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The Edinburgh Conference on Transnational & International Crime, May 15-17, 1997 On May 15-17, 1997, the Department of Public International Law and the Europa Institute of the Univ. of Edinburgh will sponsor a conference on the following topics: countering transnational crime;... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 World Human Rights, European Union, Conferences, International Crimes
Swiss Banks Agree to Sweeping Investigation and Waiver of Secrecy Under intense pressure to account for the dormant accounts of Nazi victims, Swiss banks have agreed to the biggest waiver of secrecy and the most penetrating investigation of Swiss banking practices... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 Switzerland Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy
Recent Anti-Money-Laundering Efforts in Taiwan 1. Introduction The Republic of China ("ROC" or "Taiwan") has encountered episodes of international money laundering of illicitly gained proceeds for the past several years. Its lack of a money-... Lawrence L. C. Lee 12 12 1996-12-01 Taiwan Money Laundering, Treaties, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement
Danish & Czech Governments Ratify European Laundering Convention On November 19, 1996, the Danish and Czech governments ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure, and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime, bringing to thirteen the... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 Czech Republic, Denmark Money Laundering, Treaties, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation
U.S. Presses New Dominican Republic Government to Extradite Polanco-Rodriguez and Other Nationals The U.S. is pressing the new Dominican Republic Government to extradite its nationals, using the case of Santiago Luis Polanco-Rodriguez as the cause celebre ... [more] Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 United States, Dominican Republic Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking
Eleven East European Interior Ministers Discuss Harmonization of Criminal Laws On October 1 and 2, 1996, interior ministers and heads of law enforcement officials of eleven east European countries met in Bratislava, the Slovak capital, and discussed the creation a new framework... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 Europe Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement
Mexican Finance Minister Proposes Initiatives against International Tax Evasion On November 7, 1996, Guillermo Ortiz, minister of finance, delivered to the Mexican Congress proposals to increase revenue collection through aggressive and efficient tax collection targeting the use... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 Mexico Taxation, Tax Crimes
Tax Enforcement in the Americas: On the Cutting Edge of the Emerging Double-Edged Sword 1. Introduction As the North American governments have moved aggressively to legislate, implement, and enforce extraterritorially their tax laws, multinational companies and individuals who are part... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 North America, Latin America and South America, Caribbean International Organizations, Taxation, Treaties, Law Enforcement
U.S. Appellate Court Overturns Wire Fraud to Defraud Canada of Tax On March 29, 1996, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturned convictions of defendant-appellant Native-Americans for wire fraud in connection with the sale of tobacco with the intent... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 Canada, United States Taxation, Fraud, Smuggle
German Constitutional Court Upholds Extradition to Spain of Alleged ETA Terrorist On May 29, 1996, in a decision that has significance for extradition, anti-terrorism, and related policies, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany affirmed the extradition of an alleged ETA and... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 Germany, Spain Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism
U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Role of Executive Review in Extradition Cases On August 29, 1996, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a constitutional challenge to the role of the executive in extradition cases and represents the first reversal by... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 United States Extradition
U.S. Permits Law Enforcement to Order Evidence Gathering from Intelligence Agencies In an unprecedented move the U.S. Congress has enacted as part of Sec. 814 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 the right of the intelligence community, upon the request of a U.... Bruce Zagaris 12 12 1996-12-01 United States Mutual Legal Assistance, Evidence Gathering, Law Enforcement
Undercover Sting Operations: How to Protect Professionals -- The U.K. Experience Introduction I have sought to outline in the following pages the basic concepts that will arise under English law when a situation such as that envisaged by the hypothetical arises. Whilst the... Christopher Murray 12 12 1996-12-01 United Kingdom Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Evidence Gathering
U.S. Treasury Urges Strengthening of Financial Supervisory Enforcement Regimes in Latin America On October 8, 1996, Treasury Deputy Secretary Lawrence Summers, speaking to the Annual Conference on the Americas in New York, urged that strengthening and modernization of financial systems in Latin... Bruce Zagaris 12 11 1996-11-01 United States, Latin America and South America Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, International Organizations, Financial Supervision
Books Adjective Enforcement International Criminal Law Cases and Materials (Jordan J. Paust, Cherif Bassiouni, Sharon Williams, Michael Scharf, Jimmy Gurale, and Bruce Zagaris, eds., Durham, N.C.:... Bruce Zagaris 12 11 1996-11-01 World Bibliography
EU Council Issues Foreign Assistance Regulation on Anti-Drug Cooperation On September 6, 1996, the European Union Commission issued an amended proposal for "North-South Cooperation in the Campaign against Drugs and Drug Addiction ... [more] Bruce Zagaris 12 11 1996-11-01 Europe International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, International Cooperation
Book Reviews Christopher L. Blakesley, 90 A.J.I.L. 346 (1996), (reviewing Joseph J. Lambert, Terrorism and Hostages in International Law: A Commentary on the Hostages Convention (1979))...[more] Bruce Zagaris 12 11 1996-11-01 World Book Review
International Undercover Operations in Three Countries Penetrate Nigerian Heroin Ring On October 11, 1996, U.S. law enforcement officials announced the arrests of 34 suspects in three countries that have disrupted a major drug-trafficking group led primarily by Nigerian women who... Bruce Zagaris 12 11 1996-11-01 United States, Nigeria Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime
Documents i. Intellectual Property Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property Cooperation and Framework Agreement on Services, 35 I.L.M. 1072 (July 1996)... [more] Bruce Zagaris 12 11 1996-11-01 World Bibliography
Brazil Government Will Propose Laws and Establish Office to Prevent Tax Evasion Through Improper Transfer Pricing In August 1996, the Brazilian Government announced plans to enact legislation to prevent tax evasion through improper transfer pricing and to open an office in its tax department to monitor and... Bruce Zagaris 12 11 1996-11-01 Brazil Taxation, Tax Crimes

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