Articles

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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
UK Concedes Political Offense Stand to India in Extradition In a breakthrough, the U.K. announced on September 18, 1986 that it has offered to begin negotiations of an extradition convention next month with India.  The announcement is significant because the... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 United Kingdom Extradition
U.S. & Turks & Caicos Conclude Interim Cooperation Agreement On September 18, 1986, it was announced that the United States and the British Government, acting on behalf of the Turks and Caicos, concluded an interim agreement supplementing the Single Narcotics... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 Turks and Caicos Bank Secrecy
Canada Vigorously Enforces ICJ Decision on Ocean Boundary An uneasy calm has settled over the Georges Bank off New England.  While the U.S. Government has selected to ignore the decisions of the World Court in other regions, the Court's ruling on the U.S.-... Peter Brown 2 9 1986-09-01 Canada Maritime
U.N. Draft Convention Against Traffic in Narcotic Drugs On June 17, 1986, the U.N. Economic and Social Council's Commission on Narcotic Drugs released its Draft Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.  The draft... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 United States Drug Enforcement
Deputy A.G. Calls For Task Force for INS/Narcotics Cooperation In an address on September 12, 1986, before the joint meeting of the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey Law Enforcement Coordinating Committees (LECCs), Arnold... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 United States Drug Enforcement
Omnibus Drug Bill Close to Enactment as 99th Congress Closes As the session of Congress winds down, the Omnibus Drug Bill is rushing to enactment.  The bills have serveral titles and provisions which will have an important impact on international enforcement... Bruce Zagaris 2 9 1986-09-01 United States Drug Enforcement
New Costa Rican Deportation Statute Being Tested In mid-August 1986, Costa Rica enacted a new deportation statute which is already finding spectacular application in the case of Maneul Elizalde, the former head of the Philippine minorities agency... Clemens J.M. Kochinke 2 9 1986-09-01 Costa Rica Deportation
International Task Force Recommends Steps to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism The International Task Force on Prevention of Nuclear Terrorism has issued its findings, choosing to make public a chilling document which has evolved because "the question of nuclear terrorism... Peter Brown 2 8 1986-08-01 World Counter-terrorism
United Kingdom to Allow Video Evidence from Abroad for Use in Criminal Cases In an effort to speed up trials for offenses involving major frauds, the United Kingdom Government intends to introduce legislation granting courts the power to obtain evidence abroad for use in... Kersi B Shroff 2 8 1986-08-01 United Kingdom Adjective Enforcement
South African Sanctions- Progress for Enforcement Mechanisms? The Apartheid system in South Africa has raised much controversy amongst the international community.  However, through international cooperation, few legal actions have been enacted that would... David Simonetti and Bruce Zagaris 2 8 1986-08-01 South Africa Sanctions
Swiss Court Rules No Extradition in DeMiamis Case The First Public Law Division of the Swiss Supreme Court decided on March 12, 1986 that the Swiss Government should not request extradition in de minimis cases. Clemens J.M. Kochinke 2 8 1986-08-01 United States Extradition
Justice Agrees to Safeguard Attorney-Client Privilege in Investigations In response to requests from the American Immigration Lawyers Association to desist from violating the attorney-client privilege in its labor investigations of potential fraud, the Department of... Bruce Zagaris 2 8 1986-08-01 United States Law Enforcement
"Safe Haven" Salvadoran Bill Advances in Congress On July 29, 1986, the House Judiciary Committee marked-up and approved, by a 19-16 vote, H.R. 822, the bill that would provide temporary stay of detention and deportation for certain Salvadoran... Bruce Zagaris 2 8 1986-08-01 El Salvador Immigration
Saudi Prince Settles in Falcon Smuggling Case On August 7, 1986, the Department of Justice announced that Assistant Attorney General Henry Habicht has concluded an investigation into another instance of illegal trafficking of North American... David Simonetti and Bruce Zagaris 2 8 1986-08-01 Saudi Arabia Smuggle
Panama and U.S. Dispute over Cooperation In the wake of the collapse of discussions between the U.S. and Panamanian Governments over mutual assistance in criminal matters, the Drug Enforcement Agency has accused Panama of refusing to... Bruce Zagaris 2 8 1986-08-01 Panama Bank Secrecy
Money Laundering Bill Moves Forward On July 29, 1986, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 5217, which will penalize persons who disguise the origin of money obtained illegally from such activities as drug dealing, prostitution... Bruce Zagaris 2 8 1986-08-01 United States Money Laundering
ABA Holds Program on Money Laundering On August 11, 1986, the Criminal Justice Section (CJS) of the American Bar Association co-sponsored with the Banking and Business Law Section a program entitled "Money Laundering Crimes: New... Bruce Zagaris 2 8 1986-08-01 United States Money Laundering
German Money Laundering Brings Swiss Account Disclosure In August, discussions were concluded between German and Swiss prosecutors about bank information disclosure regarding an account of the Israeli Fritz-Naphta-Foundation at the International... Clemens J.M. Kochinke 2 8 1986-08-01 Germany Money Laundering
Congress Reacts to Narcotics Abuse Narcotics abuse continues to be a major issue with Congress and the executive branch.  Both the House and the Senate have held hearings in order to debate legislation dealing with illegal narcotics... David Simonetti 2 8 1986-08-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking
CARICOM Heads Take Stand on Drug Cooperation At the 12th meeting of the Caricom Foreign Ministers in Belize City, in June, 1986, grave concern was expressed by the Ministers concerning drug trafficking. Bruce Zagaris 2 8 1986-08-01 Caribbean Drug Enforcement

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