Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Brazil Denies British Extradition Request for Biggs, the Great Train Robber On November 13, 1997, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Tribunal ruled unanimously to deny the British request to extradite the Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, twenty-four years after he participated in... Bruce Zagaris 13 12 1997-12-01 Brazil, United Kingdom Extradition, Robbery
Mexico Extradites U.S. National on Marijuana Trafficking On November 14, 1997, coinciding with meetings between the U.S. and Mexican Governments in which agreements to broaden extradition cooperation was reached, the Mexican Government extradited a U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 13 12 1997-12-01 United States, Mexico Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
OAS Members Sign Convention Against Illicit Firearms Trafficking On November 14, 1997, the U.S. and members of the Organization of American States (OAS) signed the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, the... Bruce Zagaris 13 12 1997-12-01 North America, United States, Latin America and South America, Caribbean International Organizations, Arms Trafficking, Treaties
German and U.S. Conclude MOU to Enforce Commodities Futures On October 17, 1997, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the German futures and securities regulator, Budesaufsichtsamt für den Wertpapierhandel (BAWe) concluded a Memorandum of... Bruce Zagaris 13 12 1997-12-01 United States, Germany Treaties, Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation
French Court Invalidates Bourse Hearing On May 7, 1997, for the first time in France, a court has cited the European Human Rights Convention to strike down a stock exchange commission proceeding... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 12 1997-12-01 France Human Rights, White Collar Crime, Treaties
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Condemnation of Peruvian Case Results in Release of Defendant Shortly after the judgment rendered September 17, 1997, the Peruvian Government released Maria Elena Loayza Tomaya, signifying a major victory for the ability of an international human rights... Bruce Zagaris 13 12 1997-12-01 North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean, Peru Human Rights, International Courts
Canada and Trinidad Conclude Law Enforcement Agreements On September 4, 1997, Trinidad & Tobago concluded two criminal cooperation agreements with Canada: one on mutual assistance in criminal matters and the other on sharing of assets seized from drug... Bruce Zagaris 13 12 1997-12-01 Canada, Trinidad & Tobago Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, Asset Seizure, Teaching, Research, Adjective Assistance
EU Takes Austria to Court over Anonymous Savings Accounts On October 15, 1997, the European Commission decided to refer a case to the Court of Justice in Luxembourg that requires the Austrian Government to fulfill its obligations under the 1991 Anti-Money... Bruce Zagaris 13 12 1997-12-01 Europe, Luxembourg, Austria Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, European Union
Senate Committee Approves Bill to Criminalize Internet Gaming In October 1997, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill (S. 474) to criminalize gambling on the Internet... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 12 1997-12-01 United States Cybercrime, Betting
Japan Urges Tax Administrators to Combat Use of Underground Money During the October 22-24, 1997 meeting of the Pacific Association of Tax Administrators (PATA), the Japanese delegation urged tax administrators to combat the growing transmission of underground... Bruce Zagaris 13 11 1997-11-01 Canada, United States, Japan, Australia Taxation, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes
Mexico Will Increase International Tax Audits, Professionalize Tax Civil Service, and Integrate Handling of Tax and Customs : On September 18, 1997, C.P. Ricardo Gonzalez, the fiscal attaché for the Mexican Government to the United States, reviewed important developments affecting Mexican international tax developments... Bruce Zagaris 13 11 1997-11-01 Mexico Taxation, Customs
Swiss Financier Loses Second Appeal Against Swiss Extradition from the Bahamas On October 18, 1997, a Bahamian Appellate Court announced its decision to uphold the extradition of Werner Rey, a Swiss financier whose extradition from the Bahamas has been requested by the Swiss... Bruce Zagaris 13 11 1997-11-01 Switzerland, Bahamas Extradition, Fraud
Canadian Supreme Court Upholds Evidence Obtained in U.S. under MLAT Despite Violations of the Charter The Canadian Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Mr. Terry on second degree murder and has ruled that the statement U.S. police took from him pursuant to the warrant for his arrest, issued... Bruce Zagaris 13 11 1997-11-01 Canada, United States Murder, Mutual Legal Assistance
Permanent International Criminal Court Preparations Are on Schedule In the aftermath of the August 1997 Preparatory Conference (PrepCom) on the Permanent International Criminal Court (ICC), momentum exists for additional work leading toward the resolution of... Bruce Zagaris 13 11 1997-11-01 World International Organizations
Arab Governments Agree to Defy U.N. Libyan Sanctions While Witness to Bombing Pleads Guilty of Perjury On September 21, 1997, Arab governments voted to defy United Nations sanctions by allowing planes carrying Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan leader, to land on their territory and to allow other... Bruce Zagaris 13 11 1997-11-01 World, Libya International Organizations, Sanctions, Law Enforcement
Swiss Freeze $13 Million of Bhutto Accounts On October 15, 1997, the Swiss police announced it had identified SFR20 million ($13.6 million) in frozen bank accounts belonging to the family of Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistan Prime Minister,... Bruce Zagaris 13 11 1997-11-01 Switzerland, Pakistan Corruption, Asset Forfeiture
Japan Adopts Anti-Bribery Measures on Foreign Aid On October 2, 1997, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it will impose measures to prohibit bribery related to official development assistance (ODA) grants to foreign countries... Bruce Zagaris 13 11 1997-11-01 Japan Corruption, Bribery
Ten Bosnian War Crimes Suspects Surrender to International Criminal Tribunal On October 6, 1997, Dario Kordic, the top Bosnian Croat war crimes suspect, and nine other persons surrendered in Split, from where they boarded a Dutch military plane for transportation to the... Bruce Zagaris 13 11 1997-11-01 United States, Bosnia Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts
Swiss Banks Uncover More Accounts from WWII, But Suffers Sanctions by U.S. State and Local Governments On October 13, 1997, Swiss banking officials announced that additional searches of their archives have produced 4,000 more unclaimed accounts belonging to foreigners before and during the Holocaust... Bruce Zagaris 13 11 1997-11-01 United States, Switzerland Law of War, Sanctions, Holocaust
U.S. Congress Hears Testimony on Actions to Combat Transnational Organized Crime On October 1, 1997 the House Committee on International Relations heard testimony about the threat from international organized crime and terrorism and how to combat the problem... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 11 1997-11-01 United States Terrorism, Organized Crime, International Cooperation

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