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[9] [10] [11] Most of them are dual criminality treaties (extradition for actions considered crimes in both countries), with the remaining being list treaties (extradition for a specific list of crimes). The United States does not have extradition treaties with the following countries that it recognizes as sovereign states: [12]
This list of United States extradition treaties includes 116 countries. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first U.S. extradition treaty was with Ecuador , in force from 1873. [ 3 ] The most recent U.S. extradition treaty is with Croatia , in force from 2022.
In fact, under the United States Constitution, foreign countries may not have official treaty relations with the individual states; rather, they may have treaty relations only with the federal government. As a result, a US state that wishes to prosecute an individual located in foreign territory must direct its extradition request through the ...
The official defended extradition as mutually beneficial to both countries. "We strongly urge the government of Honduras to reconsider this decision," the spokesperson added in a statement to ...
The first extradition treaty signed by the government of the People's Republic of China, with Thailand, provided for a political offence exception; however, other treaties did not. Instead, the intention was that the executive branch would use the grant of political asylum to the offender under Article 32(2) of the Constitution of the People's ...
List of United States extradition treaties; U. UK–US extradition treaty of 2003 This page was last edited on 25 May 2016, at 14:34 (UTC). Text is ...
Honduras is a staunch ally of Venezuela's socialist government. The extradition treaty has allowed for the extradition of high-profile Hondurans, including former President Juan Orlando Hernandez ...
The list, which the State Department is required by law to provide the U.S. Congress, is not the same as the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, according to the department official.