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To be clear - German nationals can be extradited to other EU countries under German law, but not third countries like the UK. If the UK had remained in the EU,
by kaashif 1y ago
To be clear - German nationals can be extradited to other EU countries under German law, but not third countries like the UK.
If the UK had remained in the EU, then extradition might be possible (depending on whether courts approve it) but right now it's pretty unambiguously impossible.
- louthy 1y agoIANAL but there appears to be an agreement between the UK and Germany. Not sure if it’s just criminal cooperation, or whether extradition is part of that: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-mutual-legal-assistance-agreements/mutual-legal-assistance-and-extradition-treaty-list-accessible-version#bilateral-uk-extradition-agreements https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-mut...
- FinnKuhn 1y agoNot a lawyer, but that seems to be from the 60s and a quick Google search showed some court decisions that extraditions to the UK are not possible as staying silent can harm your defense, which contradicts German basic law where it states: "No German may be extradited to a foreign country. The law may provide otherwise for extraditions to a member state of the European Union or to an international court, provided that the rule of law is observed." Apparently Germany is also (at least as of 2023) not extraditing non-citizens to the UK due to the condition of British jails as well so: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/05/germany-refuses-extradite-albanian-man-uk-jail-conditions https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/05/germany-refu...