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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. and Florida Begin Implementation of Program to Deport Prisoners Certain non-violent offenders, jailed for drug-related crimes, will be released from Florida prisons and deported back to their countries of origin. The program was initiated on June 29, 1994, and... 10 7 1994-07-01 United States, Mexico, Latin America and South America Immigration, Transfer of Prisoners, Drugs & Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, Deportation
Council of Europe Acts Against Foreign Corruption Ministers of Justice from the Council of Europe 19th Conference in La Valetta adopted a resolution to combat foreign corruption. The conference was on June 15, 1994, and is especially significant... 10 7 1994-07-01 Europe Corruption, Administration of Justice, International Organizations, European Union, International Cooperation
U.S. Obtains Espionage Conviction for Former State Department Employee for Passing Information in Liberian Conflict Geneva Jones, a former secretary at the US Department of State pled guilty to espionage charges. She was charged with 21 counts of theft and two counts of giving sensitive information to a rebel... 10 7 1994-07-01 United States, Liberia National Security, Economic Espionage, Theft, Crimes, International Crimes
21 Stowaways Reach Montreal from La Havre as La Havre Announces Step to Reinforce Security Conditions A vessel arriving in Montreal from La Havre, France on May 5, 1994, with Romanian stowaways, was the largest group to arrive in Canada this year. These stowaways are expected to claim refugee status... 10 7 1994-07-01 Canada, France, Romania Maritime, Immigration, National Security, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Crimes
Appellate Court Upholds Deportation of Chinese Stowaways Aboard the Golden Venture A hearing was held on May 9, 1994, which discussed the immigration status of survivors of the Golden Venture. The hearing suggested that survivors could not seek a class-action appeal, which will... 10 7 1994-07-01 United States, China Maritime, Immigration, Deportation
New Maritime Law Association President Requests More Reasonable Treatment of Stowaway Issues Chester D. Hooper, president of the Maritime Law Association suggested that Congress hold hearings regarding the presence of stowaways aboard ships, and their requests for political asylum upon their... 10 7 1994-07-01 United States Administration of Justice, Maritime, Immigration, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Crimes
Texas Becomes Latest State to Sue U.S. Government over Prisoner and Illegal Alien Costs Following the lead of three other states, on May 26, 1994 Texas announced plans to sue the Federal Government to recover costs of public services for jailing and other services to illegal immigrants... 10 6 1994-06-01 United States Immigration, Transfer of Prisoners, Border Security, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, U.S. Federal Government
The Practice of International Prisoner Transfer Treaties This article provides a summary of the comments of Richard Douglas, Esq., a managing attorney at Latour and Associates and a board member of the Federal Bar Association, at a Bar Association meeting... Erika Ellertson Barnes 10 6 1994-06-01 World Transfer of Prisoners, Treaties, International Cooperation, Border Security, U.S. Federal Government
53 Mexican Citizens Are Transferred to Mexico On June 3, 1994, 53 Mexican citizens imprisoned in the U.S. for committing crimes in the United States were transferred to Mexican prisons. Attorney General Janet Reno explained that the transfer... 10 6 1994-06-01 United States, Mexico Transfer of Prisoners, International Cooperation, Border Security, U.S. Federal Government
Florida Becomes First State in a Move to Deport Illegal Aliens before the Expiration of their Prison Term On June 8, 1994, Florida became the first state in the United States to start deporting illegal immigrants imprisoned for nonviolent offenses while living unlawfully in the U.S. The main motivation... 10 6 1994-06-01 United States Immigration, Transfer of Prisoners, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Cooperation, Deportation, U.S. Federal Government
U.S. Antiterrorism Efforts Neglect Informants The United States has long relied on foreign informants to assist U.S. antiterrorism efforts. However its poor handling of informants and reluctance to properly reward them may result in even fewer... Erika Ellertson Barnes 10 6 1994-06-01 United States Intelligence, National Security, Terrorism, Law Enforcement, Witness Protection, U.S. Federal Government
ICC Commercial Crime Bureau to Increase Investigations against Fraud in Prime Bank Instruments On May 26, 1994, Mr. Eric Ellen, director of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce, announced a new initiative to combat the growing fraud involving bank letters of credit and guarantees... 10 6 1994-06-01 World Counterfeiting, Maritime, Fraud, Financial Crimes, International Banking Supervision, Piracy
Thailand Proposes a New Money Laundering Law Despite the slow way that it has tackled drug money laundering in the past, the Royal Thai Government seems to be adopting a tougher approach to tackling drug trafficking with its consideration the... Scott MacDonald 10 6 1994-06-01 Thailand Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Economic Integration, Smuggle, Legislation
Panamanian Supreme Court Denies Request to Freeze Bank Accounts in the Colon Free Zone On June 1, 1994, the Panamanian Supreme Court denied a request of the Dutch Government to freeze bank accounts of businesses in the Colon Free Zone, which are the subject of investigations by... 10 6 1994-06-01 Colombia, Netherlands, Panama Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, International Cooperation, Freezing of Assets
Colombia Reimposes Bans on Certain Drug Use and Convicts Juan David Ochoa During the beginning of June 1994, Colombia continued to undergo dynamic developments in drug control as it reasserted prohibitions on drug use in the aftermath of the decision of the Constitutional... 10 6 1994-06-01 Colombia Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Penalties, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Legislation
HONLEA Adjourns Sixth Annual Meeting amid Disputes about Place of Next Meeting On June 5, 1994, the heads of anti-drug agencies in the Americas, at their sixth meeting of the Organization Changed with Combatting Illicit Drug Trafficking (HONLEA) concluded its meeting after four... 10 6 1994-06-01 North America, Latin America and South America Drugs & Trafficking, Conferences, International Cooperation
OAS Initiates Project Against Foreign Aspects of Corruption During its General Assembly in Belem, Brazil, that started on June 5, 1994, the Organization of American States considered a proposal to form a working group to prepare model legislation against... 10 6 1994-06-01 North America, Latin America and South America Corruption, Human Rights, International Organizations, Economic Integration, Economic Crimes, Legislation
EU Ministers Discuss Practical Implementation of Schengen Agreement On April 26, 1994, ministers responsible for the Schengen agreement, which embraces the Benelux countries, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, and Portugal, met in executive committee in Bonn to... 10 6 1994-06-01 European Union Border Security, Data Sharing, European Union, International Cooperation
OECD Adopts Proposals Against Corruption of Foreign Government Officials On May 27, 1994, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in a statement expressed that its members have agreed on recommendations on steps to try to prevent bribery of foreign... 10 6 1994-06-01 OECD Corruption, Bribery, International Cooperation, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, OECD
English Appellate Court Reverses Arms Export Conviction On May 23, 1994, an English appellate court overturned the convictions of two company executives, who were convicted in 1991 of conspiring to sell "nuclear triggers" to Iraq. The recent decision was... 10 6 1994-06-01 United Kingdom Arms Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, Victims Compensation, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, Undercover Operations

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