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Length:
30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz)
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Course Aims:

This podcast provides a useful examination into the provisions of the Extradition Act 2003 and the recent cases in the area for those practising in extradition law or those with an interest in it. It is both a good introduction to the area and an update for those with knowledge of the area.

Outcomes:
After completing the course you will:
  • Understand the procedural requirements for Extradition under the Extradition Act 2003;
  • Learn the bars to extradition;
  • Understand when human rights considerations may be engaged in extradition proceedings;
  • Receive an update of recent case law in the area.
Level:
Intermediate Difficulty: of 5
Classification:
Legal Principles
Practical Guide
Procedural
Sources and References:
  • Extradition Act 2003;
  • The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE);
  • Human Rights Act 1998;
  • Vey v Office of Public Prosecutor County of Montlucon (France) [2006] EWCH 760;
  • Office of the King’s Prosecutor (Brussels) v Cando Armas [2005] UKHL 64;
  • R v Galbraith [1981] 1 WLR 1039;
  • R v Governor of Pentonville Prison ex p Lee [1993] 1 WLR 1294;
  • R (on the application of USA) v Bow Street Magistrate’s Court [2006] EWCH 2256;
  • Connelly v DPP [1964] A.C. 1254;
  • Mucelli v Albania & Anor [2007] EWHC 2632 (Admin) (15 November 2007). High Court (Chancery Division);
  • Government of Albania v Bleta [2005] EWHC 475 (Admin), [2005] 1 WLR 3576.

In this podcast, we interview George Hepburne Scott, a barrister at 7 Bell Yard who specialises in extradition law. The interview deals with the procedures for extradition from the UK. All extraditions from the UK are governed by the Extradition Act 2003 and in the interview the provisions of Part I and Part II of the Act are explored. It deals with both category 1 and category 2 territories under the Act and the procedural requirements for extradition.

Podcast Added: 11/7/2008

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