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Reagan Administration Supports Bill Exempting Bermuda from Exchange of Information Agreeements |
In an interesting albeit unexplianable twist of position, the Reagan Administration has supported legislative bills introduced in both houses of Congress (S. 1718 and H.R. 3242) which would change... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1985-10-01 |
Bermuda |
Information Exchange |
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Challenge to U.S. Support of Contras Dismissed |
On August 13, 1985, in Sanchez-Espinoza et al v. Reagan, et al, U.S. App. D.C. No.83-1997, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed the dismissal of an action challenging the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1985-10-01 |
United States |
Law of War |
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Office of Administration of Justice Created |
In May, 1985, the Office of the Administration of Justice was created within the Agency for International Development. The office is headed by Thomas Geiger. One of the office's first activities... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1985-09-01 |
United States |
Administration of Justice |
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Inter-American Bar Association Conference Papers |
On the XXV Conference of the Inter-American Bar Association, in Acapulco, Mexico, several papers were submitted for the Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure. Bruce Zagaris, the Committee's... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
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Law Enforcement |
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U.S.-Swiss 2d Round of Mutual Assist. Negotiations |
The Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung (#201, 1985) reported on September 1/2, 1985, on page 11, that the second round of talks between the Swiss and American judicial assistance authorities provides a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Switzerland |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Riggs National Bank Is Latest Bank to Be Fined Under BSA |
The Department of Treasury has fined Riggs National Bank (Riggs) for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The fine amounted to $269,750 for 1,226 violations that occurred between 1980 and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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AIDP Sets Agenda for XIV International Congress in 1989 |
The Association de Droit Penal (AIDP) Board of Directors has confirmed the following topics for the XIV International Congress of Penal Law to be held in 1989: I. Corporate Criminal Responsibility;... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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4 |
2016-02-09 |
World |
Law Enforcement |
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Narcotics Trade Control Act Introduced |
Last month H.R. 3404, the "Narcotics Control Trade Act" was introduced in Congress. H.R. 3404 provides that the products of drug producing nations will not be eligible for most-favored-nation trade... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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International Tax Enforcement Continues to Rise |
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Bruce Zagaris |
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2011-11-28 |
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Trump Reverses ZTE Penalties in Exchange for Trade Concessions |
On June 7, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation, of Shenzhen, China (“ZTE Corporation”) and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications... |
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2018-06-22 |
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Sanctions |
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Criminal Magisterial Bench Book to Provide Guidance for Magistrates |
The Criminal Magisterial Bench Book, the first of its kind in the region, is an initiative of the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project. The Bench Book project, which... |
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2018-07-06 |
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International Courts |
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Russia Withdraws Its Signature from the Statute of the International Criminal Court |
On November 16, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his Foreign Ministry to inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations that Russia no longer intended to participate in the Rome... |
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2016-11-18 |
Philippines, Russia, Ukraine |
Human Rights, International Courts, International Criminal Court, International Organizations, War Crimes |
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ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW (Neil Boister and Robert J. Currie, ed.), Routledge 458 pp. 2015 – A Review |
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2015-12-22 |
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Book Review, International Crimes, International Law |
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United Nations Sets Up New Office of Counter-Terrorism |
On June 15, 2017, the UN General Assembly adopted its resolution in which it approved the establishment of a new United Nations office to help Member States implement the Organization's global... |
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2017-06-30 |
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Counter-terrorism, United Nations |
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Costa Rica Arrests and Extradites U.S. Citizen Charged with Business Opportunity Fraud |
On February 12, 2015, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida (Miami) announced that Costa Rica has extradited Jon White, a U.S. citizen charged in connection... |
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2016-08-17 |
Costa Rica, United States |
Conspiracy, Extradition, Fraud |
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Bank Hapoalim Settles with DOJ for Over $30 Million for FIFA Money Laundering |
On April 30, 2020, Bank Hapoalim B.M. (BHBM), an Israeli bank with international operations, and its willy owned subsidiary, Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd. (BHS), have agreed to forfeit $20,733,322... |
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2020-05-09 |
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Money Laundering |
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International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Overturns Convictions of 2 Croatian Generals |
On November 16, 2012, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia reversed by majority the convictions of Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac for... |
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2016-08-03 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Crimes against Humanity, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, International Criminal Tribunal, Law of War |
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ICC and Dutch Government Return Witnesses to Congo, Rejecting Asylum Claims |
On June 27, 2014, after a long procedure involving both the ICC and the authorities of the Netherlands, the Dutch Council of State decided to return three witnesses to the Democratic... |
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2016-08-10 |
Netherlands |
Asylum, International Criminal Court, Legal Ethics, Witness Protection |
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Confiscating assets for Indonesia: Interview with Mark Temple KC, H.M. Attorney General of Jersey |
Jersey recently announced the successful conclusion of a 10-year asset recovery case against an Indonesian company director convicted of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering, and... |
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2023-07-28 |
Indonesia, Jersey, United Kingdom |
Asset Forfeiture, Asset Seizure, Financial Crimes, Financial Enforcement |
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U.S.-Honduras Sign Asylum Agreement |
On September 25, 2019, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Honduras government announced an asylum agreement that will enable U.S. immigration authorities to send asylum... |
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2019-10-12 |
Honduras, United States |
Asylum |
