Extradition and Political Crimes: The Use of the Political Offence Exception in Europe

This book examines the evolution and current application of the political offence exception clause to extradition in Europe.

The long-standing academic exploration of terrorism has recently given way to renewed interest in the political offence exception to extradition, prompted by recent events that signal a democratic downturn globally. Despite the significant curtailment – and, in some cases, the complete abolition – of the political offence exception to extradition in Europe, certain Eur...