Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Nation of Asylum 2. The Extradition of Thomas Nash 3. The Martyrdom of Jonathan Robbins 4. Extradition and Slavery 5. First Principles 6. Offenses of a Political Character 7. Judicial Primary 8. The Uprising Test and Illiberal Revolts 9. Noninquiry 10. Cold War Justice 11. Police Wars 12. Exempting Terrorists 13. Urban Guerrillas Versus Army Death Squads 14. Hijacking to Freedom: Extradite or Punish? 15. Gutting the Political Offense Exception 16. Deportation to Achieve Extradition 17. Retributive Justice and the Second Artukovic Case 18. Extradition as a Substitute for Deportation: Getting Ivan 19. Ivan Who? Getting the Wrong Man 20. The Law of Stolen People I 21. The Law of Stolen People II 22. Rethinking Extradition Appendix Notes Index
A compelling history of U.S. extradition
Christopher H. Pyle is Professor of Politics at Mount Holyoke College. He is the author of several books and Congressional reports and has frequently testified before Congress on the subject of extradition and deportation.
"...if Pyle's topic is obscure, his fire-in-the-belly representation is by no means dry. And to the extent that his well-researched brief reveals an emerging double standard between the protections afforded to those who are citizens and those who are not, his message is of keen interest to one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population." -National Journal "The book is well written, and dry materials are made both relevant and interesting. Readers interested in public policy generally or foreign policy specifically would be very interested in this volume as another representation of public policy in action. For human rights activists, the questions raised are troubling and give pause in considerations of America's commitment to such rights." -Perspectives on Political Science "Pyle's most important contribution to scholarship is his final chapter, 'Rethinking Extradition,' in which he proposes logical legislative changes that would accord an extraditable accused the same rights as ordinary criminals, would allow the courts to receive exculpatory evidence from the accused, and would allow judges to inquire into the treatment an extradited person is likely to face once returned to the requesting country. Given the fact that the individual is not likely to receive bail in the receiving jurisdiction, let alone a fair trial, procedural fairness in American courts is surely not too much to ask." -Law & Politics Book Review
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