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Mexican Government Publicizes Enforcement of Intellectual Property Law |
In the wake of the commencement of the North America Free Trade Agreement, which went into effect on January 1, 1994 and contains unprecedented harsh intellectual property rights enforcement... |
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10 |
2 |
1994-02-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Intellectual Property, Law Enforcement, Trade Crimes, Copyright |
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U.S., Italy and Panama Cooperate in Dismantling Cali Cartel Laundering Ring |
In an interview on January 20, 1994, Panamanian President Guillermo Endara disclosed that Panamanian authorities were informed and "indirectly" assisted Italian police in dismantling an important... |
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10 |
2 |
1994-02-01 |
Colombia, Italy, Panama |
Money Laundering, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Law Enforcement |
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: El Salvador Protests U.S. Gov.?s Assistance to Fugitive U.S. Soldier Charged with Murder |
On January 29, 1994, the Salvadoran police and judicial authorities criticized and protested the assistance the U.S. Government allegedly gave to U.S. Major Mike Lopez who illegally fled El Salvador... |
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10 |
2 |
1994-02-01 |
El Salvador |
Immunity, Murder |
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Hong Kong Cooperates with Europe on Illegal Immigrants |
Hong Kong immigration controls are considered effective by many countries, mainly because the use of Hong Kong as a springboard to illegally enter countries in Europe and America has diminished... |
Sharla Leigh Evert |
10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, Europe, Hong Kong |
Immigration, International Cooperation, Smuggle, Border Security |
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Swiss Government Proposes Strengthening Anti-Money Laundering Law and Reducing Confidentiality |
On January 12, 1994, the Swiss Government proposed additional major changes to its banking laws that would permit foreigners increased access to information in cases where such governments suspect... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy |
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Prisoner Transfer Treaties and the Witness Security Program |
On November 18, 1993, the Committee on International Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association and the Committee on International Criminal Law, Section of International Law, D.... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States |
Transfer of Prisoners, Conferences, Witness Protection |
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Prisoner Transfer Treaties: the Year in Review |
According to the official State Department figures, in 1992, 2,878 U.S. citizens were arrested abroad. This was a 5.6% drop from the 1991 total of 3,050. However, these figures do not reflect the... |
Richard D. Atkins, Esq. |
10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
World, United States |
Transfer of Prisoners, Prisoner Rights, Treaties, Drug Enforcement, Arrest |
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U.S. Issues Warning to Warring Factions to Comply with War Crimes Tribunal |
On January 16, 1994, Madeline K. Albright, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, issued a warning to Serbia and other warring parties that, unless they cooperate fully in the prosecution of officers... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, Serbia, Bosnia |
United Nations, War Crimes, Sanctions, Prosecution |
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International Drug Rivalry Grows in Curacao as EU Contemplates Action |
The European Union (EU) has acted to resist the proliferation of drug trafficking in the Caribbean through measures such as the establishment of the Caribbean FinancialAction Task Force (CFATF),... |
Sharla Leigh Evert |
10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
Curaçao |
Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Robbery, Violence |
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IRS International Tax Training Materials Released Under FOIA |
Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers has obtained updated international tax training materials from the IRS pursuant to Freedom of information Act requess; and it is publishing these materials in their... |
Charles M. Bruce |
10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States |
Taxation, Training, FOIA |
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U.S. Court Construes French Extradition Order to Permit Trial of Ex-Banker Billman on Fraud |
On January 4, 1994, in a major victory for the U.S. Court, a federal court in Baltimore construed a French extradition order permitting prosecution of ex-banker Tom J. Billman for mail and wire fraud... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, France |
Extradition, Fraud, Conspiracy, Racketeering/RICO |
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Bahrain Central Bank Criticizes New Lockerbie Sanctions |
On December 24, 1993, the media reported that Bahrain’s Central Bank has objected to and criticized the U.S. Government for freezing assets held by a Bahraini bank with Libyan connections. The... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, Bahrain, Libya |
Terrorism, Sanctions |
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French Rejection of Swiss Extradition Request and Release of Iranians Accused of Terrorist Acts Triggers Diplomatic Protests |
On December 31, 1993, the Swiss Government protested the release and expulsion to Iran of two Iranians whose extradition the Swiss Government had requested in connection with the 1990 assassination... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
France, Switzerland, Iran |
Extradition, Terrorism, International Cooperation |
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Bibliography |
This article provides a bibliography of recently released books, articles and documents…[more] |
Bruce Zagaris |
10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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Germany Publicizes Extradition Request from Lebanon of Suspect in 1986 Disco Bombing |
On January 5, 1994, German prosecutors publicized their unsuccessful efforts until now to extradite from Lebanon a key suspect in the 1986 bombing of a Berlin discotheque that killed three people and... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, Germany, Lebanon, Libya |
Extradition, Terrorism, Prosecution |
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Mexico Announces Arrest of Alleged Rapist |
On December 17, 1993, the Mexican Office of the Attorney General announced that agents of the Federal Judicial Police arrested Serapio Zuniga Rios on December 15, 1993 in accordance with the warrant... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Extradition, Kidnaping, International Cooperation, Rape, Abuse of Children |
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French-Belgian Cooperation in Murder Case Hits Paydirt for Arms Trafficking |
On December 21, 1993, judicial assistance between the French and Belgian governments resulted in unexpected bonanzas with two arrests and a discovery of an arms cache. A French rogatory commission... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
France, Belgium |
Extradition, Murder, Arms Trafficking, International Cooperation |
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U.S. Court Grants Relief to Chinese Witness Due to Human Rights Violence and U.S. Government Misconduct in Major Drug Case Snafu |
On October 6, 1993, in an extraordinary 131-page opinion by U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick, the U.S. District Court granted injunctive relief to Mr. Wang Zong Xiao, a national of the People’s... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, China |
Drugs & Trafficking, Prisoner Rights, International Cooperation, Prosecution |
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OECD Delays Initiative on Foreign Bribery |
Despite demands by the United States Government at the end of 1993 that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development adopt a code promulgating a set of binding recommendations to take... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
United States, OECD |
Corruption, Bribery, OECD |
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Privy Council Decision on Jamaica Death Row Inmates Results in Death Row Reprieve in Trinidad and Threats in Barbados |
The recent decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the Earl Pratt and Ivan Morgan cases already has had an impact in the implementation of death penalty cases in the Commonwealth... |
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10 |
1 |
1994-01-01 |
Caribbean, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago |
Human Rights, Prisoner Rights |