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Irish Attorney General Refuses Extradition of Alleged Terrorist to British Authorities |
The Attorney General of Ireland has recently refused the extradition of an alleged Irish terrorist to British Authorities, after deciding that he would not be able to obtain a fair trial in England... |
Bruce Zagaris and Stephen Gardner |
2 |
5 |
1989-02-01 |
Ireland |
Extradition |
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Releases Print of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Hearings |
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has released a print of the hearings on the pending Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs). In order to conserve resources, the Committee’s print is entitled... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
United States |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Specialty Doctrine in Applying Swiss Court's Extradition Order Enjoining Prosecution for Fiscal Offenses |
In February 5, 1989, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (no.87-5007), in a two to one decision, affirmed the conviction on various drug related charges, holding, inter alia,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
Switzerland |
Extradition |
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Mariel Cuban Repatriation Program Proceeds |
On January 31, 1989, the Department of Justice announced that its Mariel Cuban Repatriation and Parole Review Panels had reviewed 98 cases through January 23, making final decisions in 78 cases and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
Cuba |
Adjective Enforcement |
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Central American Governments Agree to International Enforcement to Monitor and Assist in the Implementation of Peace Accord |
The foreign ministers of five Central American countries announced that an agreement has been reached on a mechanism to enforce the peace accord. |
Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
Central America |
Adjective Enforcement |
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Congres Gropes For a Solution to the Proliferation of Chemical and Biological Weapons |
The Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs held hearings on the global spread of chemical and biological weapons February 9 and 10, 1989, to assess the challenges and to consider responses. CIA... |
Jens Pohlmann |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
United States |
Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Immunity Granted for U.S. Defendants in Libyan Suit |
An action brought by 55 Libyan citizens to recover damages for death, personal injury and the destruction of property occurring in the course of air strikes by U.S. military forces on targets in... |
Stephen Gardner |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
Libya |
Immunity |
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Attorney Assistance for Americans Arrested Abroad |
Every year several thousand Americans are arrested abroad. Many of them encounter difficulty in finding competent counsel in the countries of arrest.
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Bruce Zagaris |
5 |
2 |
1989-02-01 |
United States |
Human Rights |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Canada Enacts Narcotics Act with Extraterritorial Elements |
On July 7, 1988, the Canadian House of Commons enacted Bill C-61 that provides important new substantive and procedural mechanisms to combat international narcotics trafficking and related money... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
12 |
1988-12-01 |
Canada |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Agreement Is Reached on United Nations Drug Convention |
In a development that will have dynamic and highly significant international criminal law implications, forty-three governments signed, on December 20 in Vienna, a new United Nations drug convention... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
12 |
1988-12-01 |
World |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Maltese Terrorism Trial Ends with 25-Year Sentence |
On November 1, 1988, hijacker Omar Mohammed Ali Rezaq pleaded guilty before a Criminal Court in Malta to seven criminal charges, including murder and attempted murder. The next day, he was sentenced... |
Susan H. Steer |
4 |
12 |
1988-12-01 |
Malta |
Terrorism |
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Congress Passes First Substantive Amendment to United States Extradition Laws in More Than 100 Years |
In one of the many changes to title 18, United States Code, in the recently signed Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988, Congress amended this country's extradition laws to make it easier to obtain a... |
Michael Abbell |
4 |
12 |
1988-12-01 |
United States |
Extradition |
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U.S.-Thai Prisoner Transfer Treaty Enters Into Force |
On December 7, 1988, the United States and Thailand exchanged instruments of ratification bringing into force the prisoner-transfer-treaty signed in 1982. Thailand is the nineteenth country with... |
Michael Abbell |
4 |
12 |
1988-12-01 |
Thailand |
Transfer of Prisoners |
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Congress Amends Prisoner Transfer Treaty Implementing Legislation to Permit Transfer of Americans Convicted in Foreign Countries of Offenses Committed After October 31, 1987 |
In pasing the Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988, Congress also amended this country's prisoner transfer treaty implementing legislation by enacting a new 4106A, title 18, United States Code, to... |
Michael Abbell |
4 |
12 |
1988-12-01 |
United States |
Transfer of Prisoners |
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Congress Passes Statute to Permit Witnesses in Custody in Foreign Countries to Come to the United States to Testify in Criminal Proceedings |
As part of the Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988, Congress added a new S3508 to tite 18 United States Code. |
Michael Abbell |
4 |
12 |
1988-12-01 |
United States |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
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White Collar Crime Committee, Crim. Justice Section Passes Recommendation that Defendants Have Access to MLATS |
On November 10, the American Bar Association's (ABA) White Collar Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Section passed a recommendation concerning the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
4 |
12 |
1988-12-01 |
United States |
White Collar Crime |