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Swiss Highest Appellate Court Approves Forfeiture of Marcos Assets |
On April 15, 1998, a spokesman for the Swiss Federal Police Agency announced that the Swiss Court of Appeals affirmed the forfeiture of more than $500 million in Swiss bank accounts belonging to the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Switzerland, Philippines |
Corruption, Asset Forfeiture |
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U.S. Congress Holds Hearing on Cybercrimes, Transnational Crime, and Intellectual Property Theft |
On March 24, 1998, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress held a hearing on “Cybercrime, Transnational Crime, and Intellectual Property Theft.”...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
United States |
Cybercrime, Intellectual Property, Theft |
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New Mexico Governor Demands Extradition of Murder Suspects from Cuba |
In the aftermath of the announcement by the Clinton Administration of moves to reduce some of the economic sanctions against Cuba, Governor Gary Johnson of New Mexico has renewed a request that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
United States, Cuba |
Extradition, Murder |
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Smuggler of Precious French Religious Relics Pleads Guilty |
On April 8, 1998, Sebastian Zegrean, 23, pleaded guilty before Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise of the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, to one count of making false statements to Customs... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
United States, France |
Art and Cultural Property, Smuggle |
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Panama Denies Haitian Extradition Request for Former Military Ruler |
On April 10, 1998, Panamanian Vice Foreign Minister Marcel Salamin announced that his Government denied a Haitian Government request to extradite former head of state Lt. Gen. Raoul Cedras because... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Haiti, Panama |
Extradition, Murder |
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AIDP Colloquium on Organized Crime and International Cooperation |
On May 13-17, 1998, a preparatory Colloquium of the Association International de Droit Penal (AIDP) on Organized Crime and International Cooperation in Criminal Matters will be organized in Utrecht,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Organized Crime, Conferences, International Cooperation |
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Privy Council Grants Swiss Extradition Request for Financial Fugitive |
On April 2, 1998, the Privy Council in London, the supreme court for the Bahamas and other Caribbean jurisdictions, upheld the decision in 1996 of Magistrate Carolita Bethel that Werner Rey must be... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Switzerland |
Extradition, Embezzlement |
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Crime Across the World: Is the Rule of Law Being Corrupted? |
On May 22-25, 1998, the Section on General Practice, International Bar Association, is hosting the fourth seminar on the Alleged Transnational Criminal, in Vienna, Austria. Investigators,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Conferences, Crimes |
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Peruvian Woman Seeks Asylum in Venezuela to Prevent Extradition |
On February 16, 1998, Cecilia Rosa Nunez Chipana, a Peruvian woman accused of participating in one of Peru’s deadliest terrorist attacks, was arrested when she entered Venezuela illegally using her... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Peru, Venezuela |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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Balancing the Protection of Human Rights with the Needs of Law Enforcement |
On August 24-28, 1998, the Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting a conference, entitled Balancing the Protection of Human Rights with the Needs of Law Enforcement. The theme will be International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Human Rights, Conferences, Law Enforcement |
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U.S. Prepares for Ratification of OECD Anti-Bribery Convention |
On April 7, 1998, U.S. officials provided an optimistic view of the prospects for ratification and implementation of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Public Officials in International... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
United States, OECD |
Bribery, Treaties |
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Bibliography of Books |
1. Human Rights
Capital Punishment: Global Issues and Prospects (Peter Hodgkinson & Andrew Rutherford eds., Waterside Press 1996), ISBN 1-872870-32-5...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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U.K. Law Commission Proposes New Bribery Law to Meet OECD Convention |
The U.K. Law Commission has proposed a new law on bribery that will create four new offenses and bring the United Kingdom into compliance with the recently concluded OECD Convention on Transnational... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
United Kingdom, OECD |
Bribery, Treaties |
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Bibliography of Articles |
1. Banking, Privacy, and Money Laundering
Lawrence L.C. Lee, Taiwan: Recent Opposition to the Money-Laundering Epidemic, 1 J. Money Laundering Control 268-76 (1997)...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Commonwealth of Virginia Executes Paraguayan Despite ICJ Plea |
On April 14, 1998, the Commonwealth of Virginia executed Angel Francisco Breard, a Paraguayan national, for murder despite a plea from the International Court of Justice and from Secretary of State... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
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Human Rights, Murder, International Courts |
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Spanish Public Prosecutor Calls for End to Prosecute Pinochet |
On March 23, 1998, Mr. Ignacio Pelaez, public prosecutor in Madrid, called for an end to Spanish legal efforts to prosecute former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for the disappearance of hundreds... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Spain |
Human Rights, Law Enforcement |
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FATF Issues Annual Report on Money Laundering Typologies |
On February 12, 1998, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Money Laundering issued its 1997-98 report on money laundering typologies. The purpose of the exercise was to provide a forum for law... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, International Organizations, Law Enforcement |
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G-8 Environment Ministers Agree to Strengthen Enforcement Cooperation |
On April 3-5, 1998, at a meeting of the Group of Eight Environment Ministers at Leeds Castle in the United Kingdom, an informal agreement was achieved to strengthen enforcement cooperation...[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
G-8 member countries |
Environment, International Cooperation, Crimes |
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Cayman Islands and Brazil Are Concluding MOU on Bank Supervision |
The Cayman Islands and the Government of Brazil are concluding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that provides for cross-border supervision of Brazilian banks operating in the Cayman Islands... [... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
Brazil, Cayman Islands |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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Last PrepCom on International Criminal Court Ends |
On April 3, 1998, more than 100 countries and several non-governmental organizations finished the last preparatory conference leading to the June 15-July 17, 1998, conference in Rome that will... |
Bruce Zagaris |
14 |
5 |
1998-05-01 |
World |
International Organizations, Treaties |