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Regina v. Horseferry Road Magistrates’ Court, ex parte Bennett

United kingdom England.  24 June 1993 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Jurisdiction — Executive — Consequences of illegal arrest — Defendant detained in foreign country and returned to England — No attempt at extradition — Whether deportation from foreign country a disguised form of extradition — Whether circumstances of defendant’s return to England deprives English courts of jurisdiction — Whether courts possess discretion not to hear charges against defendant

Extradition — Conditions — Return of fugitive offender other than by extradition — Disguised extradition — The law of England

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1994

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