Articles

E.g., 2026-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
German Government Searches Merrill Lynch and Other Firms for Assisting in Tax Crimes On June 8, 1995, German officials for the first time conducted a search of a foreign bank, Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd., the U.S. investment bank maintained by Merrill Lynch, on suspicion of... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria Taxation, European Union, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
English Court Voids Disguised Extradition But Protects Discovery of Extradition Communications from Discovery An English Court has voided a disguised extradition of a relator from South Africa to England, but upheld the protection from discovery of the communications among the police authorities of the... Bruce Zagaris and Lisa Stacy Koenig 11 7 1995-07-01 Taiwan, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom Administration of Justice, Extradition, Jurisdiction, Theft
India Requests Tamil Extradition for Gandhi Murder On June 3, 1995, the Indian Government announced it has requested the Sri Lankan Government to extradite Mr. Velupillai Prabhakaran, supreme commander of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 India, Sri Lanka Extradition
U.S. Request Dutch to Extradite Person for Theft of Colombia Univ. Manuscripts On June 7, 1995, the Dutch police arrested Daniel Spiegelman whose extradition the U.S. Government has requested in connection with the theft of 22 rare manuscripts and books missing from the... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 United States, France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, St. Kitts & Nevis Extradition, Forgery, Theft
European Governments Increase Cooperation against Sports Hooliganism Ten years after the Heysel rioting on May 29, 1995 in which 39 fans died, European governments have stepped up cooperation against hooliganism in international sports matches in the context of... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 Europe, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands Intelligence, Fraud, Enforcement of International Sports Law, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement
Italy Resumes Search for Art Works Taken by Nazis The Italian Government has resumed its search of hundreds of important artworks taken by the Nazis during World War II after decades of relative inaction...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 Germany, Italy, Russia International Cooperation, Cultural Property
German Constitutional Court Precludes Prosecution of Former East German Spy Masters On May 23, 1995, the German Constitutional Court ruled that former East German spy masters cannot be prosecuted for conducting Cold War espionage against the West, thereby effectively providing a... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 Germany Administration of Justice, Intelligence, Murder, Bribery, Extortion
U.S. Court in Boston Finds Ex-Guatemalan Defense Minister Liable for Torture and Human Rights Breaches On April 12, 1995, U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock issued an 87-page opinion, finding Gen. Hector Gramajo, a former Guatemalan defense minister responsible for a series of human rights... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 United States, Guatemala Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Murder, Torture, Alien Tort Claims Act
Dutch Government Assists War Crimes Tribunal in Naming Dutch Mercenaries Participating in Former Yugoslav War In an move that will focus attention on the role of mercenaries and international law applicable to the wars, the Dutch Government has transmitted the names of thirteen of its nationals to the... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 Netherlands, Croatia, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Bosnia Law of War, European Union, War Crimes, International Courts
An Examination of the UN International Tribunal For Rwanda On July 1, 1994 the UN Security Council adopted at its 3400th meeting Resolution 935, which set up an impartial Commission of Experts. Its terms of reference were to provide the Secretary General... Konstantinos D. Magliveras 11 7 1995-07-01 Germany, Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Law of War, Terrorism, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts, International Convention, Crimes against Humanity
California Proposes Changes in Transfer of Foreign-Born Prisoners As a result of a series of four hearings held at the end of 1994, the state of California has made a number of recommendations to deal with the growing number of foreign-born inmates in its prisons... Bruce Zagaris 11 7 1995-07-01 United States, Mexico, Turkey Customs Enforcement, Immigration, Transfer of Prisoners, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, Deportation
Pakistan and Philippines Conclude Anti-Terrorism Cooperation Agreement On April 28, 1995, Mr. Rafael Alunan, the Philippine interior secretary, revealed that the Philippine and Pakistan Governments concluded an agreement to provide mutual assistance, including sharing... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines Intelligence, Terrorism, Arms Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Cooperation, Smuggle
Canada and Spain Conclude MLAT On July 4, 1994, the Governments of Spain and Canada concluded a treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. It was published in the Spanish official gazette on February 24, 1995...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Canada, Spain Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties
Commercial Crime Bureau Exposes Increase of Sugar Frauds On February 23, 1995, the International Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB), issued a special report on "sugar frauds," warning the trading, businesses, and banking communities of the... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Caribbean Fraud, Law Enforcement, Trade Crimes
Money Laundering (Proceeds of Drug Trafficking) Bill 1994 In July 1994, The Bahamas ratified the Treaty between the United States and The Bahamas on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. The Treaty provided for the immobilization of forfeitable assets of... Z.C. Allyson Gibson 11 6 1995-06-01 United States, Bahamas Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture, Treaties
U.S. and Mexico Conclude Commodities Futures Trading Enforcement MOU On May 11, 1995, the Mexico National Banking and Securities Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on enforcement cooperation...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 United States, Mexico, United Kingdom Mutual Legal Assistance, Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation
US and UK Conclude Securities Regulation Cooperation Agreement On May 1, 1995, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, along with the U.K. Investment Management Regulatory Organization (IMRO), announced the issuance of a joint "Declaration on Cooperation... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 United States, United Kingdom Securities Trade Enforcement, International Cooperation
Controversy Erupts in Two Caribbean Countries on Death Penalty Issue Controversy has erupted in Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados over the death penalty in the cases of Glen Ashby and Robert Ryan Clarke...(more) Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Caribbean, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom Human Rights, Murder
9th U.N. Crime Congress Adopts Resolution to Penalize Firms Guilty of Environmental Crimes On May 7, 1995, the Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders adopted a resolution, which, inter alia, provides that organizations should be accountable... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay Environment, Organized Crime
U.S. Court Orders Release of Smuggled Chinese Immigrants On May 17, 1995, a U.S. court ordered that the U.S. Government must release on bond passengers of the Golden Venture immigrant smuggling ship who filed an action pending adjudication of their asylum... Bruce Zagaris 11 6 1995-06-01 United States, China Immigration, Smuggle

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