Articles

E.g., 2026-08
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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 2 11 1986-11-01 United States U.S. Federal Government
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
Belgian Tax and Money Transfer Investigation Progresses As reported in the February issue of the IELR, the Belgian Government is investigating tax evasion and illegal money transfters in connection with the almost secretive diamond trade in that country. Bruce Zagaris 2 11 1986-11-01 Belgium Tax Enforcement
Money Laundering Hearing Reveals Tax and Interagency Cooperation A print of a subcommittee hearing on law enforcement efforts to counter money laundering has revealed important information on interagency cooperation, especially on international tax matters.  The... Bruce Zagaris 2 11 1986-11-01 United States Money Laundering
Justice Department Announces Tax Victory Over Moneylaunderer In a press release of November 17, 1986, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has successfully obtained funds from a foreign bank in Switzerland to satisfy tax liabilities of a taxpayer... Bruce Zagaris 2 11 1986-11-01 United States Money Laundering
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
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 2 11 1986-11-01 United States International Criminal and Comparative Law
Senate Committee Approves Amendment on Extraterritorial Limits on Jurisdiction in Antitrust On October 2, 1986, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the "Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvement Act of 1986" (S. 397) by a vote of 14-2.  It would require U.S. courts to consider challenges to... Bruce Zagaris 2 10 1986-10-01 United States Antitrust Cooperation
Swiss Resolution of Jurisdictional Conflict for Extradition On May 7, 1986, the Swiss Supreme Court decided the issue of whether a pending foreign criminal investigation and a pending extradition request can be request can be precluded by the iniation of a... Clemens Kochinke and Anke Lilienthal 2 10 1986-10-01 Switzerland Extradition
Singapore Imposes Drastic Penalty in Insider Trading Case In the matter of Singapore v. Tan Koon Swan, a prominent Malaysian businessman, the High Court of Singapore imposed a two year sentence and a fine of $500,000 on the defendant on August 26, 1986,... Jörg Streitferdt 2 10 1986-10-01 Singapore Trade Crimes
Cases Pioneer Remedies for Crimes Against Fundamental Human Rights Several cases pending in the United States may have a significant impact on the rights of aliens and American citizens to sue foreign citizens and their governments for torture committed in a foreign... Raymond Wuslich 2 10 1986-10-01 United States Human Rights
Money Laundering Bill Passed as Part of Anti-Drug Law On October 17, 1986, the money laundering provisions which have been the subject of many hearings and debates by Congress were passed as Subtle H of the "Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986" (HR 5484).  The... Bruce Zagaris 2 10 1986-10-01 United States Money Laundering
Nigerian Crime Prompts Hearings But Few Recommended Solutions On September 17, 1986, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the United States Senate held hearings on the growing phenomenon of Nigerian criminal activity in the United States.  Testimony... Raymond Wuslich 2 10 1986-10-01 Nigeria Crimes
New U.S. Anti-Drug Law Has Significant International Law Impact The 99th Congress resoundingly shut its doors on October 17th having passed a comprehensive anti-drug bill which President Reagan signed into law on October 27th.  The Act contains many significant... Leesteffy Jenkins and Bruce Zagaris 2 10 1986-10-01 United States Drug Enforcement
Nigerian Crime Prompts Hearings But Few Recommended Solutions On September 17, 1986, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the United States Senate held hearings on the growing phenomenon of Nigerian criminal activity in the United States.  Testimony... Raymond Wuslich 2 10 1986-10-01 Nigeria Crimes

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