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IRS Announcement Authorizes Participation in Commonwealth Boycott of South Africa |
In IRS Notice 87-55, the Internal Revenue Service stated that Section 999 of the Internal Revenue Code denies certain tax benefits to taxpayers who participate in or cooperate with international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
8 |
1987-08-01 |
South Africa |
Civil Rights |
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Sec. of Int'l Law, ABA, Rejects Resol. to Oppose Death Penalty |
At its meeting on August 8, the Council of the Section of International Law and Practice, American Bar Association unanimously passed a resolution opposing a resolution introduced by Owen Meredith... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
8 |
1987-08-01 |
United States |
Death Penalty |
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F.B.I. and U.S. Customs Combine in High-Tech Export Sting Operation |
On August 9, 1987 a combined Federal Bureau of Investigation/U.S. Customs Service sting operation resulted in the arrest of four West Germans and one Austrian for alleged violations of the Arms... |
Louis E. Emery |
3 |
8 |
1987-08-01 |
United States |
Customs |
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UN Conference on Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking A Success |
On June 26, 1987, the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking concluded with the approval of major measures, including forfeiture of assets and equipment of traffickers,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
8 |
1987-08-01 |
World |
Drug Enforcement |
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U.S. and Mexico Close to Concluding MLAT |
The United States and Mexico are close to concluding a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. Although a recent report states that the U.S. and Mexico already have concluded a MLAT, an official who has... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Mexico |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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GAO Reports Shows Criminal Aliens Deported not Listed in INS Info System |
A report of the General Accounting Office, entitled "Criminal Aliens Majority Deported From the New York City Area Not Listed in INS' Information Systems" (March 1987) indicates that the names and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
United States |
Immigration |
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Iran-France Break Diplomatic Relations Over Immunity Issues |
France and Iran have severed diplomatic relations in the wake of an escalating controversy resulting from the French Government's attempt to interrogate Wahid Gordji, an interpreter for the Iranian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Iran |
Immunity |
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Barbie Found Guilty of "Crimes Against Humanity" |
France's highest court, in a landmark decision in December, 1986, determined that a statute of limitations does not necessarily bar the prosecution of individuals who have allegedly committed heinous... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
France |
Crimes against Humanity |
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South African Uranium Ore and Oxide Permanently Banned |
Final notice appeared in the Federal Register on July 7, 1987 that the Treasury Department's interim regultation permitting temporary importation of uranium ore and uranium oxide from South Africa... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
South Africa |
Export Enforcement |
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Book Review: El Principio de Legalidad en El Derecho Tributario (The Principle of Legality in Tax Law) by Geraldo Ataliba |
The book is based on the Symposium on the Principle of Legality of Tax Law organized by the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Uruguat and the Urugayan Institute of Tax Law, to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Uruguay |
Tax Enforcement |
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Treasury Issues Final Rule on Administrative Summons for Bank Secrecy Act |
The U.S. Department of Treasury has issued a final rule, strenghtening administrative summons authority for Currency and Foreign Transactions. In the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, several statutory... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Justice Letter Clarifies Extraterritorial Application of Money Laundering Act |
A letter of April 16, 1987, from James Knapp, Deputy Associate Attorney General, to the British Embassy, clarifies the application of the Money Laundering Control Act (MCLA). From the nature of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-07-01 |
United Kingdom |
Money Laundering |
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Venezuela & Grenada Announce Anti-Drug Trafficking Agreement |
In St. George's Grenada, it was announced on July 5 that Grenada and Venezuela will sign an agreement to combat narcotics when President Jaime Lusinchi visits Grenada later in July. The agreement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Drug Enforcement |
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European Council Approves Controversial Tax Enforcement Convention |
On June 25, 1987, the Ministers of the Council of Europe decided at their delegates meeting in Strassbourg, France, to adopt the controversial multilateral convention on administrative assistance in... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Europe |
Tax Enforcement |
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Crime and Social Justice Publication Examines Contragate for Counterterrorism Implications |
The recently released issue of Crime and Social Justice, published by the Center for the Study of Crime and Social Justice, devoted its current issue to focusing on "Contragate and Counterterrorism:... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-07-01 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism |
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Haiti Progresses in its U.S. Fight to Recover Assets from Deposed President Duvalier and His Advisers |
The Government of Haiti has had varying results in its legal attempts, both in the U.S. and elsewhere, to recover assets from deposed President Duvalier and his former advisers. Despite the varying... |
Teri Simmons |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Haiti |
Asset Seizure |
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Colombian Supreme Court Rules Law Ratifying U.S. Extradition Treaty Unconstitutional |
On June 26, 1987, the Colombian Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a law ratifying the U.S.-Colombian extradition treaty. As a result, the treaty cannot be used to continue extraditing... |
Bruce Zagaris and Clemens Kochinke |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Colombia |
Extradition |
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Insider Trading: A New Criminal Bill in Switzerland Called "Lex Americana" |
Insider trading cases, threatening the reputation of Wall Street, have become a major subject of discussion in Swiss politics. In recent years the relationship between the United States and... |
Peter Schili |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Switzerland |
Trade Enforcement |
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CARICOM Summit Considers Cooperation in Police Matters |
At the Eigth Summit of the fourteen year old Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) on June 29-July 3 in St. Lucia, heads of government considered several proposals germane to international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Caribbean |
Adjective Enforcement |
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Encourages The Use of a "Special Call" To Obtain Confidential Information From a Swiss Bank |
Foreign market participants that use United States financial markets are subject to several mechanisms that require them to provide information to agencies of the United States Government. Most... |
Albert I. Hawk |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Switzerland |
Information Exchange |