“Innocent British citizens may be drawn into foreign criminal investigations after the Government agreed to EU-wide access to its ‘Big Brother’ databases, the Conservatives have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina (Wellington) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
House of Lords
“A mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole which would be imposed on a prisoner convicted of two offences of murder in the first degree did not amount to inhuman or degrading punishment so as to justify a refusal to extradite him to stand trial in the United States of America.”
The Times, 12th December 2008
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R (Wellington) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 72; [2008] WLR (D) 380
“A mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole imposed for two offences of murder in the first degree did not amount to inhuman or degrading punishment so that the Secretary of State had not acted unlawfully in ordering the extradition of an applicant to stand trial in the United States of America.”
WLR Daily, 10th December 2008
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Louca v Public Prosecutor, Bielefeld, Germany Kaba v Court of First Instance, Creteil, France
Queen’s Bench Divisional Court
“While a European arrest warrant had to be validated by reference to an enforceable national legal procedure, it need not refer to any other European arrest warrant that might previously have been issued in respect of the alleged offences contained in the current warrant.”
The Times, 10th December 2008
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“Briton accused of biggest hack in US military history wins delay in judicial review.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Louca v Office of Public Prosecutor in Bielefeld, Germany; [2008] WLR (D) 373
“The requirement in s 2(4)(b) of the Extradition Act 2003 that a European arrest warrant (EAW) contained ‘particulars of any other warrant issued in the category 1 territory for the person’s arrest in respect of the offence’ did not mean the particulars of any other EAWs that might previously have been issued in respect of the offence in the current EAW.”
WLR Daily, 27th November 2008
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Ignaoua v Judicial Authority of the Courts of Milan: [2008] EWHC 2619 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 340
“Where a designated District Judge had made a decision under Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003, an application for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum was precluded by the requirement in s 34 of the Act that such a decision might be questioned only by means of an appeal under Part 1.”
WLR Daily, 31st October 2008
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“Senior politicians from all parties are urging the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, to halt the extradition of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon unless she receives a guarantee from the US that he will be allowed to serve any sentence imposed in Britain.”
The Guardian, 3rd November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Suspected Holocaust denier Dr Gerald Toben has won his fight against extradition to Germany where he is wanted for allegedly publishing anti-Semitic material on his website.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Home Secretary has backed the extradition of a UFO-obsessed computer hacker, despite hearing expert argument that it would be in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Observer, 26th October 2008
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“The number of extradition cases being dealt with in the UK courts has reached record levels, fuelled by a number of ‘trivial’ requests from Europe that have exasperated the police and clogged up the system, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2008
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“An Australian revisionist historian wanted in Germany for alleged Holocaust denial was today greeted in court with a Nazi salute from the public gallery.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Autism experts, politicians, lawyers and civil rights campaigners are urging Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, to intervene in the case of the British hacker Gary McKinnon so that he can be tried in Britain rather than being extradited to the US.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Civil rights groups are considering a legal challenge to new EU laws that would allow British citizens to be extradited automatically if they are convicted in their absence by foreign courts.
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Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2008
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“Vietnamese nationals serving prison sentences in the UK will now be able to return home to complete their sentence following an agreement signed by Justice Secretary Jack Straw today.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“British citizens could be convicted in their absence by foreign courts for traffic, credit card or other criminal offences under plans approved in principle by the European Parliament.”
The Times, 3rd September 2008
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“Lawyers for a Briton accused of hacking into secret military and Nasa computers are asking the home secretary to ensure he is not jailed in the US.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
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“Gary McKinnon, a computer expert who hacked into dozens of US military computers, lost his appeal to the European court of human rights today and faces extradition to the US in the next fortnight, his solicitor said.”
The Guardian, 28th August 2008
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Caldarelli v Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Naples, Italy
House of Lords
“Where a fugitive from Italy had been found guilty of an offence in his absence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, under Italian law, his trial had not been finally completed pending appeal and his extradition from the United Kingdom had been properly sought as an accused rather than a convicted person.”
The Times, 19th August 2008
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“Gary McKinnon, 42, lost his House of Lords appeal against the extradition last month, but today he was granted a stay until August 28 by the European court of human rights.”
The Guardian, 12th August 2008
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