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European Convention on Extradition

01 July 1991

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The European Convention on Extradition which covers the 12 EC countries plus Austria Cyprus, Finland, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden and Turkey, came into effect on 14 May. The Convention makes extradition "simpler and speedier" by abolishing the requirement that an extradition request must be accompanied by sufficient supporting evidence to establish a prime facie case. In future extradition will be simply on the basis of a request, an arrest warrant, a statement of the facts of the offence, evidence of the law in the requesting country and the identity of the individual. The Home Office says that this will ensure that extradition is "not hampered by differences in legal systems". Home Office press release 14.5.91.

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