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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2021
Extradition — Political offence — Definition — Murder of retired politicians — Paramilitary campaign for reunification of Ireland — Republic of Ireland Extradition Act 1965, Section 50 — Whether to be interpreted in line with English authorities — Whether requirement that offence take place in context of rebellion — Standards of reasonable, civilized people — Whether satisfactory test of whether offence political — Motives of accused — Accused denying involvement in offence but claiming that offence political — Burden of proof — Onus on accused to establish that offence political — Proximity of offence to political objectives of paramilitary group — Speciality — Allegation that if returned accused would be imprisoned for political offence — Reliance on good faith of requesting State — The law of Ireland