EXTRADITION

EXTRADITION

• The transfer of an accused from one state or country to place the accused on trial.

EXAMPLES

• The revival of the extradition treaty with Spain forced criminals from the UK to look for somewhere else to hide.
• Specialty doctrine- requires that an extradited defendant be tried for the crimes on which extradition was granted, not another.
• Extradition between nations is usually based on a treaty between the country where the accused is currently located and the country looking to place the accused on trial.

EXTRADITION IN THE REAL WORLD

• Rafael Esquivel accused of receiving bribes worth millions of dollars with the sale of marketing rights to the copa America tournaments. (Extradited from US to Switzerland)

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