Does an asylum claim, or even a grant of protection, prevent extradition? The Council of Europe’s renewed work on the subject is the starting point for a review of the different European approaches and the unresolved tensions in Italian case law

The Italian Supreme Court held that extradition cannot be authorised where there is unresolved uncertainty as to the authenticity or continuing enforceability of the foreign arrest warrants. The requested court must obtain targeted supplementary information rather than rely on generic assurances that the requesting State remains interested in extradition.

The Italian Supreme Court held that the 1930 Italy-Venezuela Treaty’s 100-day detention period prevails over the 40-day domestic rule.