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Summary
This legal document argues that France's laws and practices prevent the extradition of its nationals, even if they hold dual citizenship with the United States. It refutes a defense expert's claim of no precedent by citing the 2006 case of Hans Peterson, a dual U.S.-French citizen who confessed to murder in the U.S. but was shielded from U.S. law enforcement by France after turning himself in to French authorities.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Hans Peterson | American citizen and French national |
Cited as a precedent case where he, a dual citizen, confessed to murder in the U.S. but France refused extradition af...
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| Durbin | Senator |
Mentioned as a co-author of a press release urging the French Justice Minister regarding the Hans Peterson case.
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| Schakowsky | U.S. official |
Mentioned as a co-author of a press release urging the French Justice Minister regarding the Hans Peterson case.
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| Emanuel | French Justice Minister |
Mentioned as the recipient of an urge from Durbin and Schakowsky to ensure justice in the Hans Peterson retrial.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| European Union | political and economic union |
Mentioned as a collection of countries from which the discussion of extradition to outside countries is framed.
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| MOJ | government agency |
Interpreted as the French Ministry of Justice, cited as the source for the interpretation of the French Code of Crimi...
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| OIA | government agency |
Mentioned as making repeated requests for Hans Peterson's extradition, likely the Office of International Affairs wit...
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| French government | government |
Recipient of a letter from U.S. Senators in 2008.
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| Department of [Justice] | government agency |
Recipient of a letter from the French MOJ, implied to be the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Timeline (3 events)
2006
Hans Peterson, an American citizen and French national, turned himself in to French authorities in Guadeloupe and confessed to committing a murder in the United States.
Guadeloupe
2008-03-14
U.S. Senators sent a letter to the French government regarding the Hans Peterson case.
Senators
2012-11-16
Durbin and Schakowsky issued a press release urging the French Justice Minister regarding the Hans Peterson retrial.
Locations (3)
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Mentioned as a country outside the European Union seeking extradition from France. Also where Hans Peterson committed...
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The country whose extradition laws are being discussed. It is stated that France systematically refuses to extradite ...
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The location where Hans Peterson turned himself in to French authorities.
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Relationships (1)
They are listed together as authors of a press release regarding the Hans Peterson case.
Key Quotes (2)
"absolutely prohibits the extradition of a person who had French nationality at the time of the commission of the acts for which extradition is requested."Source
— French Code of Criminal Procedure (according to the MOJ)
(Describing the French law on the extradition of its nationals.)
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"[i]n the recent past,” he is “not aware that the French authorities would have had to address the situation in which the United States sought extradition of a French citizen who was also a United States citizen. Thus, there is no precedent to draw from in that regard."Source
— The defendant’s expert
(Arguing that there is no precedent for the extradition of a dual French-U.S. citizen from France to the U.S.)
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