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Second MLAT Hearings Spark Debate on Policy Issues On June 14, 1988, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held additional hearings on several policy issues.  The focus of the hearings concerned the right of criminal defendants to use the Mutual... Teresita Ferrera 4 6 1988-06-01 United States Adjective Enforcement
Seventh Circuit Upholds Nazi Conviction of Crime Against Humanity In Kulle v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, No. 86-1277 (7th Cir. Aug. 5, 1987), the court upheld the deportation of Kulle under section 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.   Teresita Ferrera 4 6 1988-06-01 United States Holocaust
Omnibus Drug Bill II: On a Fast Track The drug issue has turned into a potent election-year topic on Capital Hill, with House Democrats and Republicans drating separate anti-drug bills.  The House Democratic version of the bill has the... Teresita Ferrera 4 6 1988-06-01 United States Drug Enforcement
Guilty Plea in Ecuadorian Bribery Case Places Commodity Trading Corruption in Limelight On April 6, 2021, Raymond Kohut, a Canadian citizen, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn to the Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecution of a Ecuadorian bribery case relating to... Teddy David 37 5 2021-04-28 Bribery, Crimes
Doctrine of Universal Jurisdiction Becomes Focal Point of Syrian War Crimes Prosecutions On February 24, 2021, a German court convicted former Syrian secret police officer Eyad al-Gharib of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity during the Syrian Civil War. The landmark decision... Teddy David 37 4 2021-04-08 International Courts, War Crimes
Interpol’s Lack of Power to Act Preemptively in Fighting Government Abuse of the Diffusion System In Volume 35, Issue 5 of the International Enforcement Law Reporter (May 2019), Mr. Yuriy Nemets argued that “INTERPOL’s rules not only give the organization the power to screen... Ted Bromund 35 6 2019-06-07 INTERPOL
Computer Crimes: Combining to Face an International Challenge Within the last several years, the international community has become increasingly alert to the need to take effective action to combat the international aspects of computer-related crime. T. Michael Peay 2 5 1986-05-01 World Computer Crimes
Columbian President Advocates Enhanced International Cooperation against Drug Trafficking On April 14, President Virgilio Barco of Columbia, in a speech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington, called for enhanced cooperation to combat drug trafficking between Latin... Susan H. Steer 5 2 1989-05-01 Colombia Drug Enforcement
Maltese Terrorism Trial Ends with 25-Year Sentence On November 1, 1988, hijacker Omar Mohammed Ali Rezaq pleaded guilty before a Criminal Court in Malta to seven criminal charges, including murder and attempted murder.  The next day, he was sentenced... Susan H. Steer 4 12 1988-12-01 Malta Terrorism
Status of Negotiations to Establish an International Criminal Court The year 1997 was a watershed one for the attempt to establish a permanent International Criminal Court to try individuals accused of committing genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.... Steven Gerber 14 3 1998-03-01 World War Crimes, Genocide, International Courts, Crimes against Humanity
Kennedy and Leach Introduce Resolution in Support of the International Criminal Court On Wednesday, July 30, 1997 Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Congressman Jim Leach (R-IA) introduced at a press conference House Joint Resolution 89 (H.J. Res. 89) which calls "on the President... Steven Gerber 13 9 1997-09-01 United States Law of War, International Courts
Bill Imposing Tougher Sanctions Against South Africa Progresses In February 1987, Representative Ron Dellums (D-CA) and Senator Alan Cranston (D-CA) introduced HR.1589 and S.556 to impose comprehensive sanctions against South Africa.  The bills would amend the... Steve Smith 4 8 1988-08-01 South Africa Human Rights
Omnibus Drug Bill Passes and Has International Implications The "Omnibus Drug Initiative Act of 1988" (HR 5120) (hereinafter "The Act") passed the House by a vote of 375-30 on September 22, 1988.  The Act is an attempt by Congress to curb what many feel is... Steve Smith 4 9 1988-09-01 United States Drugs & Trafficking
MLATs Clear The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, But The Session Expires Without Their Ratification On September 27, 1985, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported out six Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (hereinafter MLATs) between the United States and six other nations.  The treaties with... Steve Smith 4 10 1988-10-01 United States Mutual Legal Assistance
9th Circuit Declares Rights of Foreign Nationals When Searched Abroad- U.S. v. Verdugo-Urquidez In a recent decision the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a 2-1 vote, affirmed the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, which extended the... Steve Smith 4 12 1988-12-01 United States Human Rights
Immunity Granted for U.S. Defendants in Libyan Suit An action brought by 55 Libyan citizens to recover damages for death, personal injury and the destruction of property occurring in the course of air strikes by U.S. military forces on targets in... Stephen Gardner 5 2 1989-02-01 Libya Immunity
Convictions Upheld in Coast Guard's $42 Million Drug Bust The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the convictions of three out of four defendants that were charged with aiding and abetting the possession of marijuana with intent to... Stephen Gardner 5 2 1989-02-01 United States Drug Enforcement
Canadian Court Orders McVey Extradition In a decision handed down on August 5, 1988, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered Charles Julius McVey, also known as Carlos Williams, to be extradited to the United States. Stephen D. McCreary 4 10 1988-10-01 Canada Extradition
Italian Anti-Mafia Legislation Affecting Business Activities Originally a local, criminal phenomenon, the Mafia has now become an international entrepreneur doing business worldwide. Relations among Mafia groups located in different countries are more frequent... Stephano Agostini 11 4 1995-04-01 United States, Colombia, Italy, Russia Money Laundering, Corruption, Jurisdiction, Murder, Kidnaping, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Fraud, Sanctions, International Cooperation, Law Enforcement, Economic Crimes, Financial Supervision, Banking Supervision, Extortion
The new “Sapin II” French anti-corruption law On November 8th, 2016, the French Parliament adopted a law intended to increase transparency, fight corruption, and help modernize the economy, known as the Sapin II law. The law was then reviewed by... Stephane Bonifassi 33 1 2017-01-06 France Corruption, Prosecution

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