Preparatory measures to be taken to achieve the conclusion of a European Convention on Extradition
- Author(s):
- Parliamentary Assembly
- Origin
- This Recommendation
was adopted by the Assembly at its Thirty-sixth Sitting, 8th December,
1951 (See Doc. 96, Report
of the Committee on Legal and Administrative Questions).
The Assembly,
Considering the necessity for the conclusion of a European
Convention on Extradition with a view to the punishment of those
committing crimes on the territory of one of the Members of the
Council of Europe and taking refuge in the territory of another
Member :
Considering that it is desirable by common action to improve
the existing system of granting and refusing extradition ;
Recommends to the Committee of Ministers
a that the Governments of the Members be invited to submit
their views to the Secretary-General, within three months, upon
the desirability of concluding a European Convention on Extradition
(based on the memorandum of the Secretariat-General) and upon the
form and content of such a Convention,
b that the Committee of Ministers nominate five legal experts
who, together with five members appointed by the Committee on Legal
and Administrative Questions, would constitute a mixed committee
entrusted with the examination of the replies and the preparation
of a Draft European Convention on Extradition.
