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I doubt handing over would always work. England has a decent coirt system, but what about, say, a chinese spy? Maybe you could then elect to hand over an Engl
by bin0 7y ago
I doubt handing over would always work. England has a decent coirt system, but what about, say, a chinese spy? Maybe you could then elect to hand over an Englishman but detain a chinaman? It works in some cases, but not necessarily as a general framework.
- XMPPwocky 7y agoThis sort of thing, at least in theory, is why we have human judges who can consider circumstances and context. A "framework", here, would probably include factors like "are we friendly with the country in question and can we get their law enforcement to monitor the defendant", the nature and severity of the crime, "does the defendant have the resources to 'disappear' in their home country", etc, etc. Besides the first question, it's pretty much already what's considered when deciding whether to grant bail. (Note- I'm not sure the idea of releasing a defendant to another country is a good one, but it's not like the courts wouldn't be able to tell the difference between an agent of a foreign country working in an espionage capacity and Marcus Hutchins.)
- viraptor 7y agoI think your example (international spy) is on a very different level than someone stealing private money. Spies are normally working with the approval of their country, so the prosecution there does not make sense.
- wiremaus 7y ago'Chinaman' is generally considered quite offensive and dated. I'd switch up the noun there.
- idlewords 7y agoThe chinaman is not the issue!
- bin0 7y agoHow? I used Englishman too. I've never heard it used that way.
- grzm 7y ago- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinaman_(term) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinaman_(term) - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chinaman https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chinaman - https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=chinaman https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=chinaman