Extradition treaty ensures that a criminal cannot escape to another country
Extradition is the process whereby a person who is accused of committing a crime in his or her home country, and then escaped to another country to avoid the law can be sent back to their home country. Extradition takes place between two countries or states and its references can be found even in ancient times. There is mention of Ramesses II, an Egyptian Pharaoh, negotiating an extradition treaty with Hattusili III, a Hittite King as early as the 13th century B.C. There are treaties in place to regulate the extradition process; however, there is no country in the world which has extradition with all other nations.
| Country | Date signed | Entered into force |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Mar 1, 1933 | Nov 14, 1935 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Jun 3, 1996 | Jul 1, 1999 |
| Argentina | Jun 10, 1997 | Jun 15, 2000 |
| Australia | May 14, 1974 | |
| Sept 4, 1990 | May 8, 1976 | |
| Dec 21, 1992 | ||
| Austria | Jan 8, 1998 | |
| May 19, 1934 | Jan 1, 2000 | |
| Sept 5, 1934 | ||
| Bahamas | Mar 9, 1990 | Sep 22, 1994 |
| Barbados | Feb 28, 1996 | Mar 3, 2000 |
| Belgium | Apr 27, 1987 | Sep 1, 1997 |
| Belize | Mar 30, 2000 | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Bolivia | Jun 27, 1995 | Nov 21, 1996 |
| Brazil | Jan 13, 1961 | |
| June 18, 1962 | Dec 17, 1964 | |
| Dec 17, 1964 | ||
| Bulgaria | March 19, 1924 | |
| June 8, 1934 | June 24, 1924 | |
| Aug 15, 1935 | ||
| Burma | Dec 22, 1931 | Nov 1, 1941 |
| Canada | Dec 3, 1971 | |
| June 28/July 9, 1974 | ||
| Jan 11, 1988 | ||
| Jan 12, 2001 | March 22, 1976 | |
| March 22, 1976 | ||
| Nov 26, 1991 | ||
| April 30, 2003 | ||
| Chile | Apr 17, 1900 | May 27, 1902 |
| Colombia | Sep 14, 1979 | Mar 4, 1982 |
| Congo | Jan 6, 1909 | |
| Jan 15, 1929 | ||
| April 23, 1936 | July 27, 1911 | |
| May 19, 1929 | ||
| Sept 24, 1936 | ||
| Aug 5, 1961 | ||
| Costa Rica | Dec 4, 1982 | Oct 11, 1991 |
| Cuba | April 6, 1904 | |
| Dec 6, 1904 | ||
| Jan 14, 1926 | March 2, 1905 | |
| March 2, 1905 | ||
| June 18, 1926 | ||
| Cyprus | Jun 17, 1996 | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Czech Republic | July 2, 1925 | |
| April 29, 1935 | ||
| May 16, 2006 | March 29, 1926 | |
| Aug 28, 1935 | ||
| Feb 1, 2010 | ||
| Denmark | Jun 22, 1972 | Jul 31, 1974 |
| Dominica | Oct 10, 1996 | May 25, 2000 |
| Dominican Republic | Jun 19, 1909 | Aug 2, 1910 |
| Ecuador | June 28, 1872 | |
| Sept 22, 1939 | Nov 12, 1873 | |
| May 29, 1941 | ||
| Egypt | Aug 11, 1874 | Apr 22, 1875 |
| El Salvador | Apr 18, 1911 | Jul 10, 1911 |
| Estonia | Nov 8, 1923 | |
| Oct 10, 1934 | Nov 15, 1924 | |
| May 7, 1935 | ||
| Fiji | Dec 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 |
| Aug 17, 1973 | ||
| Finland | Jun 11, 1976 | May 11, 1980 |
| France | Apr 23, 1996 | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Gambia | Dec 22, 1931 | Jun 24, 1935 |
| Germany | June 20, 1978 | |
| Oct 21, 1986 | Aug 29, 1980 | |
| March 11, 1993 | ||
| Ghana | Dec 22, 1931 | Jun 24, 1935 |
| Greece | May 6, 1931 | |
| Sept 2, 1937 | Nov 1, 1932 | |
| Sept 2, 1937 | ||
| Grenada | May 30, 1996 | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Guatemala | Feb 27, 1903 | |
| Feb 20, 1940 | Aug 15, 1903 | |
| March 13, 1941 | ||
| Guyana | Dec 22, 1931 | Jun 24, 1935 |
| Haiti | Aug 9, 1904 | Jun 28, 1905 |
| Honduras | Jan 15, 1909 | |
| Feb 21, 1927 | July 10, 1912 | |
