Extradition law and practice : concept and famous cases /
Stefano Maffei.
- viii, 162 pages
A. International extradition : concept, procedure and refusal grounds -- The concept of 'international extradition' -- Sources of extradition law -- Domestic and supra-national court decisions on extradition -- The typical course of an extradition case -- Extraditable offenses -- Refusal grounds -- Double criminality -- Political offenses -- Nationality of the person sought -- Rule of speciality -- Passage of time -- Human rights and humanitarian grounds -- Ne bis in idem -- Assurances -- Notable international extradition cases -- B. Notable international extradition cases -- Political leaders -- Organized crime -- Violent crimes -- War crimes -- White-collar crime -- Renditions -- Appendixes.