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Title Abstract Authorsort descending Volume Issue Date Published Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Bans Imports on Drift Net Fish On September 18, the Bush Administration issused regulations that ban imports of fish caught with huge "drift nets," some of which cover as much as thirty miles of ocean, inadvertently catching and... 7 9 1991-09-01 United States Environment, Wildlife
International Center for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy In Vancouver Becomes a United Nations Affiliate On July 11, 1991, the Honourable Kim Campbell, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, announced that the International Centre for Criminal... 7 8 1991-08-01 Canada, World Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, United Nations
German Cabinet Approves Drug-Related Laundering and Forfeiture The German Cabinet has sanctioned a draft law anti-narcotics trafficking law. The new law will criminalize money laundering and enable the courts to, as part of their sentence, fine violators an... 7 11 1991-11-01 Germany Asset Forfeiture, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering
House of Commons Report on BCCI Urges Regulatory Reforms While Liquidator Issues Accusations Against 1986 Auditors On March 11, the House of Commons Treasury and Civil Service Committee report, entitled Banking Supervision and BCCI: International and National Regulation, recommended supervisory reform. The... 8 3 1992-03-01 United Kingdom Banking Supervision, Regulation
Bibliography The quarterly bibliography details recently released books, articles, and documents…[more] 8 3 1992-03-01 World Bibliography
GAO Recommends Strengthening the Implementation of Environmental Agreements Since Enforcement of International Environment Law Is a Major Theme of the U.N. General Assembly The United States General Accounting Office (GAO) has recommended the strengthening of international environmental enforcement agreements since the 47th United Nations General Assembly, which opened... 8 9 1992-09-01 United States United Nations
Mexico, U.S., Japan and Pacific Association on Tax Administrators Continue to Strengthen Tax Information Exchange Network As budgets in most countries become increasingly strapped by the worldwide economic downturn, most governments are trying to boost their tax compliance, especially on international transactions. In... 8 10 1992-10-01 Asia, Japan, Mexico, United States International Cooperation, Investigation, Prosecution, Tax Enforcement, Treaties
Research Perspectives on International Criminal Law The phrase “international criminal law” was coined by Jeremy Bentham in 1820. The very existence of such a branch of the law remained controversial until recently. It is hardly questionable today... 9 6 1993-06-01 World Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Genocide, Human Rights, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Jurisdiction, Money Laundering, Taxation, Terrorism
New Zealand's Serious Fraud Office Investigates Alleged Fraud and Laundering in South Pacific 'Banks' In an effort to warn the public and slow down activities of alleged fraud and laundering, the Serious Fraud Office of New Zealand has publicly announced its investigations of laundering proceeds from... 7 11 1991-11-01 Nauru, New Zealand, Tonga, Vanuatu Fraud, Money Laundering
UN Security Council Adopts Two Resolutions on Counter-Terrorism On December 21, 2017, the United Nations Security Council adopted two resolutions addressing various aspects of counter-terrorism. The first resolution concerns foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs)... 2018-01-12 Counter-terrorism
Swiss Government Implements Tightened Anti-Money Laundering Law On February 4, 1992, the Swiss Government’s Banking Commission promulgated new guidelines effective May 1 pursuant to a Swiss law that was enacted in 1990. Under the law, Swiss banks must investigate... 8 3 1992-03-01 Switzerland Banking Supervision, Financial Crimes, Investigation, Legislation, Money Laundering, Regulation
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-... 8 7 1992-07-01 World FATF, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Prosecution
GAO Report Evaluates New Compliance Efforts of Mexico on Maquiladora and Other Foreign Investment As Mexico prepares for the North America Free Trade Agreement, it is making wholesale improvements in the enforcement of its environmental laws. Nevertheless, none of the six U.S. majority-owned... 8 9 1992-09-01 Mexico, United States Environment, International Cooperation, Legislation, Regulation
EC Adopts Consolidated Bank Supervision Plan On April 6, the European Community ministers adopted a directive requiring banking supervisors to apply key prudential standards on a consolidated basis to a whole bank holding company group, as... 8 4 1992-04-01 Europe Banking Supervision, Money Laundering, Regulation
U.S. Internal Revenue Service Gears Up on International Tax Compliance The Internal Revenue Service’s Fiscal 1993 operations business plan emphasizes international tax compliance and guarantees that the international aspects of tax compliance will be one of its major... 8 10 1992-10-01 United States International Cooperation, Tax Enforcement
Haitian Gang Leader Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping Against Missionaries. On May 10, 2022, Joly Germine, aka Yonyon, leader of the Haitian 400 Mawozo gang, was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia for conspiracy to commit kidnapping.  The... 2022-05-13 Haiti, United States Gang Activity, Indictment, Kidnaping, United Nations
Belgium Government Promulgates Guidelines on Money Laundering On July 17, the Banking and Finance Commission (hereafter the "Commission") of the Belgian Government promulgated international money laundering guidelines.  The guidelines were issued as a result of... 7 8 1991-08-01 Belgium Money Laundering
Canadian Court Sanctions Compliance with U.S. Tax Information Request for a Grand Jury Proceeding On July 4, 1991, the Canadian Federal Court issued an opinion, granting a request for tax information to the United States purusant to the income tax treaty and to a grand jury proceeding in the... 7 11 1991-11-01 Canada, United States International Organizations, Tax Enforcement, Treaties
South Korea Imposes Largest Tax Penalty Ever Against Hyundai and its Founding Family On November 1, the Office of National Tax Administration announced that Hyundai, Mr. Chung Ju Yung, the Hyundai Group founder, and eight members of his family must pay taxes and penalties of won... 7 11 1991-11-01 South Korea Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Fraud, Tax Enforcement
Swiss Banker Arraigned for Helping US Taxpayer Conceal Assets Extradition from Italy On September 29, 2023, former Swiss banker Rolf Schnellmann was arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of York before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang after Italy extradited him... 2023-10-06 Switzerland, United States Extradition, Tax Enforcement

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