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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Defending U.S. Citizens and Corporations in Cross Border Proceedings, Extradition, Mutual Assistance, and Asset Seizures: A French Perspective The irregularity of the formal conditions required for the validity of an extradition request cannot be raised before the extradition court when a court deals with a demand lodged by an individual to... Francois Serres and Miss Elodie LeGal 15 7 1999-07-01 United States, France Comparative and International Law
Mexico Acts Against Illegal Migrants and Child Traffickers Mexican authorities increasingly are encountering and taking action against hundreds of persons without appropriate immigration documents going toward the U.S., some bringing children without proper... Bruce Zagaris 15 7 1999-07-01 United States, Mexico, Guatemala Immigration, Sex Crimes
Portugal Enacts Legislation to Assist International Criminal Tribunals Portugal is in the process of enacting legislation in order to assist the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and for the Former Yugoslavia. The draft act is now pending before Parliament.... Andre Klip 15 7 1999-07-01 Rwanda, Portugal, Former Yugoslavia International Courts
European Justice and Home Affairs Council Continues Enforcement Cooperation Progress On May 27 and 28, 1999, the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union continued to make enforcement cooperation progress at its 2184th meeting. This article summarizes selected... Bruce Zagaris 15 7 1999-07-01 Europe International Organizations
Antigua Arrests U.S. National in Florida Fraud Allegation On May 18, 1999, Antiguan authorities arrested William W. Cooper, a major player in Antigua’s international financial services sector, in connection with fraud allegations pending in U.S. District... Bruce Zagaris 15 7 1999-07-01 United States, Antigua & Barbuda Money Laundering, Fraud
U.S. Closes Anti-Drug Base in Panama and Opens New Missions in Ecuador and Dutch Antilles On May 5, 1999, the U.S. closed its anti-drug trafficking mission in Panama and announced that it would operate missions out of Curacao, Aruba and Ecuador although its overall capabilities would be... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 Aruba, Curaçao, Panama, United States, World Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Gaming Commission Will Recommend Criminalization of Offshore Internet Gaming On April 28, 1999, the U.S. media reported that the National Gambling Impact Study Commission will recommend to criminalize offshore Internet gambling, thereby setting the stage for inevitable... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 United States International Gaming
Bolivia Requests Extradition of Former President and Suspends Counterdrug Efforts On November 1, 2008, Bolivian President Evo Morales of Bolivia suspended counterdrug operations sponsored by the U.S. government. Meanwhile, on November 11, 2008, Bolivian officials said they had... Bruce Zagaris 25 1 1999-06-01 United States, Bolivia Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties
IRS Criminal Investigation Division Recommends Stronger International Operations On April 13, 1999, a high-level task force headed by former CIA and FBI Director William Webster, issued a report with recommendations on international operations of the Internal Revenue Service’s... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 Bolivia, Canada, Mexico, United States Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Taxation
U.S. Requests Israel to Hold Part of Sheinbein Trial in the U.S. On April 19, 1999, the U.S. Government on behalf of Montgomery County, Maryland’s chief prosecutor, Attorney Douglas Gansler, has sent Israeli authorities a letter, requesting that Sheinbein’s trial... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 Israel, United States Extradition, Murder
Recent UN Gen. Assembly Measures to Adopt Instruments Combating International Terrorism Over the years, the international legal community has been successful in adopting a considerable number of instruments addressing specific aspects of international terrorism. These instruments can be... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 World Asset Forfeiture, Terrorism, United Nations
Brazil Transfers Chilean Kidnappers to Chile to Complete Sentences On April 24, 1999, the Brazilian Government announced that on that day it would transfer five Chileans convicted in the 1989 kidnaping of a leading Brazilian businessman to Chile to complete their... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile Kidnaping, Mutual Legal Assistance, Transfer of Prisoners
Council of Europe Anti-Corruption Regime Becomes Operational On May 1, 1999, the Council of Europe “Group of States against Corruption” (GRECO), which the Committee of Ministers established on May 5, 1998, became operational...[more] Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 Belgium, Europe, World Corruption, European Union
Brazil Arrests Former Central Bank President on International Tax Charges On April 26, 1999, Francisco Lopes, a former president of Brazil’s central bank, was arrested after he refused to sign an affidavit backing his testimony disputing accusations of income tax evasion... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 Brazil, Italy, Switzerland Bank Secrecy, Money Laundering, Taxation, White Collar Crime
EU Adopts Joint Position to Support Proposed UN Convention Against Organized Crime On March 29, 1999, the Council of the European Union adopted a joint position to support the proposed United Nations convention against organized crime...[more] Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 Europe, World European Union, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, United Nations
The Kosovo Conflict Challenges the Capacity of the International Legal System As the conflict in Kosovo rages, a multitude of issues arise daily concerning the international law of war. Among the major issues are the work of the prosecutor of the International Tribunal for... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 Bosnia, Former Yugoslavia, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, World Administration of Justice, European Union, Genocide, Human Rights, International Courts, International Organizations, Jurisdiction, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes
Accord on Insurers’ Payment to Victims’ Pre-Holocaust Policies On May 6, 1999, several large European insurance companies reached agreement to pay claims on prewar policies of Holocaust victims, using a formula that reflects current values and could result in... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 France, Germany, United Kingdom Art and Cultural Property, European Union, Genocide, Human Rights
France Returns Holocaust Looted Painting to Rosenbergs On April 29, 1999, Catherine Trautmann, the French Minister of Culture, presided over a ceremony to hand-over the 1904 Waterlilies painted by Monet to the heirs of Paul Rosenberg. The painting was... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 France, Germany Art and Cultural Property, European Union, United Nations
U.S. Prepares to Implement the Chemical Weapons Convention On April 22, 1999, Cecil Hunt, Deputy Chief Counsel for Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, explained that President Clinton is expected to issue in May an executive order to... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 United States, World Law of War, United Nations
U.S. Congress Reconsiders Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering On April 15 and 20, 1999, the U.S. House of Representatives Banking Committee held hearings on anti-money laundering regulations and the Bank Secrecy Act that have important implications for... Bruce Zagaris 15 6 1999-06-01 United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy

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