This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ... of 1843 inoperative would have been removed; but the Bill necessary for giving it effect was abandoned in consequence of the objections made to it in the House of Lords. J Besides these stipulations with France and the United States, England has likewise an agreement with China for the extradition of criminals flying ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ... of 1843 inoperative would have been removed; but the Bill necessary for giving it effect was abandoned in consequence of the objections made to it in the House of Lords. J Besides these stipulations with France and the United States, England has likewise an agreement with China for the extradition of criminals flying from justice. The are many examples in our law. Piracy, properly so called, is not a territorial crime; it is a crime which each nation can punish for itself. A person accused of piracy, in the strict sense of the term, need never be the subject of extradition. See the repqrt of the case in 1 PhilL Com. 516. t 9 Hertslet's Treaties, 281. See the Lords' debates of June 8, 11, 14, and 25. 1852. Treaty of 8th October, 1843, provides, with respect to the five ports of Canton, Foo-chow-foo, Amoy, Ningpo, and Shanghai, thrown open to the British trade, that Chinese criminals flying to the five ports should be handed to the Chinese authorities, and English subjects flying to the Chinese territories should be handed to the nearest British consular officer (sect. 9). The treaty of Tientsin contains other provisions respecting the extradition of Chinese criminals, which are not reciprocal (art. 21). Independently of the extradition to foreign countries, the Constitution of the United States gives ample powers for the extradition of persons charged with treason, felony, or any other crime, between the several States of the Uniou.f It contains likewise a similar power with respect to fugitive slaves.J It may be added, that the right of pursuing fugitive criminals into its own territory is sometimes conceded by one German State to another as a consequence of their federal relations. In considering the principles which ought to govern the extradition...
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