Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Draft Model Law to Implement Basel Hazardous Waste Transportation Convention Is Approved On December 2, experts from the signatory countries of the Basel Convention on the Transport of Hazardous Wastes approved a draft law on the transport of hazardous waste from one country to another... 8 19 1992-12-01 World Counterfeiting, Environment, Legislation, Treaties
International Credit Card Fraud Boosts Industrial Security for Anti-Fraud Measures As a result of the rise in international credit card fraud, one initiative of the credit card industry worldwide has been designing, developing and implementing new technology to combat the ability... 8 10 1992-12-01 World Fraud
U.S. Diplomat Incurs Fine for Illegal Ivory Imports On December 10, 1992, the U.S. District Court in Baltimore imposed a fine of $1,000 on Kenneth A. Loff, who pled guilty to bringing hundreds of pieces of banned ivory into the U.S. from his... 8 10 1992-12-01 Africa, United States Penalties, Wildlife Smuggle
Stowaways – Threatening to Become an Epidemic Stowaways, we are warned, are fast becoming a problem of epidemic proportions. Whether opportunist individuals seeking a better life elsewhere or the product of elaborate collective crime systems,... 8 10 1992-12-01 World Border Security, Maritime
Establishment of War Crimes Tribunal Imminent On December 15, 1992, in Stockholm during the meeting of ministers of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, calls by the United Nations and the United States to establish a tribunal... 8 10 1992-12-01 Former Yugoslavia International Criminal Tribunal, Prosecution, United Nations, War Crimes
Noriega Is Classified as a Prisoner of War and Geneva Convention is Ruled Self-Executing On December 8, 1992, U.S. District Judge William Hoeveler ruled that Manual Antonio Noriega is a prisoner of war (POW) and that the Geneva Conventions on the conduct of law of war are self-executing... 8 10 1992-12-01 Nicaragua, United States Prisoner Rights, Prosecution
Brazilian Government Announces its Intent to Revise U.S. Extradition Treaty Due to U.S. Abductions On September 24, 1992, Brazilian Justice Minister Celio Borja stated that he wants to renegotiate and revise the extradition treaty signed between Brazil and the United States. Borja wants to clarify... 8 11 1992-11-01 Brazil, United States Extradition, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Jurisdiction, Kidnaping, Treaties
Bar Panel Considers U.S. Extradition Policy and Whether Corrective Legislation Is Needed in the Aftermath of Alvarez-Machain Case to Regularize Rendition Policies On October 28, 1992, several bar committees sponsored a lively discussion on U.S. extradition policy in the aftermath of the case of U.S. v. Alvarez-Machain. Ralph G. Steinhardt, Associate Professor... 8 11 1992-11-01 United States Extradition, Human Rights, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Kidnaping, Legislation, Prosecution, Sovereignty, Treaties
Panama Rejects U.S. Extradition for Colombian Drug Trafficker Panamanian Attorney General Rogelio Cruz rejected a U.S. extradition request against Ramon Tejada Alvarez, known as ‘El Viejo’, a Colombian citizen who is wanted by the U.S. government on charges of... 8 11 1992-11-01 Panama, United States Deportation, Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Investigation, Prosecution
Peru Releases Carlos Wittgreen in Spite of Panama’s Extradition Request Peruvian authorities have released Carlos Wittgreen, a Panamanian business and Noriega collaborator, who is charged with murder in Panama. Interpol arrested Wittgreen on corruption charges in Lima on... 8 11 1992-11-01 Panama, Peru Arrest, Corruption, Extradition, International Law, Murder
International White Collar Crime Developments: A Booming Time The international arena has experienced a dramatic growth in the white collar law area. This growth is attributed to several developments: globalization has facilitated travel, transmission of... Bruce Zagaris 8 11 1992-11-01 World Asset Forfeiture, Drugs & Trafficking, Environment, Evidence Gathering, Extradition, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Money Laundering, Transfer of Prisoners
Canada’s Extradition Act Amendments Take Effect On November 2, 1992, the Honorable Kim Campbell, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Member for Vancouver Center, announced that the amendments to the Extradition Act, passed by... 8 11 1992-11-01 Canada Extradition, Legislation
Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Reaches Agreement to Implement International Standards and Establish a Secretariat On November 5-6, 1992, twenty-six governments at a meeting of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force in Kingston endorsed a declaration (the “Kingston Declaration on Money Laundering”), agreed to... 8 11 1992-11-01 Caribbean Asset Forfeiture, Drugs & Trafficking, FATF, Legislation, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties
U.S. Requests Extradition of Colombians Arrested in Operation Green Ice U.S. authorities have initiated actions leading to extradition to the United States of four Colombians arrested in Costa Rica on September 24, 1992. The Colombians supposedly are linked to the... 8 11 1992-11-01 Colombia, Costa Rica, United States Arrest, Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition, Freezing of Assets, Money Laundering, Organized Crime
Committee on International Criminal Law Hears Update on State Department’s International Enforcement Activities and on Application to U.S. Bill of Rights Abroad in Criminal Cases On October 30, 1992, the Committee on International Criminal Law held a meeting during the Fall meeting of the Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association. Bob Harris, Department of State’s... 8 11 1992-11-01 United States Extradition, International Criminal and Comparative Law, Kidnaping, Murder, Mutual Legal Assistance, Terrorism, Treaties
New U.S. Money Laundering Law Has Several International Provisions On October 28, 1992, President Bush signed into law HR 5334, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, which contains new money laundering provisions that have significant international... 8 11 1992-11-01 United States Financial Crimes, Legislation, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance
Panama Arrests International Arms Trafficker Panamanian Technical Judicial Police have arrested alleged arms dealer Andres Guevara after following him since August, Guevara is charged with arms dealing. He apparently specialized in mobilizing... 8 11 1992-11-01 Panama Arms Trafficking, Border Security, Bribery, Customs
Germany Enacts New Money Laundering Law On September 15, 1992 the Federal Republic of Germany joined the ranks of a growing number of countries that outlawed money laundering. Money laundering had not been illegal in Germany. However,... Heidi Gramckow 8 11 1992-11-01 Germany Drugs & Trafficking, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Prosecution
American Bar Association Section of International Law and Properties and Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities – Report to the Board of Governors Two sections of the American Bar Association have adopted the following recommendation on the prosecution of war crimes in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Resolved, that the American Bar Association support the... 8 11 1992-11-01 Former Yugoslavia, United States Evidence Sharing, Human Rights, Investigation, Prosecution, United Nations, War Crimes
FinCEN Identifies and Warns of Increasing Use of Money Orders to Initiate Laundering In the current issue of its periodical publication TRENDS, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has identified and warned that drug money launderers are... 8 11 1992-11-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking, Financial Crimes, Money Laundering

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