...participation be punishable by the laws of both countries. ARTICLE II. .character, or if he proves that the requisition for his surrender has in fact been made with a view to try to punish him for an offense of a political character. No person surrendered by either of the high...

...offense in respect of which his surrender is demanded be one of a political character, or if- he proves that the requisition for his surrender has in fact been made with a view to try and punish him for an offense of a political character. No person surrendered by either of the High...

...which enacts, amongst other things, that, a fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if the offence in respect of which his surrender is demanded is one of a political character. It is obvious that the employment of the expression, ' an offence of a political character,' might,...

...T/if Extradition Act. First, by section 3, a fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if the offence in respect of which his surrender is demanded is one of a political character, euch as treason or other matters ; or, if he proves to the satisfaction of the police magistrate that...

...offence in respect of which his surrender is demanded be one of a political character, or if he proves that the requisition for his surrender has in fact...punish him for an offence of a political character. No person surrendered under the convention shall be triable or tried, or be punished for any political...

...the section which are in question are : " A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if the offence in respect of which his surrender is demanded is one of a political character." The section itself begins : " The following restrictions shall be observed with respect to the surrender...

...brought on habeas corpus, or to the Secretary of State, that the requisition for his surrender haa in fact been made with a view to try or punish him for an offence of a political character." 11. " If the police magistrate commits a fugitive criminal to prison, he shall inform such criminal...

...unless palpably erroneous in law. 1 8. "A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if the offence in respect of which his surrender is demanded is one of a political character, or if he prove to the satisfaction of the police magistrate, or the court before whom he is brought on habeas corpus,...

...completely divested of any offence of a political character. Then can it be •aid that, the requisition is made with a view to try or punish him for an offence of a political character ? It seems to me to be perfectly clear that what that means is this — that, with regard to a person...

...to. Article VL A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if thé offence in respect of which bis surrender is demanded is one of a political character, or if he prove that thé réquisition for bis surrender bas in fact been made with a view to try or punish him for an offence...