Articles

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Title Abstract Authorsort ascending Volume Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
International Law Commission Issues Revised Report of the Working Group on the Draft Statute for International Criminal Court: Part 1 Approximately one year after the International Law Commission voted on May 17, 1993 to reconvene the Working Group on a draft statute for an international criminal court and after holding 22 meetings... 9 9 1993-09-01 World Jurisdiction, Treaties, International Criminal Court, Investigation, Prosecution
U.S. CFTC and Netherlands Finance Sign Mutual Enforcement Cooperation Agreement on Commodities Futures Trading On April 29, 1993, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it and the Netherlands Finance Ministry signed a mutual cooperation agreement concerning enforcement matters.... 9 5 1993-05-01 United States, Netherlands Fraud, International Cooperation, Investigation
Switzerland Forfeits $22 Million from Hashish Trafficker and U.S. Agrees to Split Half On November 10, 1993, it was announced that five years of negotiations have resulted in the Swiss Government forfeiting $22 million in profits seized from the Swiss bank accounts of the leader of a U... 9 11 1993-11-01 United States, Switzerland Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture
ICC Commercial Crime Bureau to Increase Investigations against Fraud in Prime Bank Instruments On May 26, 1994, Mr. Eric Ellen, director of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce, announced a new initiative to combat the growing fraud involving bank letters of credit and guarantees... 10 6 1994-06-01 World Counterfeiting, Maritime, Fraud, Financial Crimes, International Banking Supervision, Piracy
U.N. Names Prosecutor for War Crimes Tribunal On October 21, 1993, the Security Council selected the attorney general of Venezuela, Ramon Escover Salom, as the prosecutor of the War Crime Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia. Human rights groups gave... 9 10 1993-10-01 Former Yugoslavia Human Rights, War Crimes, Prosecution
Americas Watch Repeats Call for Mechanisms to Remedy Human Rights Abuses on U.S.-Mexican Border On May 13, 1993, Americas Watch in a supplemental report, concludes that serious abuses by U.S. immigration law enforcement agents continue and calls for new mechanisms to curtail abuses and... 9 7 2011-09-01 United States, Mexico Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law Enforcement, Rape, Detention, Border Security
Under U.S. Pressure China Promises to Bring Criminal Action against Textile Fraudsters On January 22, 1993, after many months of pressure, China promised to work with the U.S. to halt shipments of illegally labeled Chinese textile products and to criminally prosecute violators. At... 9 2 1993-02-01 United States, China Fraud, Prosecution
European Commission Adopts a European Action Plan to Combat Illicit Drugs Mr. Flynn, Commissioner responsible for Justice and Home Affairs, adopted a Communication proposed on June 8, 1994. In this Communication, Flynn sets forth a new framework on a European Action Plan... 10 8 1994-08-01 World, Europe International Organizations, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, International Crimes
Hungary Ratifies 6 Council of Europe Criminal Cooperation Treaties On July 7, 1993, Hungary ratified six of the following Council of Europe criminal cooperation treaties, showing the positive impact of regional intergovernmental organizations in the evolution of... 9 8 1993-08-01 Hungary Extradition, Transfer of Prisoners, Treaties, International Cooperation
Bosnia-Hercegovina Creates Need for War Crimes Tribunal Prompted by continuous reports of human rights violations in the former Yugoslavia, including systematic violence against civilians, Swiss Foreign Minister Rene Felber last month called for an... 9 1 1993-01-01 Former Yugoslavia Human Rights, War Crimes, Rape, International Criminal Tribunal
Greek Justice Minister Outlines Criminal Initiatives for the European Union On January 24 and 25, 1994, Georgios Kouvelakis, the Greek Minister of Justice, outlined for the Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs of the European Parliament, the criminal cooperation... 10 2 1994-02-01 Greece Human Rights, Immigration, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement, Asylum
Court Cites Flight of Billman as Reason for Harsh Sentence Judge J. Frederick Motz is initiating a 40 year sentence for Tom J. Billman for defrauding $25 million from Community Savings and Loan during the mid-1980s. This is the harshest sentence imposed to... 10 7 1994-07-01 United States Extradition, Fraud, White Collar Crime, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision
U.S. Congressional Tax Committees Press IRS to Stiffen International Tax Enforcement On April 27 and 28, 1993, the Administration ironically tried to defend their international tax enforcement plans against attack that the Administration was not doing enough. On April 27, the... 9 5 1993-05-01 United States Tax Enforcement
CICAD Holds Third Regional Seminar-Workshop on Control of Drug Related Money Laundering On January 18-21, 1994, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States held the third of its seminar-workshops on the control of drug-related money laundering... 10 3 1994-03-01 Latin America and South America Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Law Enforcement
Canadian Court Denies U.S. Government Motion to Dismiss Suit On September 16, 1993 Judge Day of the Ontario Court of Justice denied a motion of the United States Government and other defendants, requesting dismissal of the lawsuit brought by a victim of a... 9 11 1993-11-01 Canada, United States Kidnaping, Law Enforcement, Customs
Panama Investigating Extending Anti-Money Laundering Regulations Brazilian police have reported that money laundering for the network used by former Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello’s Administration transferred funds through Panama and the Virgin... 9 4 1993-04-01 Panama Money Laundering, Financial Crimes, Customs, FATF
Spain Promulgates Anti-Laundering Law On December 28, 1994, the Spanish Government promulgated Law No. 19 of 1993 on measures to prevent money laundering. The new law took effect immediately. The new law regulates the obligations,... 10 5 1994-05-01 Spain Money Laundering, Terrorism, European Union, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement, Economic Crimes, Financial Supervision
European Parliament Committee Recommends Harmonization of Prison Conditions On September 27-29, 1993, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs held a hearing on the need for a code of conduct for the treatment of prisoners in order to... 9 10 1993-10-01 Europe Human Rights, Prisoner Rights, Economic Integration, International Cooperation
U.N. Security Council Approves Resolution to Establish War Crimes Tribunal On May 25, 1993, the United Nations Security Council approved a resolution to establish a War Crimes Tribunal. In particular, it endorsed the report of May 3, 1993 by the Secretary General and the... 9 6 1993-06-01 Former Yugoslavia United Nations, War Crimes, Prosecution, International Criminal Tribunal
Bibliography A bibliography of sources in the area of international enforcement law appears quarterly. The next bibliography will appear in March…[more] 9 2 1993-02-01 World Bibliography

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