Reforming International Extradition - (Anthem Studies in Law Reform) by Sally Kennedy & Ian Warren (Paperback)

About the Book

Extradition often priorities international comity and state rights over individual protections. This can create unfairness and concerns about extraditee welfare. Using case studies, this book explores these issues and argues that defendant-centered reforms are needed to adjust these unequal levels of authority.

Book Synopsis

Extradition often priorities international comity and state rights over individual protections. This can create unfairness and concerns about extraditee welfare. Using case studies, this book explores these issues and argues that defendant-centered reforms are needed to adjust these unequal levels of authority.

Review Quotes

"A welcome addition to the literature, Kennedy and Warren's book uses case studies to cogently support the reform of extradition in order to counteract egregious foreign criminal prosecutions and protect individual rights and justice." -Paul Arnell, University Aberdeen, UK.

"Sally Kennedy and Ian Warren provide a brilliant in-depth critical analysis of the current global state of international extradition, challenging the normative assumptions of extradition law, and offering a radical calling for a defendant-centred approach that reprioritises human rights and due process protections for extraditees. This is a gem of a resource for policy reformation that can transform current extradition processes to achieve fairness and justice." -Dawn L. Rothe, Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida Atlantic University, USA.

This is a work of great originality. Based on the premise that the current state of extradition law is not suited for the modern reality of globalisation the authors explore with faultless clarity the potential for reform. A book of great interest to academics, criminal justice practitioners, lawand policy-makers. -Saskia Hufnagel, Reader in Criminal Law, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, UK.

About the Author

Dr Sally Kennedy is a Lecturer in Criminology, specialising in transnational justice administration, including extradition, territorial sovereignty, legal geographies and individual rights.

Dr Ian Warren is Senior Lecturer in Criminology, specialising in transnational criminal law and procedure, as well as several other areas involving crime and law.