International Extradition Law Cases
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Prahl v Poland [2011] Unreported  -  The appellant (P) appealed against a decision of a district judge to extradite him to the respondent requesting state, Poland. P's extradition had been sought for offences of robbery and obtaining property by deception. Appeal dismissed. P's notice of appeal was defective as it did not specify the gist... more...
Assange v Sweden [2011] EWHC 2849 (Admin)  -  J appealed against a decision of a district judge that he should be extradited to the respondent requesting state, Sweden. A European arrest warrant was issued by the Swedish prosecution authority alleging an offence of unlawful coercion and two of sexual molestation in relation to one complainant and... more...
Bulgaria v Atanasova-Kalaidzhieva [2011] EWHC 2335 (Admin)  -  In the exceptional circumstances, a request to extradite an individual to Bulgaria to stand trial for murder was an abuse of process as Bulgaria had not provided any reassurance that the prosecution was being conducted in good faith or that a fair trial had become possible since an earlier finding that... more...
The Government of South Africa -v- Shrien Dewani, City of Westminster Magistrates' Court, sitting at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court  -  Abuse of process, breach of Articles 2 and 3 and that his extradition ought to be barred by reason of section 91 (physical and mental health). The District Judge (DJ) rejected the argument and ruled that D could be extradited to SA to face trial for his wife's murder. Prison conditions: issues raised... more...
Rzeczkowski v. Provincial Court in Warsaw, Poland [2011] EWHC 1698 (Admin) 21st June 2011  -  In 1996, the Appellant (R) was convicted of attempted robbery and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. He was released on compassionate grounds in 1998. Following his release he was entitled to apply annually for his release to continue. If he applied successfully in three consecutive years, the release... more...
Halligen v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWHC 1584 (Admin) 21st June 2011  -  HELD: Appeal dismissed. A letter, received by the Respondent from the Appellant declaring his intention to appeal the District Judge’s decision to order his extradition, did not amount to notice of appeal.... more...
Italy v. Merico (unreported) 29th June 2011  -  In 1997, the Respondent (M) was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. M served 2 years of her sentence before being released and leaving Italy for the UK.The District Judge refused to order her extradition on the basis that it would be oppressive due to the passage of time.The... more...
Sitek v Circuit Court in Swidnica, Poland [2011] EWHC 1378 (Admin)  -  The Administrative Court, in allowing the appellant's appeal in part, held that the dual criminality requirement under s 64(3)(b) of the Extradition Act 2003 had not been satisfied in relation to two of the alleged offences. The offense concerned were said to be offences of acquiring or possessing criminal... more...
R. (on the application of HH) v Westminster City Magistrates' Court, 11 May 2011  -  The case concerns extradition request relating to a husband and wife (P and H), who have three children in this country for whom P was the principal carer. If the extraditions went ahead, the children would have to be cared for by social services which, it was argued would be a breach of Article 8. In... more...
R. (on the application of Bingham) v City of Westminster Magistrates' Court, 11 May 2011  -  In an application to discharge, following numerous applications to extend time for removal the court held, in dismissing the application that the power to discharge an extraditee under the Extradition Act 2003 s.36(8) could not be exercised during the currency of a "required period", as defined by s.36(3).... more...
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