When making an extradition order, the court did not have to consider each provision of the Act. Parliament did not intend for it to be part of the function of the district judge to occupy his time deciding whether the many and varied treaty obligations had been complied with. Expert evidence could be admitted to establish compliance with the various provisions.
Judges:
Lord Justice Keene and Mr Justice Goldring
Citations:
Times 18-Mar-2002
Statutes:
United States of America (Extradition) Order 1976 (1976 No 2144) Sch 1, article III(1) VII(2)(c), Extradition Act 1989 Sch 1
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Re-affirmed – Regina v Governor of Pentonville Prison, Ex parte Sinclair; Sinclair v Director of Public Prosecutions HL 1991
The applicant had left the USA after conviction, but before his prison term commenced, and a warrant issued. Nine years later he was arrested in the UK, and extradition sought. He said that the extradition was time-barred under the Order. The . .
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Extradition
Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.168008