Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. Court Holds Dominican Republic National Extraditable on RICO Charges On November 18, 1997, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss the indictment against defendant Francisco Medina for... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 Dominican Republic Extradition
Venezuela Presses Four Countries to Extradite Fifty Fugitive Bankers According to a report from the Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional, the Venezuelan Government has requested Britain, Israel, Spain, and the United States to extradite fifty bankers for a 1994 banking... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-06-01 Venezuela Extradition
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Human Rights, Murder, International Courts
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
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
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
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
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
Ukraine Ratifies European Extradition and Mutual Assistance Treaties On March 11, 1998, Ukraine ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Extradition and Its Additional Protocols and the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and its... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-05-01 Europe, Ukraine Extradition, International Organizations, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties
U.S. Narcotics Report Reviews Status of International Money Laundering As part of the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), the U.S. Department of State has provided a review of the status of global money laundering trends and countermeasures... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-05-01 United States Money Laundering, International Organizations, International Cooperation
Dutch Government Rejects Heirs of Jewish Art Collector’s Nazi War Claims On March 25, 1998, Aad Nuis, the Deputy Culture Minister of the Netherlands Government, denied a claim by heirs of Jewish art collector, Jacques Goudstikker, to paintings that were acquired by... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-05-01 Netherlands Art and Cultural Property, Law of War, Property Restitution
Latvia Signs European Laundering Convention On March 11, 1998, the Government of Latvia signed the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of Proceeds from Crime. Maria Klisans, Charge d’Affaires of... Bruce Zagaris 14 5 1998-05-01 Latvia Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Treaties

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