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In the Matter of the Extradition of Suarez-Mason

United States of America.  27 April 1988 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Extradition — Political offence exception — Application — Whether political offence exception applicable to illegal acts committed by former government officials — Definition of political offence — Requirement that crimes be reasonably incidental to political upheaval — Murders allegedly committed by military commander during time of political upheaval in Argentina — Murder victims not engaging in revolutionary or violent activity — Whether murders incidental to political upheaval — Whether constituting military offences — Lapse of time — Prosecution for acts after expiration of limitation period — Whether admissible — The law of the United States

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© Cambridge University Press 1997

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