Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Compliance and Enforcement of European Community Law On Oct. 2-3, 1997, the Center for Enforcement of European Law/Law Faculty Utrecht University in cooperation with the Law Department of the European Institute Florence, and the Center for European... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 World Conferences, Law Enforcement
Under Pressure, Dominican Republic Takes Anti-Piracy Action Under criticism from foreign businesses and the U.S. Government, the new Government of the Dominican Republic has started to enforce its piracy laws with respect to intellectual property laws... [... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 United States, Dominican Republic Intellectual Property
15th International Symposium on Economic Crime, Sept. 14-20, 1997 On September 14-20, 1997, the 15th International Symposium on Economic Crime will take place at Jesus College, Cambridge. The theme will be "The Globalization of Crime: The Electronic Dimension."... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 World Conferences, Economic Crimes
U.K. Court Releases Fugitive Due to Limit on Enforcement of Criminal Conviction in Belgium On March 3, 1997, a British Court ordered the release of a fugitive whose extradition was sought by Belgium to serve a sentence imposed in Belgium. He has been convicted of obtaining money by... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 United Kingdom, Belgium Extradition, Fraud
Swiss Appellate Court Affirms Freeze of Mobutu Assets On August 7, 1997, the Swiss Federal Tribunal, the Swiss highest court, ruled that the measures taken by the Swiss Government to freeze the assets of deposed Zairian president Mobutu Sese Seko were... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 Switzerland, Zaire Corruption, Asset Forfeiture
British Court Enforces U.S. Civil Forfeiture Order On November 29, 1996, the English High Court issued an order providing that a U.S. civil forfeiture order can be registered and enforced in England... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 United States, United Kingdom Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture, Law Enforcement
British Court Upholds Immunity for Diplomat Violating Court Order On May 2, 1997, a British Court of Appeal upheld immunity for an Australian Federal Police Officer who violated a court order by transmitting documents to Australia that were seized by U.K. police... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 United Kingdom, Australia Immunity, Mutual Legal Assistance, Tax Enforcement
Vietnam Warns Foreign Businesses on Tax Compliance for Expatriates Vietnamese tax authorities have warned, and are acting to enforce, tax compliance against expatriates working for foreign companies in Vietnam... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 Vietnam Tax Enforcement
Germany Requests South Africa to Extradite Tax Offender The German Government has sought to extradite one of its nationals from South Africa to stand charges that he owes the German Government ZAR 500 million in tax. If convicted, he could face two... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 Germany, South Africa Extradition, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
IMF Adopts Guidelines Against Corruption and Sanctions Kenya On August 4, 1997, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) adopted Guidelines on the role of the IMF in issues of governance and against corruption. Shortly after the release of... Bruce Zagaris 13 9 1997-09-01 World, Kenya Corruption, International Organizations, Sanctions, International Cooperation
EU/Andean Pact Hold Second High Level Meeting on Drug Trafficking On June 18-19, 1997, the European Union (EU) and the Andean Pact held their second high-level meeting on counterdrug trafficking efforts in Brussels. Bruce Zagaris 13 8 1997-08-01 European Union Drugs & Trafficking
U.S. Senate Rebuffs Effort to Revise and Multilateralize Counterdrug Cooperation On July 16, 1997, the U.S. Senate rejected an initiative supported by the Clinton Administration to scrap the annual certification of other countries as cooperative or uncooperative on narcotics... Bruce Zagaris 13 8 1997-08-01 United States Drug Enforcement
German Court Dismisses Criminal Charge Over Internet Use On June 30, 1997, a Berlin court dismissed criminal charges against a 25-year old student who had provided an electronic link on her Internet home page to a leftist magazine that published articles... Bruce Zagaris 13 8 1997-08-01 Germany Computer Crimes
Belgians Jail Mobutu's Son on Fraud Charges On June 24, 1997, the Brussels Public Prosecutor's Office announced that Fangbi Mobutu Ndokula, son of ousted Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko, was detained on charges of attempted fraud. Bruce Zagaris 13 8 1997-08-01 Belgium Fraud
Bulgaria Raids Country's Largest Compact Disc Factory At the end of June, Bulgarian police reported raiding the country's largest compact disc factory based in Botevgrad and owned by Unison, a private company, as part of its crackdown against music... Bruce Zagaris 13 8 1997-08-01 Bulgaria Intellectual Property
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Agree to Strengthen Criminal Cooperation in Several New Areas At a meeting on May 26-27, 1997, the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) of the European Union agreed to cooperate in a number of important new areas of criminal matters ... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 Europe International Organizations, European Union
New Efforts to Enforce Dayton Accords in the Former Yugoslavia Some new initiatives are focusing on efforts to force signatories of the Dayton peace accords to comply with pledges to hand over indicted war criminals and help in the investigations and... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 United States, Portugal, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia International Organizations, Law of War, War Crimes, Treaties
Bosnia Serbs Prosecute Halilovic for War Crimes While Observers Question Fairness of National War Crime Trials A war crimes trial in the Bosnian Serb republic provides a perspective on the realities of prosecuting most of the alleged war crimes in the former Yugoslavia ... [more] Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 Bosnia Law of War, War Crimes, International Courts
European Ministers Adopt Resolution on the Links Between Corruption and Organized Crime On June 10, 1997, the Ministers participating in the 21st Conference of European Ministers of Justice, Council of Europe, in Prague adopted a resolution on the links between corruption and organized... Bruce Zagaris 13 7 1997-07-01 Europe Corruption, European Union, Organized Crime
U.S. Sanctions against Myanmar Receive a Mixed Reception On April 22, 1997, President Clinton announced the sanctioning of new U.S. investment in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. In an Executive Order drafted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC... Victoria Gotsch 13 7 1997-07-01 United States, Myanmar Human Rights, Drugs & Trafficking, Sanctions

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