Extradition and political crimes : the use of the political offence exception in Europe

"This book examines the evolution and current application of the political offence exception clause to extradition in Europe. The long-standing academic exploration of terrorism has recently given way to renewed interest in the political offence exception to extradition, prompted by recent even...

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Main Author Top, Sibel (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
SeriesTransnational criminal justice.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781003425847
1003425844
9781040315736
1040315739
9781040315699
1040315690
9781032546230
9781032546254
Physical Description1 online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Reviving the political offence exception in Europe
  • The concept of the political offence exception to extradition and existing tests to determine the political nature of an offence
  • Evolution of the political offence exception in Council of Europe Conventions
  • Evolution of the political offence exception in the European Union legal framework
  • Catalan independence crisis : understanding the reaction of the Spanish government to Catalan claims of a fight for national liberation
  • Between a rock and a hard place : EU member states in the Catalan independence crisis and the crisis of the European arrest warrant system
  • Abolition and use of the political offence exception clause in the European context.