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this is a poor comparison. Extradition treaties exist and contain specific legal obligations. It is not based on trust and there are several pairs of countries

• xphx 4y ago
  > treaties [...] not based on trust How are these treaties enforced? All international treaties are ultimately based on trust. There is no higher authority, only elective councils of and voluntary commitment to procedures (a.k.a. promises) by sovereign states. Specifically not even these formal promises have been given by e.g. the United States of America which to this day has signed but never ratified either the VCLT[1] or the VCLTIO[2], so is figuratively giving a lukewarm "let's see about the convenience of that when it comes up". 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_the_Law_of_Treaties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_the_Law_o... 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_the_Law_of_Treaties_between_States_and_International_Organizations_or_Between_International_Organizations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_the_Law_o...