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Salt Newsletters, Vol. 1981, No. 1

SALT Equalizer

President's Column, at 1.

President Proposes the Elimination of Legal Services for the Poor, at 2.

Board of Governors Elections, at 4.

Judge Harry Edwards Honored at Annual Meeting, at 4.

SALT Sponsored Panel on Tenure Standards at AALS Annual Meeting, at 5.

Clinical Panel at A.A.L.S. Annual Meeting, at 5.

SALT Clinic Committee, at 5.

Median Salaries of Full-Time Law Teachers of 85 Schools, at 6.

Contribution, at 7.

Membership Application, at 7.

Statement in Support of Legal Services, at 8.

The Practice Of Extradition From Antiquity To Modern France And The United States: A Brief History, Christopher L. Blakesley

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In order to understand the perceptions of extradition’s function and purpose in modern France and the United States, it is important to consider the evolution of thought regarding extradition. This article will focus on the history of extradition law as it has influenced contemporary law in the United States and France. The purpose of the article is to provide insight into the development of the “modern” extradition. Although the process has not always been executed by use of a treaty agreement, treaty authorized extraditions have existed since antiquity. Moreover, a treaty authorized extradition for common crimes, as opposed to political …