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South African Uranium Ore and Oxide Permanently Banned |
Final notice appeared in the Federal Register on July 7, 1987 that the Treasury Department's interim regultation permitting temporary importation of uranium ore and uranium oxide from South Africa... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
South Africa |
Export Enforcement |
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Book Review: El Principio de Legalidad en El Derecho Tributario (The Principle of Legality in Tax Law) by Geraldo Ataliba |
The book is based on the Symposium on the Principle of Legality of Tax Law organized by the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Uruguat and the Urugayan Institute of Tax Law, to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Uruguay |
Tax Enforcement |
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Treasury Issues Final Rule on Administrative Summons for Bank Secrecy Act |
The U.S. Department of Treasury has issued a final rule, strenghtening administrative summons authority for Currency and Foreign Transactions. In the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, several statutory... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Justice Letter Clarifies Extraterritorial Application of Money Laundering Act |
A letter of April 16, 1987, from James Knapp, Deputy Associate Attorney General, to the British Embassy, clarifies the application of the Money Laundering Control Act (MCLA). From the nature of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-07-01 |
United Kingdom |
Money Laundering |
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Venezuela & Grenada Announce Anti-Drug Trafficking Agreement |
In St. George's Grenada, it was announced on July 5 that Grenada and Venezuela will sign an agreement to combat narcotics when President Jaime Lusinchi visits Grenada later in July. The agreement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Drug Enforcement |
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European Council Approves Controversial Tax Enforcement Convention |
On June 25, 1987, the Ministers of the Council of Europe decided at their delegates meeting in Strassbourg, France, to adopt the controversial multilateral convention on administrative assistance in... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
3 |
7 |
1987-07-01 |
Europe |
Tax Enforcement |
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Prosecutorial Abuse In International Tax Cases |
On June 19, 20, and 23, 1986, the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Internal Revenue Service of the Senate Committee on Finance held hearings on Oversight of IRS and Justice Department Prosecution of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
World |
Tax Enforcement |
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ABA Draft Resolution On Terrorism |
A draft resolution on the definition of terrorism has been circulated for comment to various American Bar Association committees by the United Nations Activities Committee (hereinafter "U.N.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism |
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Proposal to Address Insider Trading in the European Community |
On May 21, 1987 the Council of the European Communities adopted a proposal for a Council Directive coordinating the regulations on insider trading. The proposal is designed to create a uniform basis... |
Alfred May and Clemens Kochinke |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Europe |
Trade Crimes |
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U.N. Congress Urges Increased Cooperation in Crime Prevention |
In prior issues of the IELR, programs of technical cooperation in criminal justice have been discussed. A trend which will provide an important impetus to propel the emerging regionalization of... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
World |
Crimes |
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W. Germany Decides to Prosecute Rather than Extradite Hamadei |
On June 20, 1987, the Federal Republic of Germany, in agreement with the Government of Land Hesse, announced that in lieu of extraditing Mohamed Ali Hamadei, it will prosecute him for aircraft... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Germany |
Prosecution |
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Encourages The Use of a "Special Call" To Obtain Confidential Information From a Swiss Bank |
Foreign market participants that use United States financial markets are subject to several mechanisms that require them to provide information to agencies of the United States Government. Most... |
Albert I. Hawk |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Switzerland |
Information Exchange |
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Diplomatic Immunity Issues Cause Tensions between the U.K. and Iran |
Diplomatic tension soared during June within the spehere of UK-Iran relations over the classic public international law issue of the applicability of immunity for diplomats. Problems began in early... |
Teri Simmons |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Iran |
Immunity |
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Inter-American Institute of Human Rights Holds Conferences on Enforcement Law |
The Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIDH) recently held conferences on two emerging and rapidly developing areas of international enforcement law: protecting persons in extraordinary... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Law Enforcement |
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Proposed Amendment to Bank Secrecy Disclosure |
The Treasury Department has published proposed regulations in the June 9, 1987 issue of the Federal Register, to clarify disclosure of information rules under the Bank Secrecy Act. |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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House Efforts to Fight Money Laundering Practices Continue |
On June 9, 1986, the Subcmmottee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance of the House Banking Committee continued its Oversight Hearings on the Money Laundering Control Act of... |
Teri Simmons |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Appellate Court Affirms Order Suspending Air Transportation Rights for South African Airways |
Beginning in 1974 South African Airways (SAA) enjoyed the right to provide air service between the United States and South Africa. That right ended in 1986 when Congress passed the Comprehensive... |
Raymond Wuslich |
3 |
3 |
1987-06-01 |
South Africa |
Penalties |
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Belize Hosts Regional Narcotics Conference |
During the last week of March and beginning of April, the Belize Government hosted their first one week Caribbean Conference on Drug Demand Reduction, which was attended by delegates from twenty-six... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Belize |
Drug Enforcement |
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Soviet Prosecutors Reject Linnas Request for New Trial |
It has been reported by Reuters news service that Karl Kimmel, the public prosecutor in the Republic of Estonia of the U.S.S.R. stated on June 8, 1987, that he sees no grounds for holding a new trial... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
Former Soviet Union |
Trial |
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Burns Outlines Recent US International Drug Initiatives |
In testimony delivered on June 8, 1987, Arnold I. Burns, Deputy Attorney General, outlined international drug control initiatives of the U.S. to the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, U.S.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
3 |
6 |
1987-06-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |