UK–US Extradition Treaty
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The UK–US Extradition Treaty is a bilateral legal agreement that governs how suspects and convicted individuals can be transferred between the United Kingdom and the United States to face criminal proceedings or serve sentences.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S.–U.K. Extradition Treaty | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
extradition treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
convicted offenders
ⓘ
suspected offenders ⓘ |
| basedOn | principle of reciprocity in extradition ⓘ |
| concerns |
offences punishable under the laws of both parties
ⓘ
serious criminal offences ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| enables | surrender of fugitives between the United Kingdom and the United States ⓘ |
| extraditionDirection |
from United Kingdom to United States of America
ⓘ
from United States of America to United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governs |
transfer of persons for prosecution
ⓘ
transfer of persons for sentencing ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
courts of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
courts of the United States of America
|
| hasParty |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
domestic legislation in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
domestic legislation in the United States of America ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal law
ⓘ
international criminal cooperation ⓘ |
| purpose |
extradition of convicted individuals
ⓘ
extradition of suspects ⓘ facilitation of criminal proceedings ⓘ transfer of persons to serve criminal sentences ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
UK extradition law
ⓘ
US extradition law ⓘ mutual legal assistance in criminal matters ⓘ |
| requires | formal extradition request ⓘ |
| signatory |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United States of America
|
| subjectOf |
criticism regarding balance between the parties
ⓘ
debate on fairness of extradition standards ⓘ |
| typeOf | bilateral extradition arrangement ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
U.S.–U.K. Extradition Treaty