The Political Offender Exception in International Extradition Law
Terrorism Versus Human Rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6193353 |
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| Authors | Matthew Lippman (University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 45-59 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-4036 • E-ISSN: 2157-6475 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01924036.1989.9688917 |
| OpenAlex | W2011394308 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
The political offense exception in the law of international extradition is one of the issues over which the justifiability of terrorist violence is being debated. The evolution of the political offender exception is sketched and the provisions of the 1986 Supplementary Treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom, which effectively eliminated the political offender exception for violent offenders, are outlined. The debate over the merits of the Treaty then is summarized. A concluding analysis suggests that limited violence is justified in defense of democracy and fundamental human rights and that the political offender exception should be interpreted so as to promote these values
Criminology · Democracy · Human rights · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · Treaty · Criminal Law and Evidence · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Torture, Ethics, and Law
| Highly cited | No |
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