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Grenada P.M. Calls for Police Help from Eastern Caribbean Govts |
Grenada's Prime Minister Herbert Blaize has appealed for police help from the governments of the Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS) due to the worsening law and order situation in Grenada,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
Grenada |
Law Enforcement |
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EC Accord on Terrorism, Illegal Immigration & Drugs |
On December 5-6, 1986, at its meeting in London, the twelve Heads of State or Government of the European Council, reached agreement on matters of international criminal cooperation. In particular... |
Bruce Zagaris and Cornelia Beck |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
Europe |
Terrorism |
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Judical Assistance Requests: The Duvalier and Marcos Cases- Two Approaches Toward Switzerland |
Two international judicial assistance cases ocurred in 1986 which serve well to illustrate the legal bases for obtaining assistance from Switzerland. The cases involve the deposed Philippine... |
Clemens Kochinke and Cornelia Beck |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
Switzerland |
Adjective Enforcement |
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USTR Report Points to Need for Improvements in Cooperation |
The Office of the United States Trade Representative in late November issued a report entitled National Trade Estimate: 1986 Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. |
Anke Lilienthal and Clemens Kochinke |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Trade Enforcement |
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Customs Exchange of Information Regulations |
In order to strengthen enforcement under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, the U.S. Treasury Department published a final rule on exchange of information with foreign agencies by the Customs Service... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Information Exchange |
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Publisher Contends Statute of Limits Bars Foreign Agent Prosecution |
In a case now pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, United States v. McGoff, involving the prosecution of Michigan newspaper publisher John Peter McGoff for failing to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Prosecution |
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Iranian Fights Rejection of Asylum Application |
Amir Charmchi remains in a detention center in New York. Federal District Judge Robert W. Sweet is expected to rule on the fate of this 24-year-old Iranian "refugee in orbit" who has twice been sent... |
Peter Brown |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Asylum |
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Book Review: Guide to Export Controls by Philip Ray, Jr. |
Guide to Export Controls provides hands-on guidance in the area of export control enforcement. The book can be recommended to anyone practicing in the field, both preventively, i.e. by determining... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Export Enforcement |
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Regulation Requires Signature of Exemption Requests under BSA |
On December 17, 1986, the Department of Treasury promulgated a final rule pursuant to the Anti-Drug Abuse Act., 51 F.R. 45108. The regulation incorporates the new Act's statutory amendments which... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Annual Report of Inter-American Human Rights Commission |
The Annual Report of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IACHR), 1985-86, contains a comprehensive discussion of the IACHR's work, resolutions on individual cases, the status of human rights... |
Cornelia Beck |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Human Rights |
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States Agree to Exchange Tax Info with Federal Intelligence |
The Internal Revenue Service in its Manual Transmittal 9781-88 of November 6, 1986 has provided supplemental information on the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) records. EPIC is a multi-agency... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Taxation |
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Decision on Multilateral Assistance Convention Postponed |
In recent weeks discussion has ensued over the OECD/Council of Europe draft Multilateral Convention on Mutual Adminstrative Assistance in Tax Matters (hereinafter "Draft Convention"). For instance... |
Bruce Zagaris and Clemens Kochinke |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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West German Adopts Sanctions Against Syria |
On November 26 a court in West-Berlin sentenced Ahmed Nawaf Mansur Hasi and Farouk Salameh to 14 and 13 years in prison, respectively, for plantina a bomb at the German-Arab Friendship Society in... |
Anke Lilienthal |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
Syria |
Sanctions |
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U.S. Practitioners Discuss Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 |
On December 4, 1986 legal practitioners gathered in Washington, D.C. to discuss the implementation of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-400. The panel discussion was sponsored... |
Louis E. Emery |
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12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Civil Rights |
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Money Laundering Link Exacerbates Iranian-Contra Arms Issue |
In the wake of the revelations that arms were sold by certain U.S. Government and White House officials to Iran through intermediaries with the proceeds funneled through Swiss banks to the contras in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
United States |
Money Laundering |
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Judicial and Congressional Battles over U.S. Nicaragua Policy Bring International Criminal Law Issues into Focus |
Opponents of U.S. involvement in Nicaragua have initiated a three tiered legal attack against the Reagan Administration's policy towards Nicaragua. They have done this by initiating two law suits--... |
Leesteffy Jenkins and Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
1986-11-01 |
United States |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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Sanctions Taken by EC and the US Against Syria |
The European Community and the United States Government have imposed sanctions against Syria for its alleged involvement in last April's plot in London to blow up and Israeli airliner. |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
1986-11-01 |
Syria |
Sanctions |
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Enforcement of Trade Sanctions on South Africa |
On Nov. 14 the U.S. Customs Service published in Telex No. 145756 its regulations implementing the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 with respect to the latest technical amendments and interpretations of... |
Anke Lilienthal |
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11 |
1986-11-01 |
South Africa |
Sanctions |
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India Ponders Amnesty to Counter Capital Flight |
In early November 1986, Indian Finance Minister Singh submitted to the federal parliament an amnesty program for illegal foreign investments by Indian nationals. The plan focuses on identifying... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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11 |
1986-11-01 |
India |
Financial Crimes |
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U.S.-Germany Sign Supplementary Extradition Treaty |
On October 21, 1986, the Governments of United States and the Federal Republic of Germany concluded a supplementary extradition treaty. The supplementary treaty does not cancel, but merely... |
Bruce Zagaris and Cornelia Beck |
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11 |
1986-11-01 |
Germany |
Extradition |