2006-12-10 11:12:09 · 2 answers · asked by sweet_hafsa09 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Extradition is a way for a government to bring a citizen back into their country so they can punish them for breaking the law. For example, if a criminal flees from the US to Canada trying to avoid the police, the Canadians will have to give them back to us, even if they don't think that the person was guilty or deserved to be punished.
it's also used if one of our citizens commits a crime in another nation and we think the punishment is too harsh- if we have an extradition treaty with them, we can punish them by our laws.
2006-12-10 11:22:07 · answer #1 · answered by The Big Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extradition is negotiated legal agreements between nations on how criminals will be moved between nations for legal purposes. For example, the treaties in place in Mexico and Canada say that criminals can be transferred to the U.S. for murder but the person cannot eventually be executed as part of the extradition treaties.
Extradiction also involves the recognition of common crimes between nations. Sometimes people cannot be transferred between nations or even between states in the U.S. because on country / state might not recognize the crime in the country / state requesting the extradiction.
2006-12-10 11:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by lakewood_lefty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