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14 IELR [i] (1998)

handle is hein.journals/ielr14 and id is 1 raw text is: 1. MONEY LAUNDERING AND BANK SECRECY ............................ ..............1 A. CICAD Anti-Money Laundering Experts Recommend On-Going Assessment of Compliance with Standards and Creation of National FIUs........... ........................1 B. Canadian Supreme Court Reinstates Extradition for U.S. Money Laundering Sting ....................3 C. Materials from the 9th Annual Money Laundering Enforcement Seminar ....... ............4 II. ILLICIT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING.................................... .........6 A. U.S. Law Enforcement Strike Disrupts Mexican-Controlled Methamphetamine Ring ................6 B. U.S. Drug Off. and State Dept. Release Rep. on Enhanced Multilateral Drug Control Coop...........7 III. INTERNATIONAL TAXATION............... . ....................... ........12 A. Swiss Government Initiates Legislative Project to End Tax Deductibility for Foreign Bribes .......12 IV. EXTRADITION ..............................................................12 A. Philippine Extradition Request to Canada Raises Human Rights Issues..... .....................12 B. Colombian Congress Approves New Extradition Law..............................13 C. Dutch Trial Court Holds Ireland Murder Suspect Extraditable................. ..........14 D. Italy Requests Greece to Extradite Italian National ........................... .....15 V. ADJECTIVE ASSISTANCE, RESEARCH, TEACHING.. ...................... ..........15 A. Book Notes -- INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE ..................15 VI. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITIES AND COMMODITIES FUTURES TRADING ........................17 A. Monaco Moves to Enact New Bank Secrecy Laws .........................17 VII. ASSET FORFEITURE .........................................................18 A. Swiss Supreme Court Forfeits Portion of Marcos Money........................18 VIII. ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ...........................19 A. Human Rights Require French Court to Deny U.S. Extradition.........................19 B. Jamaica Withdraws from UN Hum. Rights Treaty, Defend. on Death Row Appeal to UN Com. ..21 C. SEC Obtains Conviction in Transnational Fraud Case..............................21 IX. CYBERCRIME ..............................................................22 A. Eight Governments Agree on Cooperation against Cybercrimes .............. .........22 X. TRANSNATIONAL CORRUPTION ..............................................23 A. OECD Convention on Transnational Corruption Signed .........................23 B. European Council Adopts Measures to Combat Transnational Corruption ...... ..........26 XI. ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE.....................................................27 A. The Criminalization of Trade Secret Theft: the U.S. Economic Espionage Act of 1996............27 XII. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS .................................................34 A. Perm. Int'l Crim. Crt. PrepCom Ends with Agrmt. on Most Issues, Independ. of Prosecutor .........34 B. European Union Justice and Home Affairs Meeting Produces Progress... ........................35 XIII. LAW OF WAR..... .........................................................35 A. Nazi Gold....... ......................................................35 B. State and Local Governments Consider 90 Day Moratorium on Swiss Nazi Gold Issues...........38 C. New Arrests and Criticisms of Multinational Peacekeeping ....................39 XIV. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION ............................................41 A. Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group Formed to Combat Organized Crime ..... ...................41 XV. BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................42 XVI. CONFERENCES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES ............................ .........42 818 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20006; (202) 293-3528; fax (202) 293-1877; E-Mail ielr@erols.com