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AILA Defends the Right to Counsel in Immigration Cases |
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has adopted a resolution which supports the attorney-client privilege, the confidentiality of attorneys' work product, and facilitating access to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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4 |
1986-04-01 |
United States |
Immigration |
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Senate Establishes A Special Panel on Asylum |
On December 6, 1985, a bipartisan supported resolution, S.Res. 267 was submitted by Senator Gordon Humphrey (R-NH) that would establish a special panel on asylum. |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
4 |
1986-04-01 |
United States |
Asylum |
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ASIL Panel Held on International Law and Refugee Asylum |
The American Society of International Law ("ASIL") took a look at the emerging law of refugee asylum at its annual meeting held in Washington, D.C. on April 9-12, 1986. The panel of refugee law... |
Constantine G. Papavizas |
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4 |
1986-04-01 |
United States |
Asylum |
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Swiss Court Edges Toward Punishing Money Laundering |
A Swiss appeals court increased the prison terms for several alleged money launderers, members of the Swiss branch of the international Pizza Connection, on appeals by both the defense and... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
2 |
4 |
1986-04-01 |
Switzerland |
Money Laundering |
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Attorneys Win Victories in Forfeiture Cases |
Counsel have won important victories in two cases involving forfeiture of fees. In the case of United States v. Christopher Reckmeyer, Judge James C. Cacheris held that the defendant had a right to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
4 |
1986-04-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Torture Victim Protection Act of 1986 |
In an attempt to clarify the law surrounding the application of the Alien Tort Claims, 28 U.S.C. 1350, to international human rights violators, Congressmen Gus Yatron and Jim Leach in the House, and... |
Jay Rosenthal |
2 |
4 |
1986-04-01 |
United States |
Torture |
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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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Interpol Adopts Model Legislation on Forfeiting Crime Proceeds |
Interpol is urging governments to adopt model legislation entitled "A law to facilitate the obtaining of evidence required in and for the purpose of criminal investigations and proceedings and for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
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INTERPOL |
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German Tax Information Collection Under Finance Administration Act |
In implementing the Finance Administration Act, the German Federal Tax Bureau established an information center for international relations. The powers of the center were conferred in a 1975... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
Germany |
Financial Enforcement |
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Anti-Terrorism Act of 1986 |
A hearing on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1986 was held on March 4, 1986 before the Subcommittee on Crime of the House Committee on the Judiciary. Chairman William J. Hughes illustrated the several... |
Doris Weidinger |
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3 |
1986-03-01 |
United States |
Counter-terrorism |
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U.S. Regulations to Enforce UNESCO Cultural Property Convention |
Effective March 31, 1986, the United States will have in force customs regulations for the enforcement of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act of 1983, which implements the 1970... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
2 |
3 |
1986-03-01 |
United States |
Cultural Property |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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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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 |
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3 |
1986-03-01 |
United Kingdom |
Drug Enforcement |
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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 |