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> extradition of blasphemers to Pakistan, or anti-government protesters to China A rather poor choice of examples, I'd say. Extradition for blasphemy from the
by ThrowawayR2 8y ago
> extradition of blasphemers to Pakistan, or anti-government protesters to China
A rather poor choice of examples, I'd say.
Extradition for blasphemy from the United States runs afoul of the dual criminality requirement. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_criminality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_criminality)
The US also has no extradition treaty with China. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradition_treaties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradit...)
- rendall 8y agoI'm asking for the principle that divides one from the other, not the laws. What prevents a reasonable claim that these laws you cite are unjust, given that it is just to extradite a foreign national for the transgression of a US law, that occurred on foreign soil?