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Federal Court Grants Extradition Request for Argentine General |
On April 27, 1988, the District Court of California granted the Extradition of respondent Carlos Guillermo Suarez Mason. |
Ricardo Martinez Tanoira and Bruce Zagaris |
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6 |
1988-06-01 |
Argentina |
Extradition |
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House of Representatives Passes Berne Adherence Bill |
On May 10, 1988, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 4262, the "Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988." This act brings the United States closer than ever to adherence to the... |
Jay Rosenthal |
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6 |
1988-06-01 |
United States |
Intellectual Property |
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Criminal Copyright Infringement Penalties Increasing Worldwide |
For years, the United States has been promoting worldwide reform of domestic copyright laws to increase penalties for copyright infringement and to ease administrative and judicial mechanisms for... |
Jay A. Rosenthal, Esq. |
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6 |
1988-06-01 |
World |
Copyright |
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Seminar Addresses Counterfeit, Piracy, Export Control Enforcement |
At a seminar in Washington, entitled "U.S. International Trade Laws: Changing the Rules of the Game", which the British-American Business Association, the French-American Chamber of Commerce, and the... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
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6 |
1988-06-01 |
United States |
Piracy |
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Book Review: Coping With U.S. Export Controls by Evan R. Berlack, Cecil Hunt and Terence Roche Murphy (eds.) |
Criminal sanctions and penalties lurk in the wings for violators of the complex and technical provisions of the Export Administration Act ("Act") and the regulations thereunder. Compliance with the... |
Albert I. Hawk |
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6 |
1988-06-01 |
World |
Export Enforcement |
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U.S. Agencies Try to Set Up Professionals In Alleged International Money Laundering Scheme |
The Daily Tax Reporter revealed in its June 6 issue that law enforcement officials are trying to set up professionals by posing as clients and offering to pay the professionals with illeally obtained... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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6 |
1988-06-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Swiss Banking Commission Announces Stricter Rules in Receiving Foreign Money |
On October 1, 1987 a new private contract between the Association of Swiss Banks (ASB) and the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (FBC) came into force. |
Peter Schibli, Basel (Switzerland) |
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5 |
1988-05-01 |
Switzerland |
Bank Secrecy |
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Editorial Note-Narcotics Certification: The Controversy Ensues |
Even before the release of the international narcotics strategy report, scrutiny and comments gained promince in the media, showing that in a national political year the subject of U.S. international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Editorial Note-Narcotics Certification: The Controversy Ensues |
Even before the release of the international narcotics strategy report, scrutiny and comments gained promince in the media, showing that in a national political year the subject of U.S. international... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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House Considers International Narcotics Control Report |
On March 3, 1988, the Task Force on International Narcotics Control of the House Foreign Affairs Committee held its first hearing to review the worldwide narcotics situation. |
Reinahrd Hasenpflug and Rudolph Siebel |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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House Narcotics Certification Hearings: Mexico, Si; Panama, No |
On March 10, 1988, the Task Force on International Narcotics Control of the House Foreign Affairs Committee called on two senior State Department officials to discuss their findings on Central... |
David L. Glauber |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
Mexico |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. and Italy Expand Cooperation |
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Italian Ministry of Interior have announced that the U.S. and Italian Governments have expanded their cooperative law enforcement programs to include a study of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
Italy |
Adjective Enforcement |
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Visit of Congressional Committee Sets Back Swiss-U.S. Cooperation |
In a new and surprising development in Swiss-U.S. criminal cooperation, the effort to harmonize bilateral judicial-assistance cooperation has experienced an unexpected setback. |
Peter Schibli, Basel (Switzerland) |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
Switzerland |
Adjective Enforcement |
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee To Hold MLAT Hearings |
As this issue goes to press, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is planning hearings on the proposed Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements with the Cayman Islands, and Mexico and on an extradition... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Adjective Enforcement |
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Immigrtion User Fee Initiated |
The Immigration and Naturalization Service has promulgated a final rule to implement Section 205 of the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1987, establishing an immigration user fee. |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Immigration |
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Turkey Signs Conventions on Prevention of Torture |
Turkey has signed two international conventions on the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman or humiliating treatment and punishment. |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
Turkey |
Torture |
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Reagan Administration's budget Request for Law Enforcement Increases |
The Reagan Administration's Fiscal 1989 Budget increases budget authority request for the Department of Justice by 14 percent over FY 1988 appropriations to $6.155 billion. |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Law Enforcement |
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Department of Defense Electronically Facilitates Export Control Compliance |
In view of recurring complaints from exporting industries, members of Congress and other interested parties about the difficulties imposed on U.S. exporters by the implementation of the Export... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Trade Enforcement |
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Treasury Withdraws Proposed Amendment Requiring Reporting and Recordkeeping of Certain Cash Transactions Under $10,000 |
The Federal Register of February 29 carried notice by the U.S. Department of Treasury of the withdrawal of its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would have amended 31 Code of Federal Regulations (... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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U.S. District Court Denies Fawaz Younis' Motion to Dismiss Charges Based on Illegal Arrest |
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has denied Fawaz Younis' motion to dismiss because of alleged illegal arrest. |
Deborah M. Levy |
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3 |
1988-03-01 |
United States |
Court Conviction |