Extradition and the statutory framework—an introduction to extradition

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Practice notes

Extradition and the statutory framework—an introduction to extradition

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Produced in partnership with Jasvinder Nakhwal, Charlotte Evans and James Ware of Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP

Practice notes
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What is Extradition?

Extradition is the formal legal process by which one Territory asks another to return an individual wanted by them in order for that individual to stand trial or serve a sentence imposed by the requesting territory.

The UK’s statutory framework

The UK’s extradition regime is governed by the Extradition Act 2003 (EA 2003).

The UK has extradition arrangements under multilateral conventions and bilateral extradition treaties with more than 120 territories. These territories are designated as either Part 1 or Part 2 under the EA 2003.

Part 1 territories are set out in the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 1 Territories) Order 2003, SI 2003/3333, as amended. See further below: Part 1 territories.

Despite the UK’s decision to leave the EU, this list of Part 1 territories includes the remaining 27 EU Member States.

Part 2 territories are set out in the Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003, SI 2003/3334, as amended. See further below: Part 2 territories.

Territories

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What does Extradition mean?

Extradition is the formal surrender by one country to another, based on reciprocal laws, treaties or arrangements partly judicial and partly administrative, of an individual accused or convicted of a serious criminal offence committed outside the territory of the extraditing state and within the jurisdiction of the requesting state which, being competent by its own law to try and punish him, requests the individual's surrender.

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