Extradition Treaty

Extradition treaty in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of extradition treaty.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• extradition treaty in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• extradition treaty in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Extradition Treaty

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Extradition Treaty : A treaty under the terms of which a state agrees to deport a fugitive criminal (or suspect) to the state where the offence was committed or to the fugitive’s state of nationality (See extradition). In the latter case the crime in question must be one that is a breach of the municipal law of the national committed outside the territorial boundaries of the state of which he is a citizen. Extradition treaties are bilateral in character and there is a lack of uniformity in their provisions and in their interpretation. However, they invariably contain the following three features: (1) the state that has custody will not surrender the fugitive unless prima facie evidence of his guilt is submitted to them; (2) no political offenders will be surrendered; (3) no surrender will be made unless adequate assurances are given that the accused will not on that occasion be tried for any offence other than the crime for which he is surrendered.