Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1981
Abstract
In order to understand the perceptions of extradition’s function and purpose in modern France and the United States, it is important to consider the evolution of thought regarding extradition. This article will focus on the history of extradition law as it has influenced contemporary law in the United States and France. The purpose of the article is to provide insight into the development of the “modern” extradition. Although the process has not always been executed by use of a treaty agreement, treaty authorized extraditions have existed since antiquity. Moreover, a treaty authorized extradition for common crimes, as opposed to political offenses, was utilized in the earliest known diplomatic document of any kind.
Publication Citation
4 B.C. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 39 (1981).
Recommended Citation
Blakesley, Christopher L., "The Practice of Extradition From Antiquity to Modern France and the United States: A Brief History" (1981). Scholarly Works. 317.
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/facpub/317
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