Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Panamanian Court Refuses Jurisdiction over National Acquitted of Murdering U.S. Soldier and Sought by U.S. Prosecutors At the end of December 1997, tensions were rising between the U.S. and Panamanian Governments over the apparent efforts of U.S. prosecutors to gain custody over Pedro Miguel Gonzalez, son of the... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 United States, Panama Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Murder
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 2 1998-02-01 World Human Rights, Conferences, Law Enforcement
Spanish Human Rights Investigations of Argentine and Chilean Atrocities under Pressure A letter from the Spanish attorney general to Spanish legislators requesting the suspension of two Spanish court investigations into the torture and killings of Spanish citizens during the "dirty... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 Spain, Chile, Argentina Human Rights, War Crimes, Torture
Venezuela Moves Against Customs and Tax Corruption The Venezuelan Government has acted against customs officials accused of corruption, initiating action to suspend operating licenses of up to 600 out of 2,100 customs agents. The initiative is... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 Venezuela Corruption, International Organizations, Tax Crimes, Customs
WTO Acts to Eliminate Bribery in Preshipment Inspections On December 22, 1997, the U.S. Trade Representative announced that the World Trade Organization has made a series of recommended actions concerning customs procedures, especially in preshipment... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 United States International Organizations, Bribery, Customs
Mexican Government Arrests Two U.S. Nationals for Arms Trafficking at the Request of U.S. Government On January 13, 1998, Mexican authorities, apparently acting at the behest of U.S. law enforcement officials, admitted having arrested two U.S. nationals for questioning in connection with the... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 United States, Mexico Arms Trafficking
European Union Justice and Home Affairs Meeting Produces Progress At the December 4-5, 1997, meeting of the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, progress was made on a wide range of matters, including the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 Europe Human Trafficking, International Organizations, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Customs
British Government Announces Intention to Use EU Presidency to Combat Football Hooliganism and Other International Crimes On December 29, 1997, the media reported that the British Government plans to use its imminent presidency of the European Union to lead action against football hooliganism in the period before next... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 Europe, United Kingdom International Organizations, Immigration, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Enforcement of International Sports Law
Dutch Courts Competent to Try Yugoslav War Crimes The Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled in a decision of November 11th, 1997, that Dutch Courts (military chamber) are competent to try violations of international humanitarian law, wherever... André Klip 14 2 1998-02-01 Netherlands, Former Yugoslavia Human Rights, Law of War, War Crimes, Sex Crimes
Colombia Prosecutor Investigates Checks from Cali Drug Cartel On January 7, 1998, the international media reported the investigation by Colombian deputy attorney general Jaime Cordoba, whose office is reviewing 10,000 checks to establish links between drug... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 Colombia Corruption, Bank Secrecy, Drugs & Trafficking
Texas Magistrate Denies Surrender to Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal On December 17, 1997, a Texas magistrate denied a surrender request by the Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal for the only person arrested on behalf of the Tribunal, thereby posing a major temporary setback... Bruce Zagaris 14 2 1998-02-01 United States Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts
European Union Justice and Home Affairs Meeting Produces Progress At the December 4-5, 1997 meeting of the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, progress was made on a wide range of matters, including the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal... Bruce Zagaris 14 1 1998-01-01 Europe International Organizations
Materials from the 9th Annual Money Laundering Enforcement Seminar, Nov. 5-6, 1997, Wash., D.C. While only some of the materials focus specifically on international aspects of anti-money laundering per se, the sheer quality and diversity of materials, combined with the influence of the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 14 1 1998-01-01 World, United States Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
Nazi Gold At the first international conference on money and gold stolen from victims of the Holocaust, attended by 250 delegates from 41 countries, some governments committed to $15 million for a new... Bruce Zagaris 14 1 1998-01-01 World Law of War
U.S. Law Enforcement Strike Disrupts Mexican-Controlled Methamphetamine Ring On December 5, 1997, the U.S. and local government authorities announced they had disrupted one of the largest methamphetamine networks in the U.S. controlled by two Mexican drug groups. The strike... Bruce Zagaris 14 1 1998-01-01 United States, Mexico Drugs & Trafficking
State and Local Governments Consider 90 Day Moratorium on Swiss Nazi Gold Issues On December 8, 1997, following a conference in New York of interested state and local governments and interested victims and their representatives concerning reparations for Holocaust victims, key... Bruce Zagaris 14 1 1998-01-01 United States, Switzerland Law of War
U.S. Drug Office and State Department Release Report on Enhanced Multilateral Drug Control Cooperation : In September 1997, the Office of the National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President and the U.S. Department of State, released the Report on Enhanced Multilateral Drug Control... Bruce Zagaris 14 1 1998-01-01 United States, Latin America and South America, Caribbean Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation
New Arrests and Criticisms of Multinational Peacekeeping On December 18, 1997, Dutch paratroopers and marines from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Bosnia arrested two Bosnian Croat war crimes suspects and then sent them to the International Criminal... Bruce Zagaris 14 1 1998-01-01 France Law of War, International Courts, Peacekeeping
Philippine Extradition Request to Canada Raises Human Rights Issues On December 8, 1997, a hearing in the Ontario Court’s General Division concerned the extradition request by the Philippine Government for the extradition of Rodolfo Pacificador, a Philippine national... Bruce Zagaris 14 1 1998-01-01 Canada, Philippines Extradition, Human Rights
Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group Formed to Combat Organized Crime On December 11, 1997, national anti-counterfeiting organizations from leading industrialized countries announced plans to cooperate on responding to the increasing involvement of organized crime in... Bruce Zagaris 14 1 1998-01-01 United States, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property, Organized Crime

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