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It has been ratified by 69 countries, including every country of the Council of Europe except Monaco. [1] It has also been ratified by 21 states outside the Council of Europe, including Australia, Canada, India, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, the United States and Brazil. The latest accession to the Convention was Brazil in June 2023.
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.
Between countries, extradition is normally regulated by treaties. Where extradition is compelled by laws, such as among sub-national jurisdictions, the concept may be known more generally as rendition. It is an ancient mechanism, dating back to at least the 13th century BCE, when an Egyptian pharaoh, Ramesses II, negotiated an extradition ...
Note that many treaties that are currently in force for the Russian Federation were ratified by the Soviet Union. At international law, Russia is the successor state to the Soviet Union and to the Russian Empire, so unless denounced by Russia, any treaty that was ratified by the Soviet Union or by the Russian Empire continues to be in force for ...
Pages in category "Extradition treaties" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
While technically, it has an extradition agreement with the U.S., the treaty was signed in 1996, a year before Great Britain transferred control of Hong Kong to China.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:15, 20 August 2020: 2,756 × 1,399 (811 KB): Heitordp: Reduced file size with different template; adjusted borders of disputed areas as recognized by the US, matching the CIA map; added circles for small countries; updated several countries based on references in the respective article; added territories as the treaties also apply to ...
The coming extradition standoff has its roots in the U.S. Constitution. Article IV, Section II, Clause 2 states, "A person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee ...