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MIA6 Posted 19 years ago
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extradition
1. Extradition: surrender of prisoner by one state to anther. What does it mean by like one state to another? I don't understand.
2. What does 'high seas' mean? In my history text book, it talks about like a country doesn't want another country's ships on its high seas. But I don't know what that means.
2. What does 'high seas' mean? In my history text book, it talks about like a country doesn't want another country's ships on its high seas. But I don't know what that means.
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In the US, each state has its own legal system. If someone commits a crime in one state and then runs to another state, the first state does not have jurisdiction - cannot procescute the person in the second state. They first state has to ask that the second state extradite the person back to the first state.
- In the US, each state has its own legal system.
- If someone commits a crime in one state and then runs to another state, the first state does not have jurisdiction - cannot procescute the person in the second state.
- They first state has to ask that the second state extradite the person back to the first state.
- It's the same between countries.
- If someone commits a crime in the UK and runs to the US, the process of extradition is what gets that person back to the UK.
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In the US, each state has its own legal system. If someone commits a crime in one state and then runs to another state, the first state does not have jurisdiction - cannot procescute the person in the second state. They first state has to ask that the second state extradite the person back to the first state.
It's the same between countries. If someone commits a crime in the UK and runs
It's the same between countries. If someone commits a crime in the UK and runs
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Hi,
1. Extradition: surrender of prisoner by one state to anther. What does it mean by like one state to another? I don't understand.
A state is a country( although the state of 'the USA' consists of smaller parts, which are also called 'states' (ie the United States. Confusing, eh?
1. Extradition: surrender of prisoner by one state to anther. What does it mean by like one state to another? I don't understand.
A state is a country( although the state of 'the USA' consists of smaller parts, which are also called 'states' (ie the United States. Confusing, eh?
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