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Hearing on Revision to U.S.-U.K. Extradition Treaty |
On October 22, 1985 a hearing took place regarding the U.S./U.K. Supplementary Extradition Treaty which would revise a 13-year old extradition treaty between two countries. The leading Irish... |
Dr. Doris Weidinger |
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1985-10-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
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Senate Hearing Held on Money Laundering Crime Bills |
Bills to make money laundering a crime continue to make their slow way through Congress. On October 29, 1985, the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on several Senate bills dealing with money... |
Constantine G. Papavizas |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Judge Rules Espionage Has Extraterritorial Application |
In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications, Judge Albert V. Bryan Jr., District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, denied a motion to dismiss by Michael A. Soussoudis, a Ghanian national... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
Ghana |
Espionage |
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General Accounting Office Renews its Criticism of BSA Enforcement |
The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations continues its watchdog role over enforcement of the Bank Secrecy Act. On October 29, 1985, the Permanent Subcommittee held a status hearing on... |
Constantine G. Papavizas |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Department of Justice Privacy Exemptions |
On September 12, 1985, the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed to exempt a new system of records entitled the "General Files System of the Office of the Attorney General" from certain provisions of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
Privacy |
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Select Committee Holds Hearing |
On September 12, 1985, the ranking members of the House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control in a hearing urged the Reagan Administration to give a higher priority to international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Meese Addresses Italy-USA-Switzerland Conference |
In a speech delivered to the Italy-USA-Switzerland Conference of the International Association of Jurists, on September 14, 1984, Edwin Meese III, Attorney General of the United States, praised new... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
Italy |
Law Enforcement |
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Three Narcotics Trafficking Reports Issued by Congress |
Three reports have recently been issued by Congress on international narcotics. The International Narcotics Control Report (S. HRG. 99-74) contains a report of the Hearing before the Subcommittee on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Achille Lauro Raises Panoply of Issues |
On October 7, 1985, the hijacking of the Achille Lauro, an Italian cruise ship and the alleged murder of Mr. Leon Klinghoffer, a 69-year-old U.S. citizen confined to a wheelchair, by four... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
Italy |
Extradition |
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Natl. Drug Enforcement Policy Board's Interim Report |
In July, 1985, the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board made an interim report to Congress pursuant to the National Narcotics Act of 1984. The report has a section on international cooperation. ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act Moves Forward |
A bill called "Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act". H.R. 2851, is moving forward in Congres and is expected to pass next year. The bill will provide benefits for Government employees and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
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Developments in Narcotics Control in South America |
On November 12, 1985 the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the recent developments in narcotics control efforts in Latin America. The two witnesses, Jon R. Thomas from the State... |
Doris Weidinger |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Drug Enforcement |
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L.C. Green's Analysis of Recent Terrorist Scholarship |
Professor L.C. Green, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta in Edmonton, has forwarded the Reporter his article, "Terrorism and Its Responses," published in 8 Terrorism: An... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Canada |
Terrorism |
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U.S.-Bahamas Agreement for Interdicting Narcotics Trafficking |
On March 6, 1985, the Governments of the United States and The Bahamas concluded an agreement on the interdiction of narcotics trafficking. The U.S. agrees to provide the Bahamian Government with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Bahamas |
Drug Enforcement |
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PLI Holds Commodities Program with Many International Issues |
The Practicing Law Institute (PLI) presented a program on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") in Washington, D.C. on October 30, 1985 which dealt with current issues facing the CFTC... |
Constantine G. Papavizas |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Law Enforcement |
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UN. Crime Committee Meets |
From August 16 to September 6, 1985, the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders was held in Milan, Italy. |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Italy |
Law Enforcement |
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Senate Judiciary Considers US-UK Extradition Treaty |
Hearings on the Supplementary Treaty on Extradition Between the United States and the United Kingdom have been continuing. On August 1, 1985, The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held hearings... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
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Extradition |
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ABA Committee on International Courts Reports on Compulsory Jurisd. |
Anthony D'Amato, Chairman, Committee on International Courts, has submitted a report urging the United States to make a modified adherence to the general compulsory jurisdiction of the International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
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Jurisdiction |
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Inter-American Center of Tax Administrators (CIAT) Activities |
A publication called "Tax Administration Review" is being published jointly by the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrators (CIAT) Executive Secretariat and the Institute of Fiscal Studies of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
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Tax Enforcement |
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Congressional Hearings on the Mining of Nicaraguan Ports & Harbors |
Prints are now avaliable on the hearings and markup before th Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives on H. Con. Res, 290 concerning the mining of Nicaraguan ports and harbors. |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Nicaragua |
Maritime |