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.

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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

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United States v. Julian Assange extraditionTreatyInvoked UK–US Extradition Treaty
this entity surface form: U.S.–U.K. Extradition Treaty
Anglo-American relations includesAgreement UK–US Extradition Treaty