1st Edition

The Law and Practice of Extradition

By Harmen van der Wilt Copyright 2022
244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

The Law and Practice of Extradition provides an in-depth overview of extradition law and practice, providing students with an understanding of how key elements have been shaped by the state, the fugitive and the international community. The process of globalisation has offered huge opportunities for organised crime, both in terms of expansion of operations and the possibility to evade... Read more

1.Introduction 2.On the (non) extradition of nationals 3.Dual Criminality 4.The Doctrine of Specialty 5.The Political Offence Exception 6.Extradition and international crimes: war crimes and crimes against humanity 7. Extradition and Terrorism 8.Irregular Rendition 9.Extradition and Human Rights 10.Conclusions

Biography

Harmen van der Wilt is a professor of International Criminal Law at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands,and an ad-litem judge in the Special Chamber on International Criminal Cooperation in Criminal Matters of the District Court of Amsterdam.