Expert Opinion/Declaration: 103-1
Summary
The document is an expert opinion by French lawyer William Julié on the extradition laws between the US and France. Julié argues that the French Minister of Justice's letter, which stated that France does not extradite its citizens outside the EU, is misleading and that the Extradition Treaty between the US and France gives France discretion to extradite its nationals. Julié also critiques the government's reliance on the Peterson case as a precedent.
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