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Neighboring Countries; Un-Neighborly Acts: A Look At The Extradition Relationships Among The United States, Mexico, And Canada, Dea Abramschmitt
Neighboring Countries; Un-Neighborly Acts: A Look At The Extradition Relationships Among The United States, Mexico, And Canada, Dea Abramschmitt
Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy
In the wake of the troubling Supreme Court decision in United States v. Alvarez-Machain, where the Court approved jurisdiction although the defendant had been abducted from Mexico by U.S. Drug Enforcement Agents (DEA), both Mexico and Canada have expressed dismay at what they see as a blatant violation of international law. The United States has reinforced its uncooperative position in the area of law enforcement across territorial boundaries. According to Mexico and Canada, the U.S. has disregarded both the terms of their respective extradition treaties with them as well as the basic precepts of international law. They have valid cause …