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This legal document, authored by French lawyer William Julié on December 18, 2020, is a response to a US government memorandum concerning a defendant's release. Julié argues that the US government's reliance on a letter from the French Minister of Justice is misplaced, as it selectively quotes French law while ignoring the supremacy of international extradition treaties under the French Constitution. The core argument is that the extradition treaty between the USA and France should govern the case, not the specific article of the French criminal code cited by the Minister.

People (2)

Name Role Context
WILLIAM JULIÉ AVOCAT À LA COUR
Author of the document, providing a legal analysis on French extradition law.
French Minister of Justice Minister of Justice
Author of a letter dated 11 December 2020, which is being analyzed and contested in this document.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
French Ministry of Justice Government agency
Published an administrative circular on 11 March 2004 regarding extradition provisions. The Minister of Justice is th...
United States government Government agency
The recipient of this response, which relies on the French Minister of Justice's letter to argue against extradition.
European Union International organization
Mentioned in the context of extradition treaties with the USA and the French government's policy on extraditing citiz...

Timeline (3 events)

2004-03-11
The French Ministry of Justice published an administrative circular specifying how amended legal provisions regarding extradition should be applied.
France
2020-12-11
The French Minister of Justice issued a letter regarding France's extradition laws.
France
2020-12-18
William Julié wrote a response to the US government's memorandum regarding a defendant's motion for release.
Paris

Locations (5)

Location Context
Location where the document was written, as indicated in the dateline.
The country to which extradition is being considered. Mentioned as a party to an extradition treaty with France.
The country whose extradition laws and constitution are the central subject of the document.
USA
Abbreviation for the United States, mentioned in the context of extradition treaties with France and the European Union.
Address listed in the footer of the document, likely for William Julié's law practice.

Relationships (2)

WILLIAM JULIÉ Professional (lawyer-client) defendant
Julié is writing a response on behalf of the 'defendant's renewed motion for release'.
WILLIAM JULIÉ Adversarial (legal) United States government
Julié is writing a 'Response to the government's memorandum in opposition', indicating he is arguing against the government's legal position.

Key Quotes (4)

"any person not having French nationality"
Source
— Article 696-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure (Quoted in the letter from the French Minister of Justice to support the argument that France can only extradite non-nationals.)
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"In the absence of an international agreement stipulating otherwise, the conditions, procedure and effects of extradition shall be determined by the provisions of this chapter¹. These provisions shall also apply to matters which would not have been regulated by international conventions"
Source
— Article 696 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure (Cited by William Julié to argue that national extradition laws only apply when no international agreement exists.)
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"Treaties or agreements that have been duly ratified or approved have, upon their publication, an authority superior to that of laws, subject, for each agreement or treaty, to its application by the other party"
Source
— Article 55 of the French Constitution (Cited by William Julié to argue that international treaties, like the extradition treaty with the USA, prevail over French national law.)
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"Article 696 of the Code of Criminal Procedure reaffirms this principle of"
Source
— Administrative circular of 11 March 2004 (Quoted to show that an administrative circular from the French Ministry of Justice supports the principle that international agreements prevail.)
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Quote #4

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