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Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law [MPEPIL]

Extradition

Torsten Stein

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Encyclopedia entries
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Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law [MPIL]

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Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law [MPEPIL]
Article last updated:
June 2019

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 11 July 2020

Subject(s):
Nationality of individuals — Extradition and mutual assistance

Published under the auspices of the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law under the direction of Rüdiger Wolfrum.

1 Extradition designates the official surrender of an alleged offender from justice, regardless of his or her consent, by the authorities of the State of residence to the authorities of another State for the purpose of criminal prosecution or the execution of a sentence. Thus, extradition constitutes only one, albeit the most important, aspect of the broader spectrum of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between States. 2 Every single extradition is regarded as an agreement under international law, notwithstanding the fact that the two States Parties to...
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