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United Kingdom: Enquiry into the Draft Europol Convention by the House of Lords (December 1994) |
Sub-Committee E (Law and Institutions) of the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities have decided to carry out an enquiry into the Draft Convention to establish Europol. The Sub... |
André Klip |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
United Kingdom |
International Organizations, Organized Crime, International Convention |
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U.S. Agency Announces Preparation of Regulations to Implement Chemical Weapons Treaty |
On December 23, 1994, the Bureau of Export Administration (BXA), U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it is developing regulations and procedures outlining industry obligations under the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
United States |
Arms Trafficking, Treaties, International Convention |
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Summit of the Americas Calls for International Enforcement Cooperation |
On December 11, 1994, at a meeting held for the governments in the Western Hemisphere, the heads of governments pledged to act against a number of criminal problems and strengthen enforcement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
World |
Money Laundering, Corruption, Environment, Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, International Courts, Asset Forfeiture, Bribery, Asset Seizure, International Cooperation, Drug Enforcement, International Convention, Economic Crimes |
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7 Governments Cooperate and Establish Anguillan Bank to Catch Organized Crime Operatives in Colombia and Italy |
On December 16, 1994, law enforcement officials in six countries announced an important law enforcement operation in which the United States and British Governments established a bank in Anguilla to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Canada, United States, Colombia, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Romania, Croatia, Gibraltar, Anguilla |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, United Nations, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement, Law Enforcement, Smuggle |
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Germany: Draft Action on the Co-operation with the international Tribunal for War Crimes in Former Yugoslavia (ITWCFY) |
Germany expressed its willingness to cooperate with the International Tribunal by preparing legislation which was submitted to Parliament 4 November 1994 (Entwurf eines Gosetzes über die... |
André Klip |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Germany, Netherlands, Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, War Crimes, International Courts |
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Swiss Government Initiates Criminal Investigation for Potential Violation of Bank Secrecy Laws |
On January 4,1994, it was revealed in the media that the Zurich public prosecutor is investigating the recent unauthorized disclosure of the identity of a Swiss bank client…(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Germany, Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Taxation, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
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Spain and Britain Agree to Develop Formal Arrangements to Combat Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering in Gibraltar |
On December 20, 1994, Britain and Spain reached an agreement to develop more formal arrangements for combating drug trafficking, money laundering, and illicit trade between Gibraltar and the Spanish... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Colombia, United Kingdom, Spain, Gibraltar |
Money Laundering, National Security, European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Customs |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS |
A. Books
1. Banking and Money Laundering
R.T. Naylor, Hot Money and the Politics of Debt. (Black Rose Bks. 1994, 532 pp.).
Ann Woolner, Washed in Gold The Story Behind the Biggest Money-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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OECD/Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters Will Take Effect April 1 |
On December 16, 1994, the Council of Europe confirmed that a convention on mutual assistance in tax matters will take effect on April 1, 1995 in the United States and the four Nordic states...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Canada, United States, Belgium, Japan, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, OECD |
Taxation, Treaties, International Convention |
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U.S. Army Accepts Guilty Plea and Life Imprisonment Sentence and Resolves Hand-Over Controversy with German State |
On December 19, 1994, the Army staff judge advocate accepted an offer of Mr. Smith, a G.I. in Germany, to plead guilty in exchange for life imprisonment, thereby resolving the controversy with the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
United States, Germany |
Extradition, Human Rights, Murder, Capital Punishment, Rape |
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Extradition Request from Germany in 1977 Hijacking Litigated in Norway |
In a classic extradition battle over a case involving international terrorism, Ms. Souhaila Sami Andrawes is fighting in the Norwegian courts and now in the Norwegian Supreme Court to block an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Spain, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Somalia, Lebanon, Bahrain, Cyprus, Norway, Scotland |
Extradition, Human Rights, Terrorism, Murder, Piracy |
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11th Circuit Rules that Statute of Limitations Does Not Bar Extradition to the Bahamas |
On August 3, 1994, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed by a 2 to 1 vote a decision holding a Jamaican national extraditable to the Bahamas, notwithstanding the "lapse... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
United States, Jamaica, Bahamas |
Administration of Justice, Extradition, Human Rights, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties |
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International Investigations and Security |
Following a global trend and particularly the rise of free trade agreements and globalization in the Western Hemisphere, firms providing international investigative, due diligence, and security (e.g... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
2 |
1995-02-01 |
United States, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Haiti, Panama |
Terrorism, Kidnaping, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Report of Council of Europe Conference on Money Laundering in States in Transition |
At a conference held November 29 through December 1, 1994, the participants in the Council of Europe Conference on Money Laundering in States in Transition adopted the following conclusions and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
Europe, Russia, Bulgaria |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy, Terrorism, United Nations, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Conferences, International Cooperation, International Convention, Financial Supervision |
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Debate over Dutch Alternative Drug Policy Ensues |
As other European Union countries such as Spain and Germany are undergoing candid discussions over alternative drug policies, the Dutch alternative drug policy, long the leader in the EU, is also... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal |
European Union, Drugs & Trafficking, Treaties, Drug Enforcement |
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Thai Prosecutors Dismiss Charges against Police in Saudi Jewelry Theft, Kidnapping, and Murder Cases |
Thai prosecutors in Bangkok have dismissed charges against three high-level police officers in a kidnapping and murder case that has continued to develop from a $20 million jewelry theft in Saudi... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
Saudi Arabia, Thailand |
Murder, Kidnaping, Theft, Smuggle |
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U.S. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TREATY DEVELOPMENTS |
In the international criminal treaty area the U.S. Government has had several developments.
On November 23, 1994, the U.S. and the Philippines concluded both a Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
Canada, United States, Mexico, Hungary, Philippines |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
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Buitenlandse Getuigen in Strafzaken (Witnesses Abroad in Criminal Matters), Gouda Quint bv, Arnhem, Willem Pompe Instituut, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1994, 453 pp. |
This book, which is written in Dutch with an English summary at the end, discusses gathering evidence from witnesses abroad in criminal cases in the Netherlands, Germany and the United States. The... |
Andre Klip |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
United States, Germany, Netherlands |
Mutual Legal Assistance, Book Review |
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U.S. Government Prepares Initiative with Central American on Recovery and Return of Stolen Vehicles |
The Clinton Administration is planning an initiative to persuade Central American governments to cooperate in the recovery and return of stolen vehicles from the United States...(more) |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
United States, Mexico, Central America |
Mutual Legal Assistance, Organized Crime, Treaties, Smuggle, Vehicles |
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China Starts Crackdown on Maritime Piracy |
In an effort to combat a rise in maritime piracy, Chinese officials set a November 30, 1994 deadline for pirates to surrender themselves and their vessels to authorities in exchange for lenient... |
Bruce Zagaris |
11 |
1 |
1995-01-01 |
China, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia |
International Organizations, Maritime, Law Enforcement, Piracy |