Judges: Mr Justice Penry-Davey Lord Justice Maurice Kay Citations: [2005] EWHC 2931 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Extradition Act 1989 12(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Extradition Updated: 24 July 2022; Ref: scu.236653
The applicant sought to challenge an order for his return to Hong Kong under the Act. He said that the ordnance under which he was to be tried, and anti-corruption statute, infringed his human rights by transferring to him the burden of proof. The Secretary of State argued that an English court should not impose … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Peter Elliot: Admn 18 Jul 2001
A country facing a proper extradition request need not put the representations of defendant to the extraditing state, nor choose between defendants. Citations: Times 05-Mar-1998, [1998] EWHC Admin 180 Links: Bailii Statutes: Extradition Act 1989 12(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Extradition Updated: 27 May 2022; Ref: scu.138301