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Extradition — is the official process by which one nation or state requests and obtains from another nation or state the surrender of a suspected or convicted criminal. Between nation states, extradition is regulated by treaties. Between sub national regions… … Wikipedia
extradition — /ek streuh dish euhn/, n. the surrender of an alleged fugitive from justice or criminal by one state, nation, or authority to another. [1830 40; < F; see EX 1, TRADITION] * * * Process by which one state, at the request of another, returns a… … Universalium
Extradition law in Australia — is the formal process under Australian law by which a fugitive found outside one jurisdiction is surrendered to the jurisdiction where an alleged offense has taken place for trial or punishment.Interstate extraditionThe power to extradite between … Wikipedia
extradition — ex·tra·di·tion /ˌek strə di shən/ n [French, from Latin ex out + traditio act of handing over, from tradere to hand over]: the surrender of an accused usu. under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one sovereign (as a state or nation) to… … Law dictionary
EXTRADITION — Biblical Sources EXTRADITION OF SLAVES The Torah relates directly to the issue of extradition in the context of a slave who flees from his slavery, prohibiting a person from returning to his master an escaped slave who is now in his custody: Do… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
laws, conflict of — Opposition or contradiction in the applicable laws of different states or jurisdictions regarding the rights of the parties in a case. Rules have been created to help determine which set of laws is applicable in a given case, which judicial… … Universalium
Laws regarding child pornography — Main article: Child pornography 94 of 187 Interpol member states had laws specifically addressing child pornography as of 2008.[1][2] Of those 94 countries, 58 criminalized possession of child pornography regardless of intent to distribute.[1]… … Wikipedia
Extradition Act — One of the uniform laws … Ballentine's law dictionary
conflict of laws — 1. dissimilarity or discrepancy between the laws of different legal orders, such as states or nations, with regard to the applicable legal rules and principles in a matter that each legal order wishes to regulate. 2. Also called private… … Universalium
Genocide under municipal laws — The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG) came into effect in January 1951. Article 5, 6 and 7 of the CPPCG cover obligations that sovereign states that are parties to the convention must undertake to… … Wikipedia
Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers — The Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers, in Sweden known as Baltutlämningen ( The Balts Extradition ), was a disputed political event in Sweden during 1945 1946, when Sweden extradited some 150 Baltic soldiers who had fought for the Axis… … Wikipedia