When the FBI Seeks Extradition…®

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Extradition refers to the formal process by which an individual is delivered from the country where he is located, the requested country, to the requesting country in order to face prosecution, or if already convicted, to serve a sentence. The participants in extradition are therefore the two countries and the individual who is the subject of the proceedings.

For example, if Germany is seeking to bring an individual from the United States to Germany for prosecution of an offense that occurred in Germany, then Germany is considered the "requesting" country and the United States the "requested" country. On the other hand, if the United States is seeking to bring an individual from France to the United States for prosecution of an offense that occurred in the United States, then the United States is considered the "requesting country" and France the "requested country."

Extradition is usually carried out pursuant to a treaty between two countries (bilateral treaty) or between multiple countries (multilateral convention). The United States currently has extradition treaties in force with over 100 countries.

Extradition to the requesting country is subject to the laws, procedures and policies of the requested country. However, it is a process where an international extradition criminal defense lawyer can have significant influence if he thoroughly understands the laws and procedures governing extraditions, in general, and the extradition treaty involving the requesting country in particular. Furthermore, if the individual is ultimately extradited to the requesting country, the manner in which he is prosecuted or sentenced in the requesting country, may be influenced for the better by having international extradition criminal defense counsel involved from the very initial stages of the extradition proceedings.

McNabb Associates, P.C. provides assistance with International Prisoner Transfer that would allow a person convicted of a crime in one country to be transferred to his country of citizenship to serve the remainder of his sentence. Interested individuals should ask their families to contact McNabb Associates P.C.'s office. Families can help by hiring competent counsel to prepare the transfer application and advocate the prisoner's interests throughout the process.

More information can be found below on the following subjects:

1. Treaties By Country

Select Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan The Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Diego Garcia Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Equatorial Guinea Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia European Union Falkland Islands Fiji Islands Finland France French Antilles French Guiana Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Gilbert Islands Greece Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kuwait Kyrgystan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Nive Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Island Romania Russian Federation Rwanda St. Helena St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Pierre & Miquelon St. Vincent & The Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome & Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks & Caicos Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States U.S. Virgin Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Western Samoa Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

2. Treaties By Subject

Select Subject Aircraft Compacts of Free Association (Regional) Corruption and Bribery Crimes Against Internationally... Customs Services Firearms and Explosives Hostages Inter-American (Regional) Maritime Narcotics Organized Crime Nuclear Material Tax Terrorism Torture Securities Seizure, Forfeiture,...

3. Bilateral Treaties

Select Bilateral Treaty Extradition Treaties Agreements on Seizure...Derived Assets Agreements Regarding Mutual... Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties... Agreements Between U.S. and... Commodities Futures Trading... Securities Enforcement Memorandums... Income Tax Treaties Tax Information Exchange...

4. Multilateral Conventions

Select Multilateral Convention Convention...Seizure of Aircraft Convention...Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation Protocol...Violence at Airports... Convention...Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Protocol...Narcotic Drugs Convention to...Punish Acts of Terrorism Convention...Punishment...Protected Persons... International Convention...Hostages Convention...Nuclear Material Convention...Degrading Treatment... Convention...Maritime Navigation Protocol...Safety of Fixed Platforms... Inter-American...Corruption Convention...Foreign Public Officials... Marshall Islands...Free Association Federated States...Free Association Palau Compact...Free Association Inter-American...Trafficking in Firearms... International Convention...Terrorist Bombings International Convention...Financing of Terrorism Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime Securities Enforcement... Commodities Futures Trading Memoranda... Convention on Mutual...Tax Matters Inter-American Convention...Criminal Matters ...Protocol Related to the...Criminal Matters ...Mutual Assistance ...Customs Services

5. Constitutions and Statutes By Country

Select Country Albania Australia Belize Bolivia Brazil Burma (Myanmar) Canada Costa Rica Fiji Iceland Micronesia New Zealand Philippines Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States

6. European Arrest Warrant

Select Arrest Warrant European Arrest Warrant

7. McNabb Associates has also written three white papers on International Extradition. To view them, see International Extradition and Extradition Treaty Law and Procedure.

8. International Prisoner Transfer - List of treaties and conventions that would allow a person convicted of a crime in one country to be transferred to his country of citizenship to serve the remainder of his sentence.