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Right to Refuse Extradition

Posted on May 16 2005, 09:13 AM

Right to refuse Extradition
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights

Strength: Significant

Proposed by: Saint Uriel

Description: ACKNOWLEDGING that capital punishment (the death penalty, execution) is a contentious issue, with many different viewpoints

ACKNOWELDGING ALSO that situations involving international fugitives may be very diplomatically delicate

ENCOURAGING nations to resolve matters of international fugitives through discussion and diplomacy

AFFIRMING that a nation should not be forced to be a party to execution against its will

AFFIRMING ALSO that this resolution shall not affect each nation's sovereign right to allow or ban capital punishment within its own borders

BE IT RESOLVED that UN member nations shall have the AFFIRMED RIGHT to refuse, if they so desire, extradition (deportation) of international fugitives to any UN member nation IF the extraditing nation may reasonably believe that the fugitive may face capital punishment if extradited

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that UN member nations may exercise this right without fear of military reprisal from any other UN member nation

Votes For: 580

Votes Against: 171

[Delegate Votes]

Voting Ends: Fri May 20 2005

Abattoir

Pinprick of Apathy

Posts: 398

Posted on May 16 2005, 10:30 PM

Besides being an oversimplified version of RL Extradition treaties, it puts power in the hands of the UN member nations, unlike many resolutions.

support

Lamoni

Democratic Maniac

Posts: 1952

Posted on May 17 2005, 11:27 AM

On the odd occasion that the Starblaydi government would not want a citizen extradited to a country for captial punishment who has not been executed already under Starblaydi law, this would be of use. Support.