Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 09/06/2016

Subject: The Court affirmed that a Member State is not required to grant every Union citizen who has moved within its territory the same protection against extradition as that granted to its own nationals. However, before extraditing the citizen, the Member State concerned must give priority to the exchange of information with the Member State of origin and allow that Member State to request the citizen’s surrender for the purposes of prosecution

Parties: Petruhhin

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 19 Extradition

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