International extradition : United States law and practice / / M. Cherif Bassiouni

• Autore: Bassiouni M. Cherif <1937-2017, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: Sixth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1330 p.)
• Disciplina: 345.73/052
• Soggetto topico: Extradition - United States; Extradition
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter I The Legal Framework of Extradition in International Law and Practice; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical Background; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Historical Phases; 3. The Duty to Extradite: Aut Dedere Aut Judicare; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. The Emerging Rights of Victims; 3.3. The Duty to Extradite for International Crimes under Conventional International Criminal Law; 3.4. The Duty to Extradite for Jus Cogens Violations; 4. Extradition by Multilateral Regional Arrangements ; 4.1. European Regimes4.2. The United States-European Union Extradition Agreement; 4.3. Arab League Extradition Agreement; 4.4. The Benelux Extradition Convention; 4.5. The Commonwealth Extradition Scheme; 4.6. The Inter-American Conventions; 4.7. The Nordic States System; 4.8. African Union; 4.9. Asia; 5. Bilateral Treaty Practice; 6. Extradition without a Treaty; 7. Surrender to International Criminal Tribunals; 7.1. ICTY and ICTR; 7.2. ICC; 8. A Policy-Oriented Inquiry into the Values and Processes of Extradition; 8.1. Public Policy Considerations; 8.2. Law and Public Policy Considerations ; 8.3. Political Considerations8.4. Individual Human Rights and Humane Considerations; 8.5. Practical Considerations; 9. A Proposed Conceptual Framework in Light of Existing State Practice; Chapter II Legal Bases for Extradition in the United States; 1. Historical Background; 2. The Relationship among the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches and the Place of Treaties in the Extradition Process; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Treaties and Federal Legislation; 2.3. Defining a "Foreign Government" for Purposes ofExtradition Treaties ; 2.3. Defining a "Foreign Government" for Purposes of Extradition Treaties3. The Different Constitutional Types and Meanings of "Treaties"; 4. The Legal Bases of Extradition; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Bilateral Treaties (See Appendix II); 4.3. Multilateral Treaties; 4.4. The United States' Non-Surrender Agreements with Certain States in Order to Avoid ICC Jurisdiction; 4.5. Reciprocity and Comity; 4.6. Military Rendition; 4.7. Return of Transferred Off enders; 5. The Constitution, Treaty-Making, and Treaty Interpretation; 5.1. Extradition: A Federal Prerogative ; 5.2. The Relationship of Treaties to National Legislation5.3. Standing; 5.4. Treaty Interpretation; 5.5. The Effects of State Succession and War on U.S. Extradition Treaties; 6. The Duty to Extradite and to Refrain from Unlawful Means of Surrender; 6.1. The Duty to Extradite; 6.2. Extraordinary Rendition and Other Forms of Extralegal Rendition; 6.3. The Problems of Enforcing the Principle of Specialty and Assurances in Light of Governmental Interests; Chapter III Asylum and Extradition; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical Introduction; 3. Rationale for Asylum and Its Different Forms ; 3.1. Rationae Materiae
• Sommario/riassunto: This comprehensive guide covers all aspects of extradition to and from the United States, while making critical, theoretical, and practical evaluations of these aspects, and proposing alternatives. The rights of individuals, balancing of states interests, and preservation of world order within the Rule of Law form the conceptual framework of this book. The focus within U.S. practice explores the essentials involved in the executive branches treaty-making power, as implemented through its foreign relations practice, and as scrutinized by the judiciary. The Sixth Edition updates the treaties, la
• Titolo autorizzato: International Extradition
• ISBN: 0-19-935394-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453537103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II