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R (Wellington) v Secretary of State for the Home Department |
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Issue: |
Whether extradition to the USA for an offence carrying a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole breached Art 3 ECHR and thus operated as a bar to extradition. |
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Court: |
House of Lords |
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Reference: |
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Neutral Citation: |
[2008] UKHL 72 |
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Judge(s): |
Lord Hoffmann, Lord Scott, Baroness Hale, Lord Carswell and Lord Brown |
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Date: |
10 December 2008 |