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U.S. Court Orders Extradition of Marzook to Israel |
On May 8, 1996, U.S. District Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy ordered the extradition of Mr. Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook to Israel on criminal charges that he financed and helped organize terrorism attacks... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Israel |
Extradition, Terrorism, Murder |
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Seychelles Issues Press Release Explaining EDA |
On April 26, 1996, the Seychelles Government and the European Union issued a joint press communiqué on the proposed enactment of the Economic Development Act (EDA)...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Europe, Seychelles |
Money Laundering, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |
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U.S. Terrorism Prevention Act Has Many International Provisions |
The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 has been enacted and is now in effect. It has many important international enforcement assistance provisions that warrant attention...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States |
Immigration, Terrorism, Kidnaping, Capital Punishment, Smuggle |
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Action Plan for Caribbean Regional Drug Control Set |
On May 15-17, 1996, the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) led an international conference that adopted a Regional Plan of Action...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Caribbean, Jamaica |
International Organizations, Maritime, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement |
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An Examination of the New UNIDROIT Convention on the Return of Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Goods |
In a Diplomatic Conference held in Rome, Italy in June 1995 and attended by more than 70 countries, observer states and international organizations, the International Institute for the Unification of... |
Konstantinos D. Magliveras |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Greece |
Art and Cultural Property, United Nations |
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U.S. Concludes "Zorro II" Drug Smuggling Investigation |
On May 2, 1996, U.S. law enforcement officials announced the conclusion of a seven-month investigation on a drug smuggling operation that revealed a highly sophisticated cooperation between Colombian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Mexico, Colombia |
Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, Smuggle |
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Symposium on International Crime in Caribbean Perspective, October 3 and 4, 1996, Willemstad, Curaçao |
On October 3 and 4, 1996, the Department of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles will hold a symposium on International Crime in Caribbean Perspective. The primary goals of the symposium can be... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Caribbean, Curaçao |
Administration of Justice, Conferences |
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South Africa Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Export Controls as Fugitive Threatens Law Suit |
On May 2, 1996, Judge Danie Oberholzer in Johannesburg, South Africa issued an order denying an extradition request by the United States government for the extradition of Paul Grecian, a former... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Iraq, South Africa, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Intelligence, Arms Trafficking |
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Returned Fugitive Obtains Mixed Results in Defense of Rape Trials |
On May 3, 1996, a U.S. District Court ruled on a series of motions on procedural issues for trying two rape cases in which Alex Kelly, who in 1987 as a 19-year-old, fled only to return in May 1995... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Europe |
Extradition, Sex Crimes |
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U.S. Court of Appeals Vacates Lobue for Jurisdictional Grounds |
On April 30, 1996, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously vacated a decision by the U.S. district court that declared the law a violation of the constitutional... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States |
Administration of Justice, Extradition |
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Canadian Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Extradition Based on Charter |
On March 19, 1996, the Canadian Supreme Court dismissed an appeal of a judgment in the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The challenge to extradition was based on an alleged violation of the Canadian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
Canada, United States |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, Drug Enforcement |
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Mexico Extradites Two Nationals to the U.S. |
On April 26, 1996, in a move signifying the start of a new exception to the long-standing prohibition of extraditing its nationals, the Mexican Government has granted the extradition requests of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
6 |
1996-06-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Murder, Sex Crimes, Treaties |
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U.S. Congress Hears Suggestions for Deterring Counterfeiting of U.S. Currency |
On February 27, 1996, the Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Banking and Financing Services, U.S. House of Representatives, held hearings on the growing incidence of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Middle East |
Counterfeiting, Terrorism, Organized Crime, Fraud |
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Vanuatu Convicts Fraud Marketers |
A court in the Republic of Vanuatu has convicted and sentenced individuals who were salesmen albeit not initiators of an international financial fraud, justifying the conviction in party by the need... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Canada, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Turks and Caicos |
Fraud, Financial Crimes |
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The Cost of Crime -- Canadian Style |
When U.S. citizens think about Canada the issue of crime is not something that automatically leaps to mind. Usually Canada is upheld as a more peaceful society, with fewer and less acute problems... |
Dr. Scott B. MacDonald |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Canada, Former Yugoslavia |
Administration of Justice, United Nations, Fraud, Robbery, Theft |
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Poland and Malta Ratify Council of Europe Criminal Conventions |
On March 19, 1996, Poland and Malta ratified several international criminal cooperation conventions, illustrating the utility of international organizations, particularly the Council of Europe, in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
Poland, Malta |
Extradition, International Organizations, Taxation, Terrorism, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation, International Convention |
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War Crimes Tribunal and Investigation Cases Gain Momentum |
Additional defendants have been delivered to the War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia while the Tribunal has returned defendants and continued investigations of mass graves...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, France, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia |
Administration of Justice, Law of War, United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Three Nordic Countries Join Schengen |
On April 18, 1996, in a meeting at The Hague an agreement was reached to extend the Schengen agreement to include European Union members Denmark, Finland and Sweden and to accept non-EU members... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Iceland, Greece, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark |
Extradition, International Organizations, Terrorism, European Union, Drug Enforcement, Customs |
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ICC Proposes Due Diligence Rules of Conduct to Combat Bribery in Trade |
On March 27, 1996, the International Chamber of Commerce announced new proposed due diligence corporate rules of conduct aimed to combat extortion and bribery in international trade...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
World |
Corruption, Bribery, Trade Crimes, Extortion |
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U.S. Presses International Organizations on Corruption |
On March 29, 1996, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Lang, speaking at the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law, said that corruption and bribery are among the new... |
Bruce Zagaris |
12 |
5 |
1996-05-01 |
United States, Singapore |
Corruption, International Organizations, Bribery |