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social science subjects > politics and international relations > international relations > foreign policy > extradition
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > legal proceedings > extradition
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > transnational crime and justice > strategies of law enforcement and justice > extradition

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extradition  

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  • Extradition is an action of international cooperation in handing over a person accused of criminal activities. In this process one sovereign state delivers an accused criminal or fugitive to another sovereign state at the request of the latter state. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Extradition]

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