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Luxembourg Defers Signing The Mutual Assistance in Tax Convention Pending A Decision to Enact Legislation to Lift Bank Secrecy |
A report of Commission of Financial Affairs of the Lower House Luxemboug states that Luxemboug is prepared to sign the Council of Europe and OECD Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax... |
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7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
Luxembourg |
Bank Secrecy, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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IRS Starts International Compliance Analysis Division |
On August 28, the Internal Revenue Service annoucned the establishment of a Compliance Analysis Division within the Office of the Assistant Commissioner (International) to identify global economic... |
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7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
United States |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, Tax Havens |
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ABA CJS Committee on International Criminal Law Forms Administration of Justice Subcommittee |
On September 21, 1991, the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section's Committee on International Criminal Law met in Washington, D.C. It discussed the following matters...(more)... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
United States |
International Crimes, International Law |
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Panel Finds U.S. Embargo of Tuna From Mexico Violates GATT |
A three-member GATT panel found the U.S. enforcement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to ban the importation of yellowfin tuna from Mexico violates the GEneral Agreement on Tariffs &... |
Phyllis E. Andes |
7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
Mexico, United States |
International Cooperation, International Law, Witness Protection |
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U.S. Bans Imports on Drift Net Fish |
On September 18, the Bush Administration issused regulations that ban imports of fish caught with huge "drift nets," some of which cover as much as thirty miles of ocean, inadvertently catching and... |
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7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
United States |
Environment, Wildlife |
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Isle of Man Financial Services Act Progresses Towards Enactment and Will Provide Strict Regulation for Non-Resident Offshore Companies |
A Financial Services ACt modeled on the U.K. Financial Services Act is moving towards enactment sometime in 1992. The bill will require non-resident companies to obtain a license and would enable... |
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7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
Isle of Man |
Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Offshore Banking |
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Noriega Gets Rolling with Court Ruling that Classified Documents Concerning Noriega's Ties to U.S. Intelligence Agencies Are Relevant |
The Noriega trial has begun with its attendant publicity and raising many issues, including the utility of trying such a major figure in the United States and making deals with so many high-level... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
Panama |
Drugs & Trafficking, Indictment, Intelligence, Prosecution |
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The Alleged Transnational Criminal - TOPIC II. Investigation, Prosecution and Defense of Transnational Crimes. |
Summary of Proceedings:
The Role of Interpol: Serge Sarbourin, Interpol Headquarters explained that there has never been a more challenging, dynamic time for Interpol. Interpo must ensure that the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
World |
Crimes, International Crimes |
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MacMullen's Habeas Corupus Petition Granted to Stop Extradition |
On July 17, 1991, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in a dedcision by Judge Robert Ward granted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by Peter Gabriel John McMullen on... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
United Kingdom, United States |
Extradition |
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U.S. Senate Approves Protocol to Canada-U.S. Extradition Treaty |
On April 24, 1991, President Bush transmitted to the Senate for ratification the Protocal signed at Ottawa on January 11, 1988, amending the Treaty on Extradition Between the United States of America... |
Sarah Barber |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Canada, United States |
Extradition, Treaties |
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Congress Scrutinizes Justice Department Memorandum Authorizing Kidnapping and other Alternatives to Extraditions |
Facing a contempt proceeding by the House Judiciary Subcommittee, the United States Department of Justice has provided to Congress as 29-page opinion prepared in June 21, 1989 that justifies... |
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7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
United States |
Crimes, Extradition, Kidnaping |
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ABA Committee Explores Interaction Between International Human Rights Law and International Criminal Law |
On August 13, 1991, the Committee on International Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association, along with the counterpart Committee in the Section of International Law and... |
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7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
European Union, United States, World |
Human Rights, International Crimes, International Law |
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Mexico-U.S. Integrated Environment Plan for Mexico-U.S. Border Area |
On August 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretaria de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecologia (SEDUE) released a working draft of the Integrated Environmental Plan. One chapter discusses... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Environment, International Cooperation |
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Further Enforcement Efforts to Curb Driftnet Fishing by South Pacific States |
Thursday, August 1, 1991, the Senate passed by voice vote legisltation that would require the President to impose economic sanctions on countries that employ drift net fishing. The "Driftnet... |
Sarah Barber |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Japan, Korea, Taiwan, United States |
Environment, International Cooperation |
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International Center for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy In Vancouver Becomes a United Nations Affiliate |
On July 11, 1991, the Honourable Kim Campbell, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, announced that the International Centre for Criminal... |
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7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Canada, World |
Crimes, Criminal Procedure/Proceedings, United Nations |
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U.N. Announces Gulf War Claims Procedure: An Analysis and Practical Observations |
On August 2, 1991, exactly one year after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission transmitted ground-breaking decisions to the members of the U.... |
Chris Whaling |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Iraq, United States, World |
INTERPOL, International Cooperation, Seizure, Settlement, Sovereignty, United Nations |
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Austria and Switzerland Sign European Laundering Convention |
On July and August 23, 1991, the Government of Austria and Switzerland respectively signed the European Laundering Convention, brining to fifteen the total of signatory states. The signing by these... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Austria, Switzerland |
European Union, Money Laundering |
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U.K. Government Intervenes on Behalf of Hong Kong in the John Does Case |
The entry of the United Kingdom Government as an amici curiae in the case of John Does, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has raised the stakes and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Hong Kong, United Kingdom |
Crimes |
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Belgium Government Promulgates Guidelines on Money Laundering |
On July 17, the Banking and Finance Commission (hereafter the "Commission") of the Belgian Government promulgated international money laundering guidelines. The guidelines were issued as a result of... |
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7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Belgium |
Money Laundering |
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Isle of Man Adopts Investment Business Law to Regulate Professionals Providing Offshore Services |
The Isle of Man has passed legislation that will make it more difficult for fraudsters, criminals, and other undesirable operators to conduct business in the jurisdiction. The new law requires... |
Bruce Zagaris |
7 |
8 |
1991-08-01 |
Isle of Man |
Offshore Banking, Tax Havens, Taxation |