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Chariot 1 Case Hailed as Major Breakthrough in Fight Against Lebanese Deviations |
The spate of recent deviations into the Lebanon has once again aroused passions amongst the maritime community. However, as CCI reports this month international co-operation and the swift response of... |
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7 |
3 |
1991-03-01 |
Lebanon, World |
Law Enforcement, Piracy |
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UN Security Council Adopts Two Resolutions on Counter-Terrorism |
On December 21, 2017, the United Nations Security Council adopted two resolutions addressing various aspects of counter-terrorism.
The first resolution concerns foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs)... |
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2018-01-12 |
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Counter-terrorism |
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Trade Bill to Provide Andean Preferences Passes |
On the eve of the Congressional recess, both houses approved by voice vote the conference agreement on a bill, HR 1724, that will provide trade preferences to Andean countries. The new law extends to... |
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7 |
12 |
1991-12-01 |
Colombia, Peru, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Trade Enforcement, Treaties |
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Chief of U.S. Terrorism and Violent Crimes Section Reviews Activities |
On January 14, 1992, Jerry Reynolds, Chief, Terrorism and Violent Crimes Section, U.S. Department of Justice, reviewed the work of his group. The section was established in June 1991. Much of the... |
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8 |
3 |
1992-03-01 |
United States |
Corruption, Drugs & Trafficking, Investigation, Jurisdiction, Money Laundering, Organized Crime, Piracy, Terrorism, Violence |
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U.S. and Mexico Hold 12th Annual Attorney General Border Conference |
On September 9 – 11, 1992, the United States-Mexico Twelfth Annual Attorneys General Border Conference discussed recent successes in implementing the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty and... |
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8 |
9 |
1992-09-01 |
Mexico, United States |
Asset Forfeiture, Border Security, Conferences, Drugs & Trafficking, Environment, Money Laundering, Mutual Legal Assistance, Training |
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Agreement to Ban Protection, Use & Stockpiling of Chemical Weapons Is Reached |
On September 3, 1992, the thirty-nine-member Conference on Disarmament reached agreement on a 190-page draft treaty that would ban signatory states from using, producing or stockpiling poisonous gas... |
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8 |
9 |
1992-09-01 |
World |
Chemicals Smuggle, Conferences, National Security, Treaties, Weapons of Mass Destruction |
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Argentina Focusing on New Tax Compliance on Foreign Money |
On May 24, the Ministry of Economy submitted a series of 28 bills to Congress to strengthen tax compliance on overseas money. The legislation will provide incentives for Argentines to repatriate the... |
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7 |
6 |
1991-06-01 |
Argentina |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement, World Bank |
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Bingham Parliamentary Report Criticizes Bank of England’s Judgment and Changes |
On October 22, 1992, the Bingham report, which was commissioned jointly by the Bank of England and the United Kingdom Government, was released and criticized the Bank of England’s supervision of the... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
United Kingdom |
Banking Supervision, Financial Crimes, Fraud, Money Laundering |
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U.S. Appellate Court Upholds Immunity of U.S. Government from Civilian Damages Incurred During Panama Invasion |
On March 6, 1992, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a unanimous opinion filed per curiam affirmed the dismissal by a U.S. district court of an action brought... |
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8 |
4 |
1992-04-01 |
Panama, United States |
Law of War, Victims Compensation |
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Noriega Is Classified as a Prisoner of War and Geneva Convention is Ruled Self-Executing |
On December 8, 1992, U.S. District Judge William Hoeveler ruled that Manual Antonio Noriega is a prisoner of war (POW) and that the Geneva Conventions on the conduct of law of war are self-executing... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-12-01 |
Nicaragua, United States |
Prisoner Rights, Prosecution |
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Controversy over Enforcement of Drift-Net Rules |
As pressure builds in the United States for proper enforcement and retaliation of violators of fish-net rules, the Japanese Fisheries Association is threatening retaliation if the United States... |
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7 |
10 |
1991-10-01 |
Japan, United States |
Trade Crimes, Wildlife |
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Comoros Refers Israel to the International Criminal Court |
On May 14, 2013, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) met with a delegation from the Istanbul-based Elmadag Law Firm, acting on behalf of the Government of the... |
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29 |
8 |
2013-08-01 |
Israel |
International Criminal Court |
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IRS Assists Japan in Tax Evasion Investigation of Japanese Real Estate Investments in Hawaii |
With the assistance of the Internal Revenue Service, Japan's National Tax Administration Agency has detected 218 instances of possible tax evasion by Japanese nationals in Hawaiian real estate.... |
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7 |
12 |
1991-12-01 |
Japan, United States |
Tax Enforcement, Taxation |
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French Request Extradition from Libya of Palestinian Abu Nidal Organization for 1988 Attack on Greek Boat |
On March 26, a French court ordered the extradition from Libya of a Palestinian official of the terrorist Abu Nidal organization as a result of evidence of his role in planning a July 1988 attack... |
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8 |
3 |
1992-03-01 |
France, Libya |
Extradition, Indictment, Sanctions, Terrorism |
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Proposed U.N. Sanctions against Libyan Government over Terrorism: Lockerbie Move Towards Denouement |
In the waning days of March, in response to the moves in the Lockerbie case by the Libyan Government of taking just enough action to avoid international sanctions, the United States, Britain and... |
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8 |
3 |
1992-03-01 |
Libya |
Sanctions, Terrorism, United Nations |
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American Bar Association Group Presses Enforcement of International Human Rights |
The Human Rights Subcommittee, Inter-American Law Committee, Section of International Law & Practice, American Bar Association has two projects to support enforcement efforts of international... |
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8 |
9 |
1992-09-01 |
Central America, United States |
Human Rights |
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US MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND EXTRADITION TREATY UPDATES |
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34 |
4 |
2018-04-27 |
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Treaty List |
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28 |
6 |
2016-07-06 |
United States |
Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties |
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U.N Votes to Establish War Crimes Commission |
On October 6, 1992, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to establish a war crimes commission to gather evidence of possible atrocities and violations of international criminal law... |
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8 |
10 |
1992-10-01 |
Former Yugoslavia |
Human Rights, International Criminal Tribunal, International Criminal and Comparative Law, United Nations, War Crimes |
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U.S. Bans Imports on Drift Net Fish |
On September 18, the Bush Administration issused regulations that ban imports of fish caught with huge "drift nets," some of which cover as much as thirty miles of ocean, inadvertently catching and... |
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7 |
9 |
1991-09-01 |
United States |
Environment, Wildlife |