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Attorney General Reno and Sen. Biden Indicate New Directions in U.S. International Drug Policy |
On May 7, 1993, Attorney General Janet Reno and Senator Joe Biden, head of the Senate International Narcotics Policy Caucus, signaled their displeasure with U.S. international drug policy and vowed... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States |
Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Drug Enforcement |
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U.N. Secretary General Issues Draft War Crimes Tribunal Statute |
On May 3, 1993 the United Nations Secretary General released a report with an accompanying draft proposed statute to establish a War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The speed with which... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Immunity, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, International Criminal Tribunal |
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Jamaica and Caribbean Posed to Act against Criminal Deportees |
On May 15, 1993, Jamaican National Security and Justice Minister, Keith Knight, defended efforts by his government to enact legislation to monitor and supervise the movement of criminal deportees.... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Caribbean, Jamaica |
Transfer of Prisoners, Deportation, Legislation |
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Organized Crime Symposium Examines Russian Organized Crime |
On March 9, 1993, a symposium chaired by Professor Abraham Abramovsky was held at Fordham University School of Law, on the subject of the so called Russian organized crime in the United States. The... |
Gregory Osinoff |
9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States, Russia |
Immigration, Organized Crime |
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Germany and Poland Conclude Migration Enforcement Cooperation Agreement |
On May 7, Interior Minister Rudolf Seiters announced that Germany has signed a treaty with Poland that day that will permit it to reject at the border and deport as many as 10,000 rejected asylum... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
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North Cypriot Polly Peck Official Becomes Fugitive |
On May 4, 1993, Asil Nadir, embarrassed the British Government and the Serious Fraud Office by fleeing Britain to Northern Cyprus thereby making one of the biggest-ever scheduled fraud trial in... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United Kingdom, Cyprus |
Fraud, Asset Seizure, Arrest, Prosecution |
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Germany and Poland Conclude Migration Enforcement Cooperation Agreement |
On May 7, Interior Minister Rudolf Seiters announced that Germany has signed a treaty with Poland that day that will permit it to reject at the border and deport as many as 10,000 rejected asylum... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Germany, Poland |
Immigration, Treaties, Border Security, Asylum |
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Tips for Research in International Criminal Law |
Research in international criminal law has become increasingly convenient as the field has experienced enormous growth. This brief paper discusses tips in research from primarily a U.S. perspective.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
World |
Treaties, International Criminal and Comparative Law, International Law |
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U.S. Issues New Antifraud Passport |
The United States Department of State has announced the issuance of a new antifraud passport. The new passport will have a green fabric cover rather than the blue cardboard. The inside pages will be... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States |
Counterfeiting, Immigration, Organized Crime, Fraud |
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U.S. CFTC and Netherlands Finance Sign Mutual Enforcement Cooperation Agreement on Commodities Futures Trading |
On April 29, 1993, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it and the Netherlands Finance Ministry signed a mutual cooperation agreement concerning enforcement matters.... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States, Netherlands |
Fraud, International Cooperation, Investigation |
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European Community Introduces New Enforcement Mechanisms to Fight Increasing Fraud against the Community |
As fraud against the Community Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the European Community generally is dramatically rising, the EC is introducing new legal forms of cooperation and new technology. On... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Europe |
Fraud, International Cooperation, Customs, Prosecution |
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U.S. Congressional Tax Committees Press IRS to Stiffen International Tax Enforcement |
On April 27 and 28, 1993, the Administration ironically tried to defend their international tax enforcement plans against attack that the Administration was not doing enough. On April 27, the... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States |
Tax Enforcement |
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OCED Will Issue Guidelines and Begin an Initiative to Curb Bribery in International Transactions |
On April 27, 1993, an official of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced that the OECD is preparing a recommendation to help curb bribes in international trade and... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
OECD |
Money Laundering, Bribery, Sanctions, OECD |
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U.S. Court Upholds Summons and Enforcement of Mexican Tax Request, Strengthening Validity of TIEA Procedures |
On May 11, 1993, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division, in a decision by Fileman B. Vela, upheld an IRS summons to obtain U.S. bank documents under the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
United States, Mexico |
Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Investigation |
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Taiwan Progresses in Seizing Illegal Videos in Response to US Pressure |
On May 10, the Taiwanese Government Information Office supervised the destruction of 100,000 illegal and pirated videos and laser discs from Hong Kong, Great Britain and the U.S. The Government... |
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9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Taiwan |
Intellectual Property |
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Bangkok Human Rights Conference Adopts Declaration in Preparation for International Convention, Calling into Question International Enforcement |
The Asian Regional Meeting for the Second World Conference on Human Rights, which included delegates from 49 countries, was held in Bangkok from March 29 to April 2, 1993. The conference was held in... |
Kimberly Jeneece Jenkins |
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5 |
1993-05-01 |
World, Thailand |
Human Rights, Conferences, Sovereignty |
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CICAD Annual Meeting Decides to Establish Group to Evaluate CICAD and Recommend Future Action |
On March 9-12, 1993, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) held its thirteenth annual meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica. This account... |
Bruce Zagaris |
9 |
5 |
1993-05-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Money Laundering, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Conferences, International Cooperation |
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Nicaraguan Embassy Seized in Costa Rica; Extraditions Sought |
The Nicaraguan Government Minister reported to the press on March 24 his government’s intention to request extradition of five individuals who seized the Nicaraguan Embassy in Costa Rica on March 8.... |
Maureen Walsh |
9 |
4 |
1993-04-01 |
Costa Rica, Nicaragua |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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Philippines and South Korea Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Results in U.S. Promise to Improve Trade Relations with the Philippines |
On April 6, 1993, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that the U.S. has made a commitment to improving the status of the Philippines on its annual list of countries that... |
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9 |
4 |
1993-04-01 |
United States, South Korea, Philippines |
Intellectual Property, Piracy, Copyright, Legislation |
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German Courts Narrowly Construe Rule of Specialty |
In three recent extradition cases, German courts interpreted the so-called rule of specialty in Article 14 of the European Convention on Extradition of December 12, 1957. These decisions are the... |
Bertold L. Baer |
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4 |
1993-04-01 |
Germany |
Extradition, Prosecution |