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Senate Approves UK Extradition Treaty and Other Bilateral and Multilateral Treaties, Attaches Reservations and Understandings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2007

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References

1 Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Related Exchanges of Letters, Mar. 31, 2003; see Sean D., Murphy, Contemporary Practice of the United States, 98 AJIL 845 (2004)Google Scholar.

2 See U.S. Dep’t of State Fact Sheet, U.S.–U.K. Extradition Treaty (Aug. 3, 2004), at <http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/fs/34885.htm>; <http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net/IFC_INFO/CAMPAIGNS/USUK_EXTRADITIONTREATY/extradition_treaty_ACTION.htm> (“Please CALL, WRITE, or VISIT your US Senator as soon as possible to ask them to oppose the draconian and un–American UK/US Extradition Treaty which is now before the Senate for ratification.”).

3 See The Long Arm of American Law, Economist, May 14, 2006, at 67; New UK–US Extradition Treaty (n.d.), at <http://www.statewatch.org/news/2003/jul/25ukus.htm>.

4 See Heather, Timmons, Man Tied to Enron Case Found Dead in London Park, N.Y. Times, July 13, 2006, at C3 Google Scholar; Profile: The ‘NatWest Three,’ BBC News, July 13, 2006, at <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5176456.stm>>Google Scholar; James, Westhead, NatWest Three “To Get Fair Trial,” BBC News, July 21, 2006, at <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5202172.stm>Google Scholar.

5 Britain: Extraditions Challenged, N.Y. Times, Nov. 7, 2006, at A8 Google Scholar.

6 Treaty Between the United States and Germany on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, Oct. 14, 2003; see Sean D., Murphy, Contemporary Practice of the United States, 98 AJIL 596 (2004)Google Scholar.

7 Protocol Between the United States and Israel Amending the Convention on Extradition of 1962, July 6, 2005.

8 Treaty Between the United States and Uruguay Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annexes and Protocol, Nov. 4, 2005; see John R., Crook, Contemporary Practice of the United States, 99 AJIL 259 (2005)Google Scholar; Sean D., Murphy, Contemporary Practice of the United States, 98 AJIL 836 (2004)Google Scholar.

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10 Sen. Richard Lugar Press Release, Senate Ratifies Cybercrime Treaty (Aug. 4, 2006), at <http://lugar.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=261296>.

11 UN Convention Against Corruption, Oct. 31, 2003, at <http://www.unodc.org/pdf/crime/convention_corruption/signing/Convention–e.pdf>.

12 Sen. Richard Lugar Press Release, Senate Passes UN Convention Against Corruption (Sept. 15, 2006), at <http://lugar.senate.gov/pressapp/record.cfm?id=263131>; see U.S. Dep’t of State Media Note 2006/1076, United States Joins United Nations Convention Against Corruption (Nov. 29, 2006).

13 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Protocol III), Dec. 8, 2005.

14 See John R., Crook, Contemporary Practice of the United States, 100 AJIL 244 (2006)Google Scholar.

15 Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, with a Declaration, Sept.12, 1997.

16 [Senate resolution of advice and consent to the UN Convention Against Corruption], at <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi–bin/query/z?rl09:S05SE6–0057:>.

17 Id.