Extradition is an international cooperation measure that often appears in the news and sparks heated discussions, for example, as in the case of Battisti and, more recently, regarding the Brazilian football player Robinho.
It is a coercive measure to remove a person, accused or convicted, from the country where they are to the country where the criminal proceedings took place or are taking place. This action of forced removal is not to be confused with other mechanisms for the coercive removal of individuals from a country’s national territory, such as repatriation, deportation, and expulsion – and we will see later that the differences are profound.
But who can be extradited? Under what conditions? What are the requirements and impediments for extradition? What differentiates extradition from repatriation, expulsion, and deportation? Well, that’s precisely what we’ll discuss in this article. 😉
What is an extradition act?
The extradition act is a coercive measure to remove a person, accused or convicted, from the country where they are to the country where the criminal proceedings took place or are taking place.
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André Luiz Siciliano
Siciliano Lawyer Society
