Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Supreme Court Deals Human Rights Setback on Juvenile Execution and Extradition Cases On November 1, 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback to international human rights advocates on two separate and unrelated cases -- one dealing with the execution of a juvenile and the other... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Spain Extradition, Human Rights, Murder, Torture
White Collar Crime 1999 Annual Program Features Many Transnational Issues The handbook of the White Collar Crime 1999 two-day program has several useful parts on transnational crime. A section deals with defending against U.S. requests for foreign mutual assistance, asset... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 World International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, White Collar Crime, International Cooperation
Pinochet Appeals Against Extradition On October 22, 1999, counsel for Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, submitted a last-minute appeal to the High Court against the decision by a London magistrates’ court that he... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United Kingdom, Spain, Chile Extradition, Human Rights, Torture
White Collar Crime 1999 Annual Program Features Many Transnational Issues The handbook of the White Collar Crime 1999 two-day program has several useful parts on transnational crime. A section deals with defending against U.S. requests for foreign mutual assistance, asset... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 World International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, White Collar Crime, International Cooperation
Brazil and the U.S. Sign First Agreement on Anti-Trust Enforcement Cooperation On October 26, 1999, the U.S. and Brazilian governments signed an executive agreement on anti-trust enforcement cooperation, the first such agreement between the U.S. and a South American country.... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Brazil Administration of Justice, Antitrust Cooperation , International Cooperation
Swiss Investigate Money Laundering by Family of Former Nigerian Leader Abstract:On October 26, 1999, the media reported that Swiss judicial authorities have opened an inquiry into alleged money laundering and participation in a criminal organization involving Nigeria’s... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 Switzerland, Nigeria Money Laundering, Corruption, International Courts
U.S. Senate Hearing on Private Banking and Money Laundering Presages Ill Winds On November 9-10, 1999, the U.S. Senate Committee on Permanent Investigations held two days of hearings on private banking and money laundering focusing on problems of Citicorp accounts. The... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Nigeria, Panama, Cayman Islands, Gabon Money Laundering, Corruption, Administration of Justice, Bank Secrecy, Due Diligence, Fraud
EU Justice & Home Affairs Commissioner Signals New Money Laundering Initiative On September 16, 1999, Antonio Vitorino, the new European Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA), in his first official business, signaled new initiatives on money laundering and financial... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 Europe Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Bank Secrecy, Jurisdiction, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts
International Cooperation Against Russian Financial Irregularities On October 20, 1999, at the end of a conference to combat crime organized by the Group of Eight industrialized countries, international enforcement officials welcomed Russia’s commitment to adopting... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Russia, Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Ukraine, Antigua and Barbuda Money Laundering, International Organizations
U.N. Agrees to Sanctions against Taliban for Non-Surrender of Osama Bin Laden On October 15, 1999, the United Nations Security Council agreed to a resolution to impose sanctions in 30 days that will freeze the economic assets abroad of the Islamic Taliban movement of... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates Terrorism, United Nations, Sanctions
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Lack of Jurisdiction in Antiguan Asset Forfeiture Case On September 8, 1999, the U.S. Government suffered a setback when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the district court’s decision that the U.S. Government had no jurisdiction to... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-12-01 United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Panama, Antigua & Barbuda Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, Jurisdiction, Asset Forfeiture
U.S. Appellate Court Affirms Canada Extradition Request for Murder On August 30, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a Canadian national’s motion to dismiss the extradition request of the Canadian Government on a murder... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Canada, United States Extradition, Murder, Prisoner Rights
U.S. Coast Guard Fires at Engines of Fleeing Boats to Increase Jurisdiction On September 30, 1999, a media report noted a new technique whereby the U.S. is expanding its unilateral extraterritorial jurisdiction, especially in narcotics cases: the use of small high-powered... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, Dominican Republic Customs Enforcement, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Maritime, Drugs & Trafficking
Swiss and U.S. Respond Positively to Requests by Nigerian Government to Help Prosecute Prior Corruptions and Forfeit Money On October 14, 1999, the Swiss Government announced it has frozen bank accounts belonging to Sani Abacha, the late Nigerian dictator, members of his family and his business associates, as a result of... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Nigeria, Austria Corruption, Extradition, Asset Forfeiture
First African Anti-Money Laundering Group Established On August 27, 1999, at a meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, the Finance and Law Ministers from 9 countries in the Eastern and Southern African Region agreed to establish the Eastern and Southern Africa... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United Kingdom, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, tanzania, mauritius, malawi Money Laundering, International Organizations, White Collar Crime
U.S. Custom Sting Results in Charge of Stolen German Art in World War II On November 8, 1999, a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York indicted Frank J. Vaccaro, Long Island furniture restorer, for one count of possessing and trying to sell a 16th-... Bruce Zagaris 15 12 1999-11-01 United States, Germany Art and Cultural Property
Italy Requests Extradition of Chilean General on Assassination Attempt On October 8, 1999, the media reported that the Italian Government has requested the extradition of retired Gen. Manuel Contreras, the former head of the Chilean secret police, on charges he issued... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Italy, Chile Extradition, Human Rights, Murder
Britain Announces A Review of the Operations of the Offshore Financial Centers On September 20, 1999, the British Government announced that it will conduct a review by independent analysts of the operations of offshore financial centers in its Caribbean dependent territories... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bermuda Jurisdiction, Taxation, United Nations
Magistrate Finds Pinochet Extraditable On October 8, 1999, Mr. Ronald David Bartle, Metropolitan Magistrate in the Bow Street Magistrates’ Court, ruled that Gen. Augusto Pinochet can be extradited to Spain to stand trial on torture and... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 United States, Italy, Chile Extradition, Human Rights, National Security
FATF Will Agree on Penalties for Non-Cooperating Countries At its next meeting, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to prepare a list of approximately twenty criteria to define non-cooperative countries when it meets in Oporto, Portugal on... Bruce Zagaris 15 11 1999-11-01 Mexico, Brazil, Europe, France, Argentina, Portugal Money Laundering, International Organizations, White Collar Crime, Treaties

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