Transnational fugitive offenders in international law : : extradition and other mechanisms / / Geoff Gilbert.

• Superior document: International Studies in Human Rights ; 55
• VerfasserIn: Gilbcert, Geoff, 1958-
• Place / Publishing House: The Hague, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : M. Nijhoff Publishers,, [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Series: International Studies in Human Rights ; 55.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• PREFACE
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
• CASE LIST
• 1 Transnational Fugitive Offenders in Context
• Introduction
• The Problem
• Policy
• Problems of Circumscription and Definition
• History of Extradition
• Recent Events
• Plan and Structure
• PART I - EXTRADITION AND TRANSNATIONAL FUGITIVE OFFENDERS
• 2 Mechanisms for International Extradition
• Introduction
• Forms of Arrangement
• Multilateral Arrangements
• Simplified Schemes
• Extradition without a General Arrangement
• Transfer to International Criminal Tribunals
• The Effects of War and State Succession
• 3 Procedural Aspects of Extradition Law
• Introduction
• Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
• Comparative Overview
• Pre-hearing Detention
• The Roles of the Judiciary and the Executive
• Extradition Crimes, Jurisdiction and Double Criminality
• Extradition Crimes
• Jurisdiction
• Double Criminality
• Double Criminality and Jurisdiction
• Fiscal Offences
• The Requirement of a Prima Facie Case
• Evidence and Extradition Hearings
• Form
• Admissibility
• Trial in the Requested State
• Conclusion
• Res Judicata and Appeals
• Convicted Fugitives
• Conclusion
• 4 Extradition and Human Rights
• Introduction
• Human Rights Provisions Applicable to Extradition
• Rule 36 Procedure
• Substantive Human Rights Limitations on Extradition
• Right to life and physical integrity
• Right to a fair trial and other fundamental freedoms
• Right to family life
• Article 6 and the Extradition Hearing
• Conclusion
• 5 Restrictions on Return
• Introduction
• The Extradition of Nationals
• Military Offences
• Triviality, Passage of Time and Bad Faith
• Triviality
• Passage of Time
• Bad Faith
• Plea Bargaining
• Specialty
• Diplomatic Immunity.
• 6 The Political Offence Exemption
• Introduction
• History
• The Theory of the Present Law
• Pure Offences
• Délit Complexe
• Délit Connexe
• Politically Motivated Offences
• National Approaches
• The United Kingdom Approach
• The United States Approach
• The French Approach
• The Swiss Approach
• The Irish Approach
• Conclusion on the Basic of the Present Law
• The Issues Facing the Political Offence Exemption
• Armed Conflict
• War Criminals
• Terrorism
• Asylum Seekers
• Politically Motivated Requests
• Summary
• Responses
• I Abolition and Western Industrialised Society
• Exclusion of Offences
• The Anglo-Indian Extradition Treaty
• The Model American Convention
• United States Statutes and Treaties
• Specific United Nations Treaties
• The Swiss Approach Reprised
• Fair Trial
• Summary
• II An International Criminal Court
• Aut Dedere, Aut Judicare
• Conclusion
• PART II - ALTERNATIVE MECHANISMS FOR DEALING WITH TRANSNATIONAL FUGITIVE OFFENDERS
• 7 Irregular Forms of Rendition
• Active De Facto Extradition and the Fugitive's Rights in the Requesting State
• Introduction
• The Common Law Tradition
• The Civil Law Tradition
• Conclusion
• Passive De Facto Extradition and the Fugitive's Rights in the Requested State
• Conclusion
• 8 Transnational Fugitive Offenders and Armed Conflicts
• Distinguishing Types of War Crime
• Multilateral Conventions
• The Extradition of 'War Criminals'
• Asylum, Deportation, Expulsion and Abduction
• Asylum
• Deportation and Expulsion
• Abduction
• Summary
• Jurisdiction and War Criminals
• Israel and Nazi War Criminals
• Nationals as War Criminals
• Universal Jurisdiction
• An International Criminal Tribunal?
• 9 Refuge and Return
• Introduction
• Refugees in Context
• The Rights of Asylum and Non-Refoulement
• The Traditional Approach.
• Right in the Individual
• Treaty Obligations
• Refugee Status and Non-Refoulement
• Extradition and Refugees
• Conclusion
• APPENDIX
• Commonwealth Scheme, 1990
• Schengen Accord, 1990 (selected clauses only)
• European Union Convention Relating to Extradition Between Member States, 1996 (selected clauses only)
• INDEX
• International Studies in Human Rights.