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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 |
2 |
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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Appointment of Counsel in Swiss Extradition Proceedings |
On September 2, 1986, Switzerland's highest court, the Federal Court of the Swiss Confederation in Lausanne, issued a judgment determining that a person subject to a foreign extradition request is... |
Clemens Kochinke and Cornelia Beck |
2 |
12 |
1986-12-01 |
Switzerland |
Extradition |
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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 |
2 |
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 |
2 |
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 |
2 |
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 |
2 |
12 |
1986-12-01 |
United States |
Information Exchange |
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Satellite Signal Interception Symposium Held in Washington D.C. |
On November 12, 1986, a panel discussion entitled "Interception of U.S. Satellite Programming in Central America and the Caribbean" was presented by the American Bar Association's International... |
Jay Rosenthal |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
United States |
Intellectual Property |
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International Cooperation on Child Pornography |
The United States Government has quite recently stepped up its efforts to combat child pornography on both the domestic and international fronts. On the international level the United States has... |
Leesteffy Jenkins |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
World |
Abuse of Children |
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Forfeiture of Attorneys Fees: United States v. Thier |
The constitutionality of pretrail restraining orders which freeze a defendant's assets pending trial has become the subject of heated debate. On the one hand, government attorneys have argued that... |
Raymond Wuslich |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
United States |
Legal Ethics |
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University of West Indies & U.S.A.I.D. Administration of Justice Project Underway |
A criminal justice improvement (CJI) project has been started between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the University of the West Indies, and several governments of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
Caribbean |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
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Book Reviews: International Criminal Law by M. Cherif Bassiouni |
International Criminal Law-Crimes is the first of three volumes. Volumes 2 is on Procedures and Volume 3 is on Enforcement. The three-volume series, which embraces 1500 pages, is designed to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
World |
International Law |
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American Society of International Law Forms Committees |
The American Society of International Law has formed several committees which will consider and make recommendations on matters affecting international criminal law. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
Latin America and South America |
International Criminal and Comparative Law |
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HAZMAT Calls for Improved Enforcement in International Transportation of Hazard Wastes |
The Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Committee of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) issued a strongly-worded statement at the 1986 Fall Meeting of the CVSA in Bar Harbor, Maine. |
Peter Brown |
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11 |
1986-11-01 |
United States |
U.S. Federal Government |
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U.N. General Assembly Resolution Condemns US Raid on Libya |
On November 20, 1986, a resolution condemning the air raids by the United States Government and expressing concern at the series of disinformation campaigns carried out by the United States... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
11 |
1986-11-01 |
Libya |
United Nations |