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Maritime Wing of the Belize Defense Force |
In recent months a reassessment has been made of the Maritime Wing of the Belize Defense Force. Having been formed in 1983, the force received two twenty (20) metre Patrol Craft in July, 1984. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Brazil |
Maritime |
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Video Commercialization vs. Copyright in Peru: A Primer |
With the proliferation of home use video cassette recorders (VCR), an underground industry has emerged to provide the public with videocassettes of first run movies copied without permission from the... |
Juan Pedro van Hasselt |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Peru |
Copyright |
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Senior Officials of Commonwealth Countries Meet to Consider Draft Schemes on Mutual Assistance in the Administration of Justice |
A meeting of senior officials of Law Ministries from 31 Commonwealth countries was held at the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, from 21 January to 4 February 1986 to consider three draft schemes for... |
Gael M. Kerrigan |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
British Commonwealth |
Administration of Justice |
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Justice Starts Program on Crim, Investigative Training in Americas |
In January, 1986, the Department of Justice initiated an International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) to improve through training criminal investigative capabilities in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Criminal Procedure/Proceedings |
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U.S. Jamaica Talks Broaden to Mutual Assistance |
During February 26-28, 1986, the U.S. and Jamaican Governments held discussions concerning an Agreement on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. The negotiations contemplate a broad-based Agreement... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Jamaica |
Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Expatriation in Foreign Prisons Upheld by State Department |
The Department of State Board of Appellate Review has recently upheld the renunciation of U.S. citizenship by a person while the person was a prisoner in Canada. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Canada |
Prisoner Rights |
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U.K. Parliament Moves to Criminalize Money Laundering and Enable Forfeiture of the Proceeds of Drug Trafficking |
A bill to strip drug traffickers of their illegal gains and criminalize the laundering of drug profits is making its way through the UK Parliament. |
Gael M. Kerrigan |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
United Kingdom |
Drug Enforcement |
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European Parliament's Assertive Stance on Subsidies Fraud |
The European Parliament demonstrated an unknown assertiveness when its Committee on Budgetary Control decided on February 26, 1986 not to accept the EC Commission's investigative report on subsidies... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Europe |
Fraud |
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Book Reviews: Schweizerisches Strafgesetzbuch (Swiss Criminal Code) by Hauser/Rehberg |
These three pocket sized volumes contain the major Swiss pieces of legislation- statutes and regulations- in a handy annotated format. They can satisfy an occasional curiosity about and also a... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Switzerland |
International Law |
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U.S. and Trinidad Agree on Narcotics Cooperation |
During February 19-24, 1986, a visit by Bob Richards, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, and Brad Cates and Mike Zeldim, U.S. Department of Justice, to Port of Spain, Trinidad... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Drug Enforcement |
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Book Reviews: Manual of Foreign Investment in the United States by J.E. Marans, P.C. Williams, J.P. Griffin, J.E. Pattison (eds.) |
This manual is full of useful information for the counselor of foreign investors. As a primer on numerous aspects of U.S. state and federal law, it can also be recommended to the foreign lawyer... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
United States |
Financial Supervision |
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Hearing on Nicaraguan Drug Trafficking |
On March 11, 1986, a hearing was held before the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Task Force on International Narcotics Control. The issue was the alleged involvement of the Government of Nicaragua... |
Doris Weidinger |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Nicaragua |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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IRS Confirms Continuation of Automatic Exemption from CTRs |
On April 14, 1986, the Internal Revenue Service gave assurances to financial institutions that they may continue to automatically exempt qualifying customers from currency transaction reporting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
United States |
Bank Secrecy |
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Inter-American Court Declares Licensing of Journalists Illegal |
In an advisory opinion of November 13, 1985, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights unanimously declared by a decision of 6-0 that the compulsory licensing of journalists is incompatible with the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Human Rights |
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U.S., Egyptian Requests Still in Abeyance in Malta |
In the terrorism case involving the Egypt Air hijacking to Malta, the Embassy of the United States in Malta, on December 14, 1985, presented a note to the Government of Malta requesting the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Egypt |
Extradition |
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Reagan Administration Eases Libyan Sanctions |
In response to protests made by U.S. oil companies doing business in Libya, the Reagan Administration announced new regulations on February 7, 1986, granting some U.S. companies "exemption licenses"... |
Jay Rosenthal |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Libya |
Sanctions |
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Senate Ratifies Genocide Convention |
On February 19, 1986, the Senate voted 83 to 11 to give its advice and consent to the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, unofficially called The... |
Jay Rosenthal |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
United States |
Genocide |
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Belgian Tax and Money Transfer Investigations |
Belgian authorities are investigating the activites of a financial services institution in Antwerp, Roger Kirschen & Co., the center of the diamond trade in Belgium. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Belgium |
Tax Enforcement |
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German Trial for Violation of Export Controls on Military Goods |
In mid-January, a criminal division of the Düsseldorf District Court commenced the first major trial under the Military Arms Control Statute. Four managers and sales directors of the pre-eminent... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Germany |
Export Enforcement |
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Swiss Senate Committee Favors Insider Trading Legislation |
A consultative committee of the Swiss Ständerat or Senate approved 9 to 1 a Federal council bill to penalize the abuse of insider trading information in securities transactions. The proposal has the... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
2 |
2 |
1986-02-01 |
Switzerland |
Trade Crimes |