In Re Pinochet Ugarte: QBD 7 Jan 2000

In extradition proceedings which had been before the House of Lords it might be right for the papers to be served on interested third parties and human rights organisations. At that level, the matter discussed were primarily legal. However when the matter was at divisional level or below there had to be overwhelming reason for such bodies to be party to what were essentially criminal proceedings. No such reason was shown here, and no papers would be served.

Citations:

Gazette 07-Jan-2000, Times 16-Feb-2000

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

See AlsoRegina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Augusto Pinochet Ugarte Admn 27-May-1999
The applicant, the former president of Chile, sought to challenge an order allowing an application for his extradition to proceed. He said that once the matters deemed inadmissible had been excluded, there was insufficicient ground to allow the . .

Cited by:

See AlsoRegina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Augusto Pinochet Ugarte Admn 27-May-1999
The applicant, the former president of Chile, sought to challenge an order allowing an application for his extradition to proceed. He said that once the matters deemed inadmissible had been excluded, there was insufficicient ground to allow the . .
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Criminal Practice, Extradition, Information

Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.82120