Implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, on H.R. 3275, November 14, 2001U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001 - 57 pages |
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Page 35 - Party which makes extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty receives a request for extradition from another State Party with which it has no extradition treaty, it may consider this Convention as the legal basis for extradition in respect of such offences. Extradition shall be subject to the other conditions provided by the law of the requested State.
Page 41 - Chinese, English, French. Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall send certified copies thereof to all States referred to in article 8.
Page 35 - Parties which do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognize such offences as extraditable offences between themselves subject to the conditions provided by the law of the requested State.
Page 33 - Upon being satisfied that the circumstances so warrant, the State Party in whose territory the alleged offender is present shall take the appropriate measures under its internal law so as to ensure his presence for the purpose of prosecution or extradition.
Page 44 - Have agreed as follows: Article 1 For the purposes of this Convention: 1. "State or government facility...
Page 6 - Any other act intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to a civilian, or to any other person not taking an active part in the hostilities in a situation of armed conflict, when the purpose of such act, by its nature or context, is to intimidate a population, or to compel a government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing any act.
Page 34 - Those authorities shall take their decision in the same manner as in the case of any other offence of a grave nature under the law of that State.
Page 34 - State which makes the preliminary inquiry contemplated in paragraph 2 of this article shall promptly report its findings to the said States and shall indicate whether it intends to exercise jurisdiction.
Page 35 - Party for investigations, prosecutions or proceedings other than those stated in the request without the prior consent of the requested Party.
Page 35 - States Parties undertake to include such offences as extraditable offences in every extradition treaty to be concluded between them. 2 If a State Party which makes extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty receives a request for extradition from another...