The question (15 marks)
Explain the principles on which a State may exercise criminal jurisdiction, and discuss the law of extradition with reference to the rule of speciality. (15 marks)
MU Module II, head 2.2; chapter on jurisdiction, extradition and asylum.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 2 · State Territory, Jurisdiction and the Law of the Sea of Public International Law.
Authorities you will need
- Extradition Act 1962, ss. 2(c)(ii) and 21
- Abu Salem Abdul Qayoom Ansari v. State of Maharashtra
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982, arts. 97, 100, 101 and 105
- Republic of Italy v. Union of India
- International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, arts. 1(3) and 2
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