Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Libya Moves Towards Trying Accused for Lockerbie Bombing as U.S. and Britain Press for Sanctions for Refusal to Extradite The efforts to try the individuals accused of participating in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 is reaching a critical a stage. Bruce Zagaris 8 1 1992-01-01 Libya, United Kingdom, United States Terrorism
International Judicial Assistance by Michael Abbell and Bruno Ristau (6 Volumes International Law Institute, Washington, D.C.) The six-volume work is a new edition of a prior two-volume work. The prior work was authored by Bruno Ristau, a partner in Ristau and Abbell and former director, Official of International Affairs,... Bruce Zagaris 8 1 1992-01-01 United States Adjective Enforcement
Poland and German Sign Agreement on International Criminal Cooperation On November 6, 1991, the Governments of Poland and Germany signed an agreement to cooperate in combatting organized crime, drug traffic, terrorism, and trafficking in illegal immigrants,. 8 1 1992-01-01 Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland Adjective Enforcement
Environmentalists Finally Hook Japan to End the Use of Drift Net Fishing In an important victory for environmental groups seeking to jump-start international environmental enforcement law, on November 26, the Japanese cabinet approved a moratorium on drift net fishing on... 7 12 1991-12-01 Japan Environment, Wildlife
Italy Establishes Compensation Fund through Insurance Policies to Compensation Victims of Organized Crime Extortion The Government of Italy has established a compensation fund to assist victims of extortion efforts by organized crime. The fund will be partly financed by a new one-percent tax on certain insurance... Bruce Zagaris 7 12 1991-12-01 Italy Administration of Justice, Extortion, Organized Crime, Oversight
Caribbean and Americas Anti-Money Laundering Programs Progress Significant progress is occuring on anti-money laundering enforcement efforts in the Caribbean and the Americas generally. 7 12 1991-12-01 Caribbean, United States International Cooperation, Money Laundering
Trade Bill to Provide Andean Preferences Passes On the eve of the Congressional recess, both houses approved by voice vote the conference agreement on a bill, HR 1724, that will provide trade preferences to Andean countries. The new law extends to... 7 12 1991-12-01 Colombia, Peru, United States Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Trade Enforcement, Treaties
IRS Assists Japan in Tax Evasion Investigation of Japanese Real Estate Investments in Hawaii With the assistance of the Internal Revenue Service, Japan's National Tax Administration Agency has detected 218 instances of possible tax evasion by Japanese nationals in Hawaiian real estate.... 7 12 1991-12-01 Japan, United States Tax Enforcement, Taxation
Peru Begins Broad Corporate Tax Compliance Program Amidst Prosecution of Ex-President Garcia for Illicit Enrichment Peru's Government has simultaneously taken action on three fronts in an effort to try to both raise revenue and bring equity into its tax system and overall government. Bruce Zagaris 7 12 1991-12-01 Peru Corruption, Prosecution, Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement
Economic Crime Emerging Market Economies: Poland and the Case for an Adequate Legal Prootection Poland is one of the Eastern European countries which has been desperately trying to transform its unworkable economy to a free market system. The commerical spirit of the former socialist society... Michael Plachta 7 12 1991-12-01 Poland Economic Crimes, International Cooperation
Tension Builds over Requests for Extradition of Libyans as Arab League Backs Libya and Libya Makes Concessions Diplomatic tensions are building over the refusal by Libya to accede to the demands of the United States and Britain to extradite or turn over Abdel Basste Ali Al-Meghari and Lamen Khalifah Fhiman,... Bruce Zagaris 7 12 1991-12-01 Libya, United Kingdom, United States Extradition, International Cooperation, Terrorism
EC Progress on Common Asylum and Enforcement Program against Illegal Immigrants In what is shaping up as one of the key public international law and international criminal cooperation matters, momentum is gaining towards a compromise and the achievment of a common European... 7 12 1991-12-01 European Union Asylum, Immigration
Trevi Ministers Meet and Agree to Strengthen Regional Cooperation On December 2-3, The Euroepan Ministers responsible for police and security matters met in The Hague to conduct their half-yearly round of formal discussions. The Dutch Presidency, represented by Mr... 7 12 1991-12-01 European Union International Cooperation, International Law, International Organizations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Considers Ratification of International and Political Covenant On November 21, 1991, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations considered the case for the ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The holding of the hearing... Bruce Zagaris 7 12 1991-12-01 United States Human Rights, International Law
Bhopal Crime Case Begins Without Union Carbide Chair On November 27, 1991, the criminal case began in India on the alleged responsibility of the former chairman of Union Carbide Corportation, a U.S.-based company and eight executives of its Asian... 7 12 1991-12-01 India Environment, Prosecution
ABA Program Highlights Frontier Developments in International Environmental Criminal Law On December 3, 1991, the Committee on International Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Associations, held a program on "International Encironment Criminal Law: Cross-Border Problems... Bruce Zagaris 7 12 1991-12-01 United States, World Environment, International Law
European Ministers of Justice Sign Convention on the Enforcement of Foreign Criminal Sentences and Other Acts On November 14, during the Intergovernmental Conference of Ministers of Justice, the nine Justice Ministers signed a convention on the enforcement of foreign criminal sentences. The Convention... 7 11 1991-11-01 Europe EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, European Union, International Cooperation, International Organizations
Chilean Supreme Court Upholds Indictments of Two Police Chiefs in Letelier Murders On November 18, the Chilean Supreme Court in a 3 to 2 vote upheld a September 21 ruling by Justice Adolfo Bandos indicting two chiefs of the former military Government's secret police who are accused... 7 11 1991-11-01 Chile, United States Forgery, Murder, Trial
European Community Resuscitates Project to Criminalize Fraud against its Resources On November 15, the European Community, acting through the ministers of the Twelve in the framework of the Legal Council, decided to revive a project of the anti-fraud coordination unit (UCLAF) that... 7 11 1991-11-01 European Union, Europe European Union, Fraud
Cambridge Association Formed to Foster Co-operation Between Crime Experts Worldwide Last month's conference on economic crime at Cambridge was attended by 150 delegates from 50 countries. Here, we review some of the highlights and announce the launch of the Cambridge Association. 7 11 1991-11-01 United States International Cooperation, International Organizations, Organized Crime

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