European Convention on Extradition (1)
01 January 1991
European Convention on Extradition
artdoc August=1991
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.
Statewatch no 3 July/August 1991