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ICJ Hears German Suit Against U.S. for Executions and Violations of Consular Rights |
On November 13, 2000, the International Court of Justice held a hearing on the German suit against the United States, claiming the U.S. had violated international agreements by failing to accord two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
1 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, Germany |
War Crimes, Capital Punishment |
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CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting |
At the heads of government meeting on July 3-6, 2001, in Nassau, Bahamas, the following excerpt from the CARICOM communique that was released prioritized tackling the regional security and criminal... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Caribbean |
International Organizations, Securities Law, Economic Integration |
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Belgium Condemns Four for Involvement in Rwandan Genocide |
On June 2, 2001 a Belgian court convicted four Rwandan nationals for their involvement in the 1994 genocide in their home country. They were found guilty of having committed serious violations of... |
Tom Scheirs |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Belgium, Rwanda |
Human Rights, War Crimes, Genocide |
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Developments in Bermuda’s Anti-Money Laundering Regime |
Bermuda’s businesses have implemented “know your customer” practices since the early 1980s. With the introduction of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1997 (the “Act”) the regime was formalized, and... |
Appleby Spurling & Kempe, Bermuda |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Bermuda |
Money Laundering |
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Cambodia Rejects UN Request on Relationship Agreement with UN on Proposed Tribunal |
On June 30, 2001, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen rejected a U.N. demand that his government sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.N. governing its relationship with the U.N. on the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Cambodia |
United Nations, War Crimes |
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Bermuda Court Denies US Tax Information Exchange Due to Attorney-Client Privilege |
On May 18, 2001, the Supreme Court of Bermuda denied a U.S. request for exchange of tax information in a celebrated case because of the taxpayers involved and the involvement of the interaction of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States, Bermuda |
Taxation |
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EU Issues Report on Strategy to Prevent Organized Crime |
Following the May 2001 European Union Forum on the prevention of organized crime, the EU Commission issued a working paper on its strategy to prevent organized crime.
The report arises from a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Europe |
European Union, Organized Crime |
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U.S. Congress Holds Hearing on U.S. Position on Offshore Tax Havens |
On July 18, 2001, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on the U.S. Position on Offshore Tax Havens, designed to press the Bush Administration to take vigorous... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
United States |
Taxation |
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U.S. Congress Considers Conflict Diamonds Law |
In March 2001 Representative Tony Hall, with the support of 80 other Congressmen, submitted a bill aimed at placing controls on the importation of conflict diamonds Titled “Clean Diamonds Act.” The... |
Meredith Beach |
17 |
9 |
2001-09-01 |
Africa |
Economic Sanctions |
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Egmont Accepts Bahamas as FIU Member |
The Egmont Group has accepted the Bahamas as its 54th member. The Egmont Group provides a forum for Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) as a support to their national anti-money laundering programs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
8 |
2001-08-01 |
Bahamas |
Money Laundering |
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The Council of Europe and the Draft Convention On Cyber Crime |
The Council of Europe (CoE) has been concerned with the growing problem of international computer-related crimes (“cyber crimes”) since the late 1980’s. In 1989, the CoE published a study... |
Diana C. Durham |
17 |
8 |
2001-08-01 |
Europe |
Cybercrime |
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Vanuatu’s Efforts to Enter the First-Rank of Off-Shore Laundering Centers |
Since the 1970s, Vanuatu, a Southern Pacific island chain with a population of some 190,000 citizens, has been a well-known tax haven. The economy of Vanuatu, which relies largely on sugar cane... |
Trifin J. Roule and Jason Venner |
17 |
8 |
2001-08-01 |
Vanuatu |
Money Laundering, Corruption |
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Antiguan Prime Minister Proposes Inclusion of Counterdrug Mechanism in Single Market |
On June 13, 2001, the Caribbean media reported that at the opening of the fourth joint meeting of the Inter-Governmental Task Force on Drugs and Ministers responsible for National Security Antigua... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
8 |
2001-08-01 |
Caribbean |
International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Mexico Arrests Alleged Cocaine Smuggling Kingpins as U.S. Unseals Indictment |
On June 13, 2001, the Mexican Government announced the arrest of Alcides Ramón Magaña, one of the twelve persons listed as “drug kingpins” by the U.S., in the southern city of Villahermosa as the U.S... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
8 |
2001-08-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. and Mexico Make Strike Against Juárez Cartel |
On June 20, 2001, the U.S. Department announced that a joint operation with Mexican authorities had succeeded in breaking up a cocaine and marijuana smuggling operation of the Juárez cartel,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
8 |
2001-08-01 |
United States, Mexico, Colombia |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Venezuela Finally Locates and Deports Montesinos to Peru |
On June 24, 2001, after an eight month search, the Venezuelan Government finally located, arrested, and within 24 hours deported to Peru Vladimiro Montesinos, the former director of intelligence for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
8 |
2001-08-01 |
Peru, Venezuela |
Corruption, Extradition |
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U.S. Immigration Arrests Colombian Charged with Corruption Offenses |
On June 21, 2001, U.S. immigration officials announced the arrest of Reginaldo Bray-Bohórquez, a Colombian national, accused of fleeing Colombia after allegedly stealing $14 million from the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
8 |
2001-08-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Corruption, Extradition |
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ICJ Finds Against U.S. in Consular Convention Case |
On June 27, 2001, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an opinion that the United States violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of April 24, 1963 by failing to notify the two... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
8 |
2001-08-01 |
United States, Germany |
Human Rights |
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French Court Approves Kopp Extradition Based on U.S. Death Penalty Assurances |
On June 28, 2001, a French court in Rennes recommended the extradition of James Charles Kopp, the main suspect in the murder of a New York abortion doctor, after the Bush Administration gave high-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
8 |
2001-08-01 |
United States, France |
Extradition, Capital Punishment |
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Oklahoma Stays Execution of Mexican Partly Due to Violation of Consular Treaty |
On June 16, 2001, Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating delayed for 30 days the execution of a Mexican national, Gerardo Valdez Mota, for killing a man who the prisoner said had made homosexual advances... |
Bruce Zagaris |
17 |
8 |
2001-08-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Capital Punishment |