Articles

E.g., 2026-08
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
Book Review: Computer Software- Protection/Liability/Law/Forms American software law influences foreign law and the control of software under the Export Administration Act and has a significant impact on U.S. and foreign computer software developers, exporters... Bruce Zagaris 5 4 1989-04-01 United States Computer Crimes
Swiss Government Will Enact New Money Laundering Regulations In a report released on April 11, the Swiss Federal Banking Commission stated that it will tighten regulations against money laundering, particularly Swiss international banknote trading business.   Bruce Zagaris 5 4 1989-04-01 Switzerland Money Laundering
Luxembourg Strengthens and Formalizes Bank Secrecy At a time when most governments are enacting laws to erode banking and business confidentiality, Luxembourg moved on March 24 to formalize its long-standing administrative regulations that forbid its... Bruce Zagaris 5 4 1989-04-01 Luxembourg Bank Secrecy
U.S. Brings Major Money Laundering Cases Through Operation Polar Cap On April 29, Attorney General Thornburgh announced criminal indictments in the U.S. District Court in Atlanta against major alleged drug kingpins and two branches of a Colombia bank.  The indictments... Bruce Zagaris 5 4 1989-04-01 United States Money Laundering
U.N. Drug Convention Obligates Contracting Parties to Undertake Wide-Ranging International Criminal Cooperation As was explained in the last issue of the IELR, the signing of the U.N. drug convention opens broad new horizons in international cooperation.  Bruce Zagaris 5 4 1989-04-01 World Drugs & Trafficking
University of Denver College of Law Holds Conference on International Narcotics Trafficking On April 1,1989, the International Legal Studies Program, University of Denver College of Law, in cooperation with the Colorado Council of International Organizations and the American Society of... Bruce Zagaris 5 4 1989-04-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking
Police Executive Research Forum Begins Expanded Bureau of Justice Assistance Asset Forfeiture Project The Police Executive Research Forum announced on January 5, 1988, that it has entered into a $1.625 million cooperative agreement with the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).  The Forum is a... Bruce Zagaris 5 3 1989-03-01 United States Bank Secrecy
UN. Drug Convention Signed On December 19, 1988, the United States Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was signed.  The Convention has far-reaching provisions that go way beyond the... Bruce Zagaris 5 3 1989-03-01 World Drugs & Trafficking
Mexico and U.S. Conclude Narcotics Cooperation Agreement In a potentially watershed development, the Governments of Mexico and the United States have concluded an agreement to cooperate in combatting narcotics trafficking and drug dependency.  The role of... Bruce Zagaris 5 2 1989-03-01 United States Drug Enforcement
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Has Little Controversy and Shows Significant Cooperation Trends On March 1, 1989, the Department of State released its International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR), which it prepared pursuant to Section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as... Bruce Zagaris 5 2 1989-03-01 World Drug Enforcement
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Canadian Tax Treaty Allows Enforcement of IRS Summons to Implement Canadian Request In a unanimous decision the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can issue a summons to obtain tax information in response to a request from Canadian authorities... Bruce Zagaris 5 2 1989-03-01 United States Taxation
Third Circuit Upholds Sentence Under British-US Transfer of Prisoner Treaty The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the U.S. District Court’s order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in Herrmann v. Meese.  Herrmann was convicted in England of possessing... Bruce Zagaris 5 2 1989-03-01 United Kingdom Adjective Enforcement
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Finds That Specialty Doctrine is Not Applicable in Cases of Extradition Based on Use of the Mails- U.S. v. Herbage On August 1, 1988, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit unanimously upheld the convictions and sentences of Alex William Herbage, a British subject extradited from England to... Mark Friedfeld 5 2 1989-03-01 United States Extradition
Stricter Enforcement Is Price for Liberalized Trade On August 23, 1988, President Reagan signed the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 into law. Teri Simmons 5 2 1989-03-01 United States Jurisdiction
Germany Enacts Enhanced Enforcement Law Against Diversions The German Government has been plagued by criticism for inaction in response to U.S. and German information on export control violations and an ineffective export control system.  Clemens J.M. Kochinke 5 2 1989-03-01 Germany Export Enforcement
Customs Preclearance Inspection Rules Have Extraterritorial Effect The United States Customs Service has issued in the Federal Register of February 1, 1989, interim rules for the preclearance of passengers and baggage in foreign countries and has invited public... Bruce Zagaris 5 2 1989-02-01 United States Customs Enforcement
GAO Report on U.S. Assistance to Narcotics Control in Colombia and Bolivia Shows Enforcement Fighting a Losing Battle In a report evaluating the effectiveness of assistance provided through the U.S. international narcotics control program, issued on November 1, 1988, the General Accounting Office (GAO) has found... Bruce Zagaris 5 2 1989-02-01 Colombia Drug Enforcement
Book Review: International Economic Sanctions: Improving the Haphazard U.S. Legal Regime by Barry E. Carter The book highlights and analyzes U.S. laws for imposing economic sanctions for noneconomic foreign policy reasons, including for violations of international criminal law, such as terrorism.  Bruce Zagaris 5 2 1989-02-01 United States Economic Sanctions
Convictions Upheld in Coast Guard's $42 Million Drug Bust The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the convictions of three out of four defendants that were charged with aiding and abetting the possession of marijuana with intent to... Stephen Gardner 5 2 1989-02-01 United States Drug Enforcement
Liberalizing E.C. Capital Movements At Price of Tax Avoidance On February 8, 1989, a formal proposal was issued for a 15% withholding tax on interest income throughout the European Community and for increased cooperation within the Community by the national tax... Bruce Zagaris 2 5 1989-02-01 Europe Tax Enforcement

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