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This document is the final page of a legal opinion by French lawyer William Julié filed in the Ghislaine Maxwell case (1:20-cr-00330). Julié argues that French law does not absolutely prohibit the extradition of nationals and cites a past letter from Senators Durbin and Obama to support the interpretation that France has discretion to extradite. He concludes it is unlikely the French government would refuse to extradite Maxwell, especially given the 2010 EU-US extradition agreement.

This document is the final page of a legal opinion by French lawyer William Julié filed in the Ghislaine Maxwell case (1:20-cr-00330). Julié argues that French law does not absolutely prohibit the extradition of nationals and cites a past letter from Senators Durbin and Obama to support the interpretation that France has discretion to extradite. He concludes it is unlikely the French government would refuse to extradite Maxwell, especially given the 2010 EU-US extradition agreement.

This document is a legal opinion filed in December 2020 (likely in the Ghislaine Maxwell criminal case), authored by French lawyer William Julié. It argues that French law does not absolutely prohibit the extradition of its nationals to the US, citing the 'Peterson case' and a 2010 EU-US agreement. The document specifically references Ghislaine Maxwell, concluding it is unlikely France would refuse to extradite her, and quotes a past letter from Senators Durbin and Obama supporting discretionary extradition.

A legal opinion filed on December 23, 2020, by French attorney William Julié regarding the extradition of Ghislaine Maxwell. Julié argues that under French law and the Extradition Treaty (referencing a past interpretation by Senators Durbin and Obama), there is no absolute rule against extraditing nationals and that the French government would likely execute an extradition decree against Maxwell. The document also cites the 2010 EU-US extradition agreement as further justification for cooperation.