Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Handbook, 2nd Edition

The Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Handbook is the new  edition of the previously entitled Extradition Law Handbook. It is a  comprehensive guide to extradition under the Extradition Act 2003 and to  mutual legal assistance. In addition to providing comprehensive  guidance to the statute law, it contains summaries of the leading cases  and appendices containing the main statutory and international  instruments.
Extradition is a rapidly-evolving area of law and  consequently extradition legislation and cases can be very difficult to  locate. As the only dedicated sourcebook available, this Handbook brings  together legislation and relevant case law covering the European  Council Framework decision on the European arrest warrant and the  surrender procedures between Member States: European Convention on  Extradition; Commonwealth and treaty countries; and UN Conventions. It  also includes sections on human rights implications and war crimes  tribunals.
This new edition has been expanded to provide full  coverage of mutual legal assistance, reflecting the growing importance  of this area of law, and the overlap between these powers and  extradition. It provides guidance on the relevant statutes and  international agreements relating to mutual legal assistance, as well as  to the relevant case-law.
The experienced practitioner author  team have created a valuable reference tool, offering comprehensive and  practical commentary, along with the key source materials and a reliable  and rigorous selection of relevant cases required for extradition  practice.