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Tuvia Stern v Government of the USA

Author / Contributor: John Jones QC
14.04
Tuvia Stern v Government of the USA
   
Issue: (i) whether S could raise a bar to his extradition on appeal that he did not raise and in respect of which he did not adduce evidence in the court below; (ii) whether the passage of time was available as a bar to extradition for a person who fled the requesting country; and (iii) whether it would be unjust or oppressive to extradite S by reason of the passage of time since he was alleged to have committed the offences.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/8686/2007
   
Neutral Citation:   [2007] EWHC 3266 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Dyson LJ, Jack J
   
Date: 39435