Extradition in contemporary international law with focus on BiH Cover Image

Izručenje u svjetlu savremenoga međunarodnoga prava s posebnim osvrtom na Bosnu i Hercegovinu
Extradition in contemporary international law with focus on BiH

Author(s): Enis Omerović
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Naučnoistraživački institut »Ibn Sina«
Keywords: extradition; European Extradition Convention; BiH Law on International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters; mutual recognition and enforcement of valid court rulings in criminal matters; bilateral agreements; BiH; Croatia; Serbia; Montenegro

Summary/Abstract: This paper describes the elements of international legal assistance in criminal matters in relations between states. As the title suggests, the focus is on extraditions. The paper presents the notion of extradition in light of contemporary international law, starting from provisions of the 1957 European Extradition Convention. As for domestic legislation, the paper offers an analysis of provisions on extradition contained in the BiH Law on International Legal Assistance in Criminals Matters, and in terms of law on contracts, it gives a critical overview of bilateral agreements between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro respectively, particularly in relation to two types of bilateral agreements: agreements on international legal assistance in criminal matters and agreements on enforcement of criminal sanctions. In order to overcome the shortcomings of a traditional extradition system, which is indeed complex, the author offers a solution through incorporation of the European Arrest Warrant into the legal system of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 48-49
  • Page Range: 77-110
  • Page Count: 34
  • Language: Bosnian