Reasons of state. (U.S.-Great Britain extradition treaty ) (editorial)

From: The Nation | Date: June 28, 1986| Author: | Copyright information

Reasons of State

After a yearlong battle waged at the highest level of government, a revised extradition treaty between the United States and Britain will soon reach the Senate floor, where its ratification seems virtually assured. Irish-Americans, civil libertarians, jurists and most Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee opposed the measure in its original form, which would have eliminated the "political offense exception" to extradition.

The treaty is aimed at facilitating extradition of Irish republicans imprisoned in this country, who in the past have ...

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