International Cooperation and Extradition Scoping Review

During the Law Commission’s consultation on its 14th programme of work the Commission received several suggestions that a law reform project was needed to address issues that were described as relating to ‘extraterritoriality and international cooperation in criminal law.’ Issues under this umbrella were wide ranging. The Commission largely coalesced around 3 key topics: extradition, mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, and criminal jurisdiction.