International Extradition United States Law and Practice

This edition covers all aspects of extradition in the United States as practiced by the Executive Branch in its treaty-making power, its foreign relations practices with other states, and its application by the Judiciary. It also includes related areas such as asylum, immigration, and relevant aspects of constitutional law and federal criminal law procedure. In addition, researchers will find more examination of the misuse of immigration laws in this edition. Subject matter includes; The legal framework of extradition in international law; Asylum and extradition; Disguised extradition; Abduction and unlawful seizure; Jurisdiction; Reciprocity; Extraditable offenses, specialty and non-inquiry; Double criminality; Denial of extradition; The legal bases for extradition in the U.S. This Fourth Edition covers all extradition cases decided in the last five years through all major United States courts.