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U.S. INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITIONExtradition refers to the formal process by which an individual is delivered from the country where he is located, the requested county, to the requesting country in order to face criminal 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.Our firm's practice group fights international extradition requests whether the U.S. is the requesting or requested country. Used by the United States since 1795, extradition requests are usually made 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 120 countries. More. For a discussion of recent international extradition cases see our Blog. | |