Blackstone's Guide to the Extradition Act 2003

Julian B. Knowles is a barrister at Matrix Chambers, and was called in 1994. He is listed as one of the Legal 500's leading civil liberties juniors, has extensive experience of extradition cases including the House of Lords and Privy Council, and was principal junior counsel for General Pinochet in his extradition proceedings. He has co-authored "The Law of Extradition and Mutual Assistance" with Clive Nicholls QC and Clare Montgomery QC. He has also written a number of relevant chapter contributions and is currently co-authoring a new edition of "Human Rights and Criminal Law".

But, as the barrister Julian Knowles shrewdly points out in his Blackstone's Guide to the Extradition Act 2003 (OUP), it's not that simple. First, the Human Rights Act says that nobody in Britain may even be condemned to death. So promising that a death sentence, if imposed, will not be carried out is not good enough to satisfy the Human Rights Convention.

• 1. Introduction and Overview ; 2. Liability to Extradition. Extradition Offences ; 3. Categorization of Territories, Territorial Scope of the EA 2003 ; 4. Initial Stages of the Extradition Process ; 5. The Extradition Hearing in Category 1 Cases ; 6. The Extradition Hearing in Category 2 Cases ; 7. Extradition and Human Rights ; 8. The Role of the Secretary of State. Deferral of Extradition ; 9. Appeals ; 10. Time for Extradition ; 11. Consent to Extradition. Withdrawal of Claims for Extradition ; 12. Return to the United Kingdom ; 13. Police Powers in Extradition Cases ; 14. Post-Surrender Matters ; APPENDICES ; Appendix 1: An Act to make provision about extradition [20th November 2003] ; Appendix 2: European Framework Decision ; Appendix 3: The Extradition Act 2003 (Multiple Offences) Order 2003 ; Appendix 4: Category 1 and Category 2 Territories. Territories Designated under the EA 2003 ; Appendix 5: Useful Web References