Articles

E.g., 2026-08
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
44 Countries Promise to Help Return Nazi-Looted Art On December 3, 1998, at a conference, 44 countries approved guidelines to restore thousands of works of art looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs. Meanwhile, efforts continue... Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 World Art and Cultural Property, Law of War
U.S.-Swiss Cooperation Results in Seizure of $276 Million of Drug Money On December 18, 1998, the U.S. announced the seizures of $276 million in illicit drug money from a Colombian trafficking organization and its associates. It was the largest confiscation in history... Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 United States, Colombia, Switzerland Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Seizure
U.S. Removes Iran and Malaysia from List of Problem Drug Countries On December 7, 1998, U.S. President Bill Clinton in a letter to key members of Congressional House and Senate international relations and appropriations committees, removed Iran and Malaysia from the... Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 United States, Iran, Malaysia Drugs & Trafficking
Yugoslavian War Crimes Tribunal Several developments indicate the Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia is actively adjudicating cases and making significant jurisprudential decisions while experiencing growth pains... [... Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 Former Yugoslavia Law of War, War Crimes, Genocide
Brazil Brings WTO Complaint Against EU for Anti-Narcotics Preferences On December 9, 1998, the Brazilian Government filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization regarding the European Union (EU) preferential terms for imports of instant coffee from countries... Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 Brazil, Europe Drugs & Trafficking
Mexico Initiates Intellectual Property Law Enforcement On November 11, 1998, Herminio Blanco, Mexican Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development, announced a national campaign to strengthen intellectual property enforcement... [more] Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 Mexico Intellectual Property
Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Adopts Resolution on OECD Harmful Tax Competition Report On November 19, 1998, the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), at a meeting in the Cayman Islands, adopted a resolution appointing a working group to study the OECD Harmful Tax Competition... Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 World Tax Enforcement
Council of Europe Promulgates Convention on Protection of the Environment Through Criminal Law On November 16, 1998, seven countries signed the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law, which opened for signature November 4, 1998. An article... Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 World, Europe Environment
Australia Arrests on Behalf of Mexico Mr. Cabal, Fugitive for Financial Crimes On November 11, 1998, the Australian Government arrested Mr. Carlos Cabal Peniche, who fled Mexico in 1994 and has been one of Mexico’s most-wanted fugitives... [more] Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 Mexico, Australia Extradition
Japan Requests Securities Enforcement Cooperation Agreement with U.S. On December 3, 1998, the Japanese Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission announced it was requesting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conclude a bilateral agreement on... Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 United States, Japan Securities Law
Germany Decides Not To Extradite Kurdish Leader On November 27, 1998, the German Government rebuffed Italy’s demand that it seek the extradition from Italy of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish workers’ party (PKK), calling instead for his... Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 Germany, Italy, Turkey Extradition
Germany Extradites Salim, U.S. Indicts 5 More for Role in Embassy Bombings On December 20, 1998, the German Government turned over Mamduh Mahmud Salim to U.S. officials for extradition to the U.S... [more] Bruce Zagaris 15 1 1999-01-01 United States, Germany, Kenya, tanzania Terrorism
U.N. Adopts Resolution Condemning Unilateral Extraterritorial Sanctions On Oct 26, 1998, the United Nations General Assembly renewed its call for the immediate repeal of unilateral extraterritorial laws that impose sanctions on corporations and nationals of other States... Bruce Zagaris 14 12 1998-12-01 World Customs Enforcement, Jurisdiction, United Nations, Sanctions, Export Enforcement
British Court Rules Pinochet Has Sovereign Immunity On October 28, 1998, Britain’s High Court ruled that Augusto Pinochet cannot be tried in court for anything he did while he was president of Chile on the basis of sovereign immunity... [more] Bruce Zagaris 14 12 1998-12-01 United Kingdom, Chile Human Rights, Immunity
U.S. Enacts Anti-Money Laundering Act Before adjourning, the U.S. Congress enacted the Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998. The goal of the law is to establish a national strategy to combat money laundering and... Bruce Zagaris 14 12 1998-12-01 United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
Conference on War Crimes Trials in the Former Yugoslavia The Humanitarian Law Center, a well recognized NGO of the Former Yugoslavia (FRY), organized a Conference on the war crimes trials and the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former... Dr. Kai Ambos 14 12 1998-12-01 Former Yugoslavia International Organizations, Law of War, War Crimes, Conferences
Proposed U.S. Know Your Customer Rule Will Formalize Internal Control Procedures The proposed “Know Your Customer” regulation contained in the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s memorandum dated September 28, 1998 requires banks to develop for the first time their... Bruce Zagaris 14 12 1998-12-01 United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
Holocaust Victims Pursue Recoveries Against Companies and Art Looters On November 6, 1998, the World Jewish Congress announced plans to publicize a list of 2,000 persons involved in the Nazi loot of art during World War II. The counsel for alleged victims of slave... Bruce Zagaris 14 12 1998-12-01 World Art and Cultural Property, International Organizations, Law of War, War Crimes
China and U.S. Resume Unprecedented Drug Enforcement Cooperation After many years of restrained cooperation, the People’s Republic of China and the U.S. have taken bold new measures to combat international narcotics trafficking. The measures include: the... Bruce Zagaris 14 12 1998-12-01 United States, China Intelligence, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement
Security Council Condemns Yugoslav’s Denial of Visas to War Crimes Tribunal’s Investigators On November 17, 1998, the U.N. Security Council called on Yugoslavia to allow the U.N. war crimes tribunal into Kosovo to investigate and prosecute human rights abuses and condemned the Yugoslav... Bruce Zagaris 14 12 1998-12-01 Former Yugoslavia Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes

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