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Extradition, Politics, and Human Rights
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Extradition, Politics, and Human Rights. By Christopher H. Pyle. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2001. Pp. 445. $89.50 (cloth); $29.95 (paper).
Three issues dominate Christopher H. Pyle's historical analysis of extradition practice in the United States: 1) judicial rather than executive control over extradition; 2) the political offense exception; and 3) the rule of noninquiry (pursuant to which the judiciary refuses to evaluate the fairness of the judicial system in the reques...
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