Overview of Judicial Authority in U.S. Law To Determine Whether an Alleged Offense Falls Within the Political Offense Exception for Purposes of International Extradition.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States).

United States.

Extradition.

Treaties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1986.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

PDF

Summary:

Examines judicial authority to determine whether an alleged offense is political, for the purposes of international extradition. Discusses statutes and custom granting this authority to the judiciary, and reviews exceptions to bilateral treaties that grant such authority to the executive branch.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Overview of Judicial Authority in U.S. Law To Determine Whether an Alleged Offense Falls Within the Political Offense Exception for Purposes of International Extradition

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