Which of the following cases relates to the rule of non-extradition of political criminals ?
In Re Castioni (1891), the English court refused to extradite a Swiss national who had killed a man during a political uprising, holding that the offence was "of a political…
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Which of the following cases relates to the rule of non-extradition of political criminals ?
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In Re Castioni (1891), the English court refused to extradite a Swiss national who had killed a man during a political uprising, holding that the offence was "of a political character". The case is the leading authority on the political offence exception to extradition.
U.S. v. Rauscher (1886) concerns the rule of speciality. Mobarak Ali Ahmed v. State of Bombay (1957) concerns jurisdiction over an offence committed by a person outside India.
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