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The defendants Chunhui Z. and Tao L. charged felony counts of illegally smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)

China
The High People's Court of Guangdong
National - higher court
Criminal
2019

In October 2018, the appellant Chunhui Z. asked the defendants Tao L. and Jun Z. to travel to the Republic of South Africa to smuggle prohibited items to China according to his agreement with Lu, and Chunhui Z. himself stayed in China and was ready to respond. After arriving in South Africa, under the arrangement of Lu, Tao L.

The defendants Dingqin W., Weidong C., Fulong P., etc. charged felony counts of smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)

China
The High People's Court of Guangxi
National - higher court
Criminal
2019

The defendants Weidong C., Fulong, P., Qiyi L., Zhigang Z. were hired by the Vietnamese "Amou 1" to smuggle in endangered animal products purchased by Dingqin W and ship them to Guangdong. On the morning of June 17, 2018, Fulong, P. hired a van to deliver 10 smuggled rhino horns to Zhigang Z. The next day, Zhigang Z.

The defendants Hongsen W. and Peiqiang L. charged felony counts of smuggling rare wild animals whose import and export are prohibited by the state or products made thereof, illegally purchasing, transporting or selling rare and endangered wild animals and their manufactured products (appellate case)

China
Jiangxi Province
The Intermediate People's Court of Jiujiang
National - lower court
Criminal
2018

On October 4, 2017, Jun L. returned from Kenya by KQ886 flight and entered through the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport port. He concealed the disguised four small pieces of rhino horn slices in the black wooden head, and placed it in the suitcase for consignment. From October 8 to October 16, 2017, Jun L. contacted Hongsen W.

Humane Society of the United States v. Clinton

United States of America
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
National - higher court
General
2001

The Driftnet Act establishes a process under which the United States may take various actions against a foreign nation whose fishing vessels on the high seas engage in large-scale driftnet fishing. Italian fishing vessels were using these nets. Subsequent negotiations between Italy and the President of the U.S.

Humane Society of the United States v. Brown

United States of America
United States Court of International Trade
Others
Other or unknown
1996

In addition to banning large-scale pelagic driftnets by U.S. vessels and nationals, the Driftnet Act established a mechanism to deter the use of driftnets by foreign vessels in international waters. Under this mechanism, the U.S.

Yates v. United States

United States of America
Supreme Court of the United States
National - higher court
General
2015

A fisheries officer noticed that the defendant (Yates) had scores of undersized red grouper on board. This was a violation of federal conservation regulations, which prohibited fishermen from retaining grouper under a certain length.

United States of America v. Marshalls 201

United States of America
U.S. District Court of Guam
National - lower court
General
2008

The defendant is the owner of the Marshall 201, a vessel spotted by a U.S. Coast Guard within the U.S. EEZ surrounding Baker and Howland Islands. The vessel had no permission to fish in the zone. Nevertheless, the vessel carried 130 tons of tuna presumably harvested from U.S. waters.

American Pelagic Fishing Company, L.P. v. United States

United States of America
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
National - higher court
General
2004

The plaintiff is American Pelagic, a company whose President and sole shareholder, purchased a large boat, the Atlantic Star, in 1996 to transform it into a massive fishing vessel. In 1997, NMFS issued both a valid Atlantic mackerel permit and a Northeast Multispecies fish permit to the vessel.

John Kanjala and Martin Mbedu and Manwell Kandua v The People

Zambia
Supreme Court
National - higher court
Criminal
1988

The appellants, all first offenders, were charged with hunting elephant and rhinoceros. They were charged on the 31 October 1986 for selling two pairs of rhinoceros horns without permit. They were convicted on prohibited dealing in trophies and sentenced to three years imprisonment based on the section they were charged under.

Madubula v The People (1994) S.J. 63 (S.C.)

Zambia
Supreme Court
National - higher court
Criminal
1994

The appellant was convicted of being in possession of rhino horns without a certificate of ownership. The appeallant appealed the conviction.

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