panama Bank Secrecy
U.N. Implementation of Role of Lawyers in Criminal Defense The United Nations Comittee on Crime Prevention and Control, at its Tenth session in Vienna on August 22-31, considered ways to implement the conclusions and recommendations of the Seventh United... Bruce Zagaris 4 10 1988-10-01 World Human Rights
IRS Pilot Project on Electronic Money Transfers According to a media report, the Internal Revenue Service has initiated a pilot project to investigate the use of electronic money transfers by drug dealers.  The project involves the subpoenaing of... Bruce Zagaris 4 10 1988-10-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking
International Law Group Promulgates International Convention on the Protection of the rights of Defense A similar effort to provide for minimum standards of protection for defendants is contained in a document entitled "International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Defense" that the Bar... Bruce Zagaris 4 10 1988-10-01 World Human Rights
Treasury Final Rule on Administrative Rulings to Bank Secrecy Act On September 6, 1988, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued a final rule on administrative rulings under the Bank Secrecy Act.  The final rule redesignates five administrative rulings in "... Bruce Zagaris 4 10 1988-10-01 United States Bank Secrecy
Genocide Convention Implementation Bill Passed By Senate On October 14, 1988 the Senate passed the Genocide Convention implementation act of 1987 (the Proxmire Act) by voice vote.  The bill will now go to President Reagan for signature. Jay A. Rosenthal, Esq. 4 10 1988-10-01 United States Genocide
Anti-Drug Abuse Act Enhances Anti-Money Laundering Provisions On the eve of adjournment, October 21, 1988, Congress reached agreement and passed a compromise version of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, also commonly known as the Omnibus Drug Bill II.  Subtitle... Bruce Zagaris 4 10 1988-10-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking
Customs and Aruba Prime Minister Praise Strong Enforcement Enforcement of anti-drug, money-laundering, and export control provisions are maintaining a significant place in U.S. Customs' activities.  Customs Commissioner William von Raab is stressing these... Clemens J.M. Kochinke 4 10 1988-10-01 Aruba Law Enforcement
U.S. Government Indicts Bank Companies in BCCI Case On October 11, 1988, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, and a host of U.S. agencies, announced the indictments of thirty-four defendants, including an international financial... Bruce Zagaris 4 10 1988-10-01 United States Drug Enforcement
Book Review: International Copyright Law and Practice by Melville B. Nimmer and Paul Edward Geller It is domestic copyright law that is all important in the final analysis, and that is why this new book is timely and extremely useful.  The copyright practitioner must understand the foreign... Jay A. Rosenthal, Esq. 4 10 1988-10-01 United States Copyright
Inte-American Drug Abuse Commission Proposes to Expand Membership Members of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Commission (CICAD) are currently considering Chile's proposal to enlarge CICAD to twenty-one members, in order to strenghten its effectiveness.  The proposal... Bruce Zagaris 4 10 1988-10-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 Passes On October 21, 1988, Congress passed a compromise version of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, also commonly known as the Omnibus Drug Bill II.  A review of the money-laundering provisions, especially... Bruce Zagaris 4 10 1988-10-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking
Senate Ratifies U.S-Bermuda Treaty In the waning hours of the 100th Session of Congress, the Senate ratified the U.S.-Bermuda income tax treaty. Bruce Zagaris 4 10 1988-10-01 Bermuda Taxation
Omnibus Drug Bill Passes and Has International Implications The "Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988" (HR 5120) (hereinafter "The Act") passed the House by a vote of 375-30 on September 22, 1988.  The Act is an attempt by Congress to curb what many feel is... Steve Smith 4 9 1988-09-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking
Bahamas Representative Pursues Inquiry over Alleged Perjury On September 19, 1988, Ira DeMent, an attorney in Montgomery, Alabama, wrote to Attorney General Thornburgh, requesting that he investigate the claim, by the Government of the Bahamas, that two... Bruce Zagaris 4 9 1988-09-01 Bahamas Drugs & Trafficking
IRS International Tax Compliance Handbook Is Published A 3-volume loose-leaf work of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), containing a two-unit course on International Tax Issues, has been published for sale to interested professionals.  The... Bruce Zagaris 4 9 1988-09-01 World Taxation
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Votes on North, MLATs On September 27, 1988, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted, with only two dissenting votes, to favorably recommend ratification of the Bahamas and Mexico MLATs without any reservations. The... Clemens J.M. Kochinke and Steve Smith 4 9 1988-09-01 United States Counter-terrorism
ABA Committee Considers Criminal Law Issues in Doing Business Abroad On August 8, 1988, at the Annual Convention of the American Bar Association, the International Criminal Law Committee, Section of International Law & Practice, in cosponsorship with the Criminal... Bruce Zagaris 4 9 1988-09-01 United States Adjective Enforcement
Greek Court Defers Palestinian Extradition Hearing for U.S. Request On September 5, 1988, Court of Appeals Judge Stavros Gardiokiotos, presiding over a three-member appeals council, postponed for the second time a hearing on the United States Government's request to... Bruce Zagaris 4 9 1988-09-01 Greece Extradition

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