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Protocol to U.S.-Canadian Tax Treaty Indicates Trend to Strengthened Tax Enforcement Cooperation in Tax and Criminal Cooperation Agreements |
On August 31, 1994, the U.S. and Canadian Governments concluded a protocol to the Tax Treaty, signaling a trend to enhance fiscal enforcement provisions in both tax and criminal cooperation... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
1994-11-01 |
Mexico, Switzerland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria |
Taxation, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes |
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U.S. District Court Grants Enforcement of Summons under Mexican TIEA |
On May 31, 1994, H.W. Head Jr., a U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of Texas, has ordered the enforcement of a summons issued by the Internal Revenue Service to assist the Mexican... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
11 |
1994-11-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Administration of Justice, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes |
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Hong Kong Court Orders Judicial Assistance to U.S. in Tax Case |
On March 25, 1994, the Supreme Court of Hong Kong ordered assistance requested in a summons by the Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and the Standard Chartered Bank in the connection with a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
1994-11-01 |
United States, Hong Kong |
Jurisdiction, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes |
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Berlin Conference Results in Declaration for New and Strengthened East-West Cooperation against Nuclear Theft, Drug Trafficking and Illegal Immigration |
On September 8, 1994, government ministers from West and East Europe signed a declaration in Berlin, pledging new and strengthened forms of criminal cooperation to combat growing international crime... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
1994-11-01 |
Canada, United States, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco |
Immigration, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Theft |
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U.S. Crime Control Law Has Many International Provisions |
On September 13, 1994, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (VCCLEA) of 1994 became law and provides a number of new provisions with significant international criminal implications...(... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
11 |
1994-11-01 |
United States |
Counterfeiting, Extradition, Terrorism, Capital Punishment, International Convention, Piracy, Deportation, Smuggle |
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Human Rights NGO Criticizes Albanian Trial of 5 Ethnic Greeks for Espionage |
In September 1994, the Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights released a report (hereinafter "Trial Observation Report" or "TOR"), criticizing the trial during August 15-24, 1994 and thereafter the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
11 |
1994-11-01 |
United States, Greece, Albania |
Administration of Justice, Human Rights, International Convention |
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Ashby Commission Convened in Aftermath of Trinidad Execution |
On August 21, 1994, a commission of inquiry opened into the legality of the execution of convicted murderer Glen Ashby in the early hours of July 14, 1994 in Trinidad & Tobago. The organizers,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
1994-11-01 |
Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom |
Human Rights, International Organizations, United Nations, Capital Punishment, International Convention |
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ILA Adopts Resolution on Extradition and Human Rights |
At the Buenos Aires Conference on August 14-20, 1994, the International Committee of the International Law Association adopted a resolution on extradition and human rights. In addition to adopting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
11 |
1994-11-01 |
United States, Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, United Kingdom |
Extradition, Human Rights, Treaties, International Cooperation, International Convention |
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Multicountry Cooperation Against Prime Bank Fraud |
Recently an international investigation has resulted in the arrest and prospective extradition of persons involved in a major prime bank fraud scheme involving 6 million on the Salvation Army in the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
11 |
1994-11-01 |
United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Netherlands |
Money Laundering, Due Diligence, Extradition, Fraud, Financial Crimes |
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U.S. Congress Passes Law for Antitrust Enforcement Cooperation |
At the end of the 103rd Congress, the U.S. Congress passed H.R. 4781, entitled the "International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994"...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
11 |
1994-11-01 |
United States |
Jurisdiction, Mutual Legal Assistance, Antitrust Cooperation , Securities Trade Enforcement |
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Mexico Increases Transfer Pricing Method Audits and Increases Tax Enforcement Cooperation with U.S. |
The Government of Mexico has taken steps to increase its audits of international transfer pricing while it has extended its tax information exchange cooperation with the U.S. and is discussing... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
10 |
1994-10-01 |
Canada, United States, Mexico |
Taxation, Treaties, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes |
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Caldera Tries to Give Regional Anti-Corruption Effort a Push |
During the meeting on September 7-11, 1994, of the heads of government meeting of the Group of Rio which consists of the countries of the Organization of American States, Venezuelan President Rafael... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
10 |
1994-10-01 |
United States, Brazil, Venezuela |
Corruption, International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud |
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Austrian Activist Lured into and Arrested in Italy for Alleged Terrorism Activities |
On August 14, 1994, Austrian Karola Unterkirchner, who had been convicted and sentenced in absentia to 12 years imprisonment in Bolzano, Italy for alleged participation in a series of attacks carried... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
10 |
1994-10-01 |
Italy, Austria |
Extradition, Jurisdiction, Terrorism |
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Bibliography of Books, Articles and Documents |
Books
1. Adjective Assistance
André Huet and Renée Koreing-Joulin, DROIT PÉNAL INTERNATIONAL (International Criminal Law) (439 pp. 1994 Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 158 ff.)
(This is a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
10 |
1994-10-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Norway Agrees to Extradite Iranian Hijackers to Russia |
On August 23, 1994, the Ministry of Justice of Norway agreed to extradite to Russia three Iranian nationals who hijacked an Aeroflot airliner to Oslo last year following a decision by the Norwegian... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
10 |
1994-10-01 |
United States, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Former Soviet Union |
Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism |
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Quebec Appellate Court Refuses U.S. Extradition Request Because Mandatory Sentence Violates Human Rights |
On August 25, 1994, the Quebec Court of Appeals held that the Canadian Government could not grant an extradition request by the U.S. Government because extradition in the circumstances contemplated... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
10 |
1994-10-01 |
Canada, United States |
Extradition, Human Rights, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Turkish Extradition Request to France Raises Issues |
On September 12, 1994, the Turkish Government requested the extradition of Dursan Karatas, the head of the left-wing urban terrorist organization, Dev-Sol. The request raises various issues of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
10 |
1994-10-01 |
France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey |
Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism, Murder |
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Canadian Supreme Court Decides Against Hearing Walker Appeal of Tort Suit against U.S. Government |
On August 25, 1994, the Supreme Court of Canada decided that it would not hear an appeal by Kenneth Walker of Richmond Hill, a Toronto suburb, against an appellate court decision reversing a lower-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
10 |
1994-10-01 |
Canada, United States, Chile, Bahamas, Ecuador |
Immunity, Jurisdiction, Fraud, Customs, Conspiracy |
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XVth Congress of International Penal Law Association Adopts Resolutions |
During September 5-10, 1994, the XVth Congress of the International Penal Law Association debated and passed resolutions on four principal and one newly added resolutions. More than 1,012... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
10 |
1994-10-01 |
World, Tunisia |
Environment, Human Rights, International Organizations, United Nations, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Courts, Computer Crimes |
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26 Countries Sign Declaration Promising Enhanced Criminal Cooperation against New Transnational Crimes |
On September 8, 1994 twenty-six countries at a meeting in Berlin of the Interior and Justice ministers signed a declaration, promising to assess the potential threat of nuclear smuggling, cooperate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
10 |
1994-10-01 |
Europe, Germany |
Immigration, Drugs & Trafficking, Mutual Legal Assistance, Smuggle, Weapons of Mass Destruction |