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Originally Posted by Apocalypse Wow
The UK parliament's Extradition Act (2003) covers extradition between Ireland and the US. There is no treaty between the USA and Ireland. Furthermore, the Act has been criticized for making it easy to allow extradition from UK to USA but not the other way around.
Secondly, extraditing someone from Ireland is not the same as extraditing someone who is Irish. And even if it were, I have never heard of anything like this becoming an election issue.
The UK parliament extradition Act (2003) cover Northern Ireland not the Republic of Ireland
Dublin where Bitar was residing is in the latter.
Covered by this:
Ireland Extradition Treaty with the United States
Ireland International Extradition Treaty with the United States
July 13, 1983, Date-Signed
December 15, 1984, Date-In-Force
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
98TH CONGRESS
2d Session
SENATE
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
THE WHITE HOUSE, April 18, 1984.
To the Senate of the United States:
With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Treaty on Extradition between the United States of America and Ireland, signed at Washington on July 13, 1983.
I transmit also, for the information of the Senate, the Report of the Department of State with respect to the Treaty.
The Treaty is the first law enforcement treaty directly negotiated between the United States and Ireland. It fills a gap resulting from a 1965 change in Irish law which precludes the implementation of any applicable extradition agreements between the United States and Great Britain. The Treaty follows generally the form and content of extradition treaties recently concluded by this Government.
This Treaty will make a significant contribution to international cooperation in law enforcement. I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.
RONALD REAGAN.
LETTER OF SUBMITTAL
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, April 10, 1984.
The PRESIDENT,
The White House.