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Extradition and mental health in UK law. (2019)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2019. Extradition and mental health in UK law. Criminal law forum [online], 30(3), pages 339-372. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10609-019-09369-7

The response of UK extradition law and practice to requested persons presenting with mental health disorders is multi-faceted and unnecessarily complex. There are a number of reasons for this. They centre upon the law failing to adequately recognise... Read More about Extradition and mental health in UK law..

What an extradition hearing is and why it matters. (2018)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2018. What an extradition hearing is and why it matters. Juridical review [online], 4, pages 250-268. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

Extradition is important. It serves vital purposes. The centrepiece of UK extradition is the hearing. It plays the operative role in the rendition of accused and convicted persons from the UK to third states. In light of the significance of extraditi... Read More about What an extradition hearing is and why it matters..

An analysis of the competing factors within an extradition decision. (2018)
Thesis
UBIEBOR, O.G. 2018. An analysis of the competing factors within an extradition decision. Robert Gordon University [online], PhD thesis. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

In an era where an increasing number of states are affected by various types and forms of transnational crime - including terrorism, cybercrime, financial crime, murder, illegal drugs, and human trafficking - one response has been a greater emphasis... Read More about An analysis of the competing factors within an extradition decision..

The contrasting evolution of the right to a fair trial in UK extradition law. (2018)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2018. The contrasting evolution of the right to a fair trial in UK extradition law. International journal of human rights [online], 22(7), pages 869-887. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2018.1485655

Extradition is a process whereby accused and convicted persons are lawfully transferred across borders from one territory to another. It is unquestionably important. It serves material public purposes. Lord Thomas in Polish Judicial Authorities v Cel... Read More about The contrasting evolution of the right to a fair trial in UK extradition law..

Extradition in the sheriff court. (2018)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2018. Extradition in the sheriff court. Scots law times [online], 2018(10), pages 33-35. Available from: https://login.westlaw.co.uk/

Examines recent developments in respect of extradition practice, focusing on the Sheriff Court decisions in: Lord Advocate v SN, involving a person suffering from dementia; Lord Advocate v Shapovalov, involving the applicability of statements of unco... Read More about Extradition in the sheriff court..

The case of Lauri Love. (2018)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2018. The case of Lauri Love. Criminal law and justice weekly [online], 182(8), pages 136-137. Available from: https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/legal/

Dr Paul Arnell writes on the the Forum Bar and Oppression in Extradition. On February 5, the High Court upheld Lauri Love's appeal against extradition to the US (Love v. US [2018] EWHC 172 (Admin)). His extradition had been ordered by the Home Secret... Read More about The case of Lauri Love..

Extradition and mental health. (2017)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. and HENDERSON, S. 2017. Extradition and mental health. Criminal law and justice weekly [online], 181(40), pages 712-714. Available from: https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/legal/

The extradition of Lauri Love is in the balance. It is yet another high profile case involving extradition and mental health. The case is an illustration of how Asperger's Syndrome and the internet can conspire to engender circumstances with grave co... Read More about Extradition and mental health..

The wheels of justice in extradition. (2017)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2017. The wheels of justice in extradition. Scots law times [online], 2017(26), pages 143-146. Available from: http://login.westlaw.co.uk

Reports on recent extradition cases, namely: Dean (Zain Taj) v Lord Advocate (SC) on whether the extradition of a UK citizen to Taiwan to serve a custodial sentence would give rise to a breach of his rights under ECHR art.3 due to the perceived risk... Read More about The wheels of justice in extradition..

The continuing tension between human rights and extradition. (2016)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2016. The continuing tension between human rights and extradition. Scots law times [online], 2016(40), pages 211-214. Available from: http://login.westlaw.co.uk

Examines the High Court of Justiciary ruling in Dean (Zain Taj) v Lord Advocate refusing leave to appeal a High Court decision to allow an appeal by a British national under the Extradition Act 2003 s.103 against the Scottish Ministers' decision to o... Read More about The continuing tension between human rights and extradition..

The legality and propriety of the trials of Abu Hamza. (2016)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2016. The legality and propriety of the trials of Abu Hamza. Bergen journal of criminal law and criminal justice [online], 4(2), pages 196-219. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15845/bjclcj.v4i2.1066

Abu Hamza is serving a life sentence in an American prison, having been convicted of terrorist offences in 2014. He was previously imprisoned in the United Kingdom. Two central questions arise from his case; whether the UK and US acted lawfully under... Read More about The legality and propriety of the trials of Abu Hamza..