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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
European Commission Adopts a European Action Plan to Combat Illicit Drugs Mr. Flynn, Commissioner responsible for Justice and Home Affairs, adopted a Communication proposed on June 8, 1994. In this Communication, Flynn sets forth a new framework on a European Action Plan... 10 8 1994-08-01 World, Europe International Organizations, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, International Crimes
U.S., Switzerland Agree To Increase Exchange of Information in Tax Matters The U.S. Department of Treasury and the Government of Switzerland established an agreement on July 29, 1994 to increase the exchange of information on a wide variety of tax matters, primarily to... 10 8 1994-08-01 United States, Switzerland Taxation, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision
OECD Survey of Tax Information Exchange Shows More Active Cooperation The Committee on Fiscal Affairs of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development studied the exchange of tax information between OECD countries and released a report on the findings on... 10 8 1994-08-01 World, OECD International Organizations, Taxation, Economic Integration, Tax Enforcement, International Crimes
Jordan Will Try National for Murder of Wife in U.S. While Return of Children Is Undecided Mohammad Ismail Abequa, charged with murder of his wife, is the subject of an extradition battle between the United States and Jordan. Instead of returning Abequa to the United States, the Jordanian... 10 8 1994-08-01 United States, Jordan Extradition, Murder, Mutual Legal Assistance, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Cooperation, International Law
U.K. Court Overturns Decision to Extradite to the U.S. Due to Delay by U.S. in Requesting Extradition United Kingdom officials overturned a request for extradition to the United States for a person from the United Kingdom. The person in question had been discovered with offenses between 1983 and 1984... 10 8 1994-08-01 United States, United Kingdom Extradition, International Cooperation, International Law
U.S.-Canadian Cooperation Results in Telemarketing Fraud Indictments of Gemstone Fraud U.S. Attorney David M. Barasch announced on July 20, 1994, that a jury in Pennsylvania indicted 44 people involved in an international gemstone telemarketing investment scam involving approximately... 10 8 1994-08-01 Canada, United States Mutual Legal Assistance, Fraud, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Financial Crimes, International Crimes
Germany Reports Seizure of Russian Origin Plutonium In May 1994, German authorities discovered plutonium-239 in the garage of Adolph Jaekle, sheding light on the rise of plutonium on the market, which has the potential to reach unstable regimes.... 10 8 1994-08-01 Germany, Russia Trade Enforcement, United Nations, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Trade Crimes, Weapons of Mass Destruction
German Interior Minister Sets EU Priorities in Justice and Home Affairs Dr. Kurt Schelter, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry in the Interior, in an address before the European Commission on June 1, 1994, discussed "Current priorities of the German Presidency for... 10 8 1994-08-01 Europe, Germany International Organizations, European Union, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, Crimes
European Justice Council Meets The European Justice Council released a report of the details of their meeting on June 20, 1994. The report contains valuable information regarding the creation of a new computer system with... 10 7 1994-07-01 Europe Administration of Justice, Extradition, Immigration, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking
UN Human Rights Investigator Calls for International Tribunal to Prosecute Rwandan War Crimes An international tribunal to adjudicate military and political officials who violated law of war in Rwanda was called by UN human rights investigator, Mr. Rene Degni-Segui on June 30, 1994. The... 10 7 1994-07-01 World, United States, Rwanda Human Rights, United Nations, War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts
UN Finally Agrees to Appoint War Crimes Prosecutor Richard J. Goldstone was approved for his appointment as Chief Prosecutor for the Tribunal for the Prosecution of Crimes in Former Yugoslavia in the United Nations Security Council on July 8, 1994.... 10 7 1994-07-01 World, Former Yugoslavia United Nations, War Crimes, International Courts
Secretary-General Forwards Final Report of War Crimes Commission of Exports The final report of the Commission of Experts for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia to the President of the Security Council was drafted on May 27, 1994, by the United Nations Secretary General... 10 7 1994-07-01 Former Yugoslavia, Former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe Human Rights, International Organizations, United Nations, War Crimes, Securities Law
Financial Action Task Force Extends Mandate and Predicate Offenses The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its yearly report for 1993-94 which decided that it will continue for 5 more years with specific concentration on monitoring of members’ progress in... 10 7 1994-07-01 World Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision, FATF
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Amending the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to Allow Civil Actions Against Terrorist States The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice held a hearing on June 21, 1994, to assess and make necessary changes on the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to eliminate... Mark S. Zaid 10 7 1994-07-01 United States Jurisdiction, National Security, Terrorism, Torture
Cases Show International Bank Fraud Plagues the Carribean Recent international bank fraud in Panama and Jamaica indicate the strong presence of bank fraud in small economies in the Caribbean. They are specifically vulnerable because of factors relating to... 10 7 1994-07-01 Latin America and South America, Caribbean, Jamaica, Panama Bank Secrecy, Fraud, Financial Crimes, International Banking Supervision, International Crimes
Forced Labor by Americans in Japanese Prison for Private Companies Is Under Investigation A meeting of the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights, and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on June 10, 1994, discussed allegations that... 10 7 1994-07-01 United States, Japan Human Rights, Prisoner Rights, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Convention, Trade Crimes
Congressional Hearing Reveals U.S. Narcotics Policy in the Western Hemisphere A meeting on June 22, 1994, highlighted and explored the United States’ international narcotics policy in the Western Hemisphere during the Clinton Administration. The problem of reduced resources... 10 7 1994-07-01 United States, Latin America and South America, Colombia, Peru Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement, International Law, International Crimes
International Tax Enforcement in the Western Hemisphere Continues Tax compliance, relating to transnational investment is gaining momentum in Latin America, specifically in Canada, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, and Brazil. Multilateral development banks are... 10 7 1994-07-01 United States, Latin America and South America Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, International Banking Supervision
Court Cites Flight of Billman as Reason for Harsh Sentence Judge J. Frederick Motz is initiating a 40 year sentence for Tom J. Billman for defrauding $25 million from Community Savings and Loan during the mid-1980s. This is the harshest sentence imposed to... 10 7 1994-07-01 United States Extradition, Fraud, White Collar Crime, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision
Germany Enacts Law Criminalizing Insider Trading The German upper house of Parliament decided on July 8, 1994, that insider trading will be criminalized and punishable by imprisonment for up to five years. The Federal Supervisory Office for... 10 7 1994-07-01 Germany Trade Enforcement, Securities Law, Economic Integration, Securities Trade Enforcement, Financial Supervision

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