Ex Parte Amnesty International: QBD 11 Dec 1998

A decision by the Home Secretary to allow extradition proceedings to issue was discretionary and not turned into a duty by international convention. It was not appropriate to impose physical restraint on an individual pending the making of that decision.

Citations:

Times 11-Dec-1998

Statutes:

Extradition Act 1989

Extradition

Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.80398