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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |