This document is an exhibit filed on December 18, 2020, in the case United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN). It is a formal statement in French by Philippe Jaegle, Head of the International Mutual Legal Assistance Bureau, explaining that under the 1996 bilateral treaty and French law, France systematically refuses to extradite its own nationals to the United States. It clarifies that exceptions to this rule only apply within the European Union.
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| Philippe Jaegle | Le Chef du Bureau de l'Entraide Pénale Internationale (Head of the International Mutual Legal Assistance Bureau) |
Signatory of the document explaining French extradition law.
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| Bureau de l'Entraide Pénale Internationale |
Issuing office of the document.
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| Union européenne |
Mentioned regarding exceptions to extradition laws.
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| Cour européenne des droits de l'homme |
European Court of Human Rights, mentioned in legal context.
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
Inferred from footer 'DOJ-OGR'.
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Country whose laws are being detailed.
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Country with the bilateral extradition treaty with France.
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"la France refuse systématiquement d'accorder l'extradition de ressortissants français aux autorités judiciaires américaines"Source
"le principe de non-extradition des nationaux est un principe du droit de l'extradition auquel la France n'a jamais dérogé en dehors du cadre de l'Union européenne"Source
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