| June 5, 1928 | ||
| Hong Kong | Dec 20, 1996 | Jan 21, 1998 |
| Hungary | Dec 1, 1994 | Mar 18, 1997 |
| Iceland | Jan 6, 1902 | |
| Nov 6, 1905 | Feb 19, 1906 | |
| India | Jun 25, 1997 | Jul 21, 1999 |
| Iraq | Jun 7, 1934 | Apr 23, 1936 |
| Ireland | Jul 13, 1983 | Dec 15, 1984 |
| Israel | Dec 10, 1962 | Dec 5, 1963 |
| April 11, 1967 | ||
| Italy | Oct 13, 1983 | Sep 24, 1984 |
| Jamaica | Jun 14, 1983 | Jul 7, 1991 |
| Japan | March 3, 1978 | |
| Aug 5, 2003 | Mar 26, 1980 | |
| Jordan | Mar 28, 1995 | Jul 29, 1995 |
| Kenya | Dec 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 |
| Aug 19, 1965 | ||
| Kiribati | Jun 8, 1972 | Jan 21, 1977 |
| Korea, South | Jun 9, 1998 | Dec 20, 1999 |
| Latvia | Oct 16, 1923 | |
| Oct 10, 1934 | March 1, 1924 | |
| March 29, 1935 | ||
| Lesotho | Dec 22, 1931 | Jun 24, 1935 |
| Liberia | Nov 1, 1937 | Nov 21, 1939 |
| Liechtenstein | May 20, 1936 | Jun 28, 1937 |
| Lithuania | Oct 23, 2001 | Mar 31, 2003 |
| Luxembourg | Oct 1, 1996 | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Malawi | Dec 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 |
| April 4, 1967 | ||
| Malaysia | Aug 3, 1995 | Jun 2, 1997 |
| Malta | Dec 22, 1931 | Jun 24, 1935 |
| Mauritius | Dec 22, 1931 | Jun 24, 1935 |
| Mexico | May 4, 1978 | |
| Nov 13, 1997 | Jan 25, 1980 | |
| May 21, 2001 | ||
| Monaco | Feb 15, 1939 | Mar 28, 1940 |
| Nauru | Dec 22, 1931 | Aug 30, 1935 |
| Netherlands | Jun 24, 1980 | Sep 15, 1983 |
| New Zealand | Jan 12, 1970 | Dec 8, 1970 |
| Nicaragua | Mar 1, 1905 | Jul 14, 1907 |
| Nigeria | Dec 22, 1931 | Jun 24, 1935 |
| Norway | Jun 9, 1977 | Mar 7, 1980 |
| Pakistan | Dec 22, 1931 | Mar 9, 1942 |
| Panama | May 25, 1904 | May 8, 1905 |
| Papua New Guinea | Dec 22, 1931 | Aug 30, 1935 |
| Paraguay | Nov 9, 1998 | Mar 9, 2001 |
| Peru | Jul 26, 2001 | Aug 25, 2003 |
| Philippines | Nov 13, 1994 | Nov 22, 1996 |
| Poland | July 10, 1996 | |
| April 5, 1935 | Sept 17, 1999 | |
| June 5, 1936 | ||
| Portugal | May 7, 1908 | Nov 14, 1908 |
| Romania | July 23, 1924 | |
| Nov 10, 1936 | April 7, 1925 | |
| July 27, 1937 | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Sep 18, 1996 | Feb 23, 2000 |
| Saint Lucia | Apr 18, 1996 | Feb 2, 2000 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Aug 15, 1996 | Sep 8, 1999 |
| San Marino | Jan 10, 1906 | |
| Oct 10, 1934 | July 8, 1908 | |
| June 28, 1935 | ||
| Seychelles | Dec 22, 1931 | Jun 24, 1935 |
| Sierra Leone | Dec 22, 1931 | Jun 24, 1935 |
| Singapore | Dec 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 |
| June 10, 1969 | ||
| Slovenia | Oct 17, 2005 | Feb 1, 2010 |
| Slovak Republic | July 2, 1925 | |
| April 29, 1935 | ||
| Aug 28, 1935 | Mar 29, 1926 | |
| Solomon Islands | Jun 8, 1972 | Jan 21, 1977 |
| South Africa | Sep 16, 1999 | Jun 25, 2001 |
| Spain | May 29, 1970 | |
| Jan 25, 1975 | ||
| Feb 9, 1988 | ||
| March 12, 1996 | June 16, 1971 | |
| June 2, 1978 | ||
| July 2, 1993 | ||
| July 25, 1999 | ||
| Sri Lanka | Sep 30, 1999 | Jan 12, 2001 |
| Suriname | June 2, 1887 | |
| Jan 18, 1904 | July 11, 1889 | |
| Aug 28, 1904 | ||
| Swaziland | Dec 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 |
| July 28, 1970 | ||
| Sweden | Oct 24, 1961 | |
| March 14, 1983 | Dec 3, 1963 | |
| Sept 24, 1984 | ||
| Switzerland | Nov 14, 1990 | Sep 10, 1997 |
| Tanzania | Dec 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 |
| Dec 6, 1965 | ||
| Thailand | May 17, 1991 | |
| Dec 30, 1922 | Dec 14, 1983 | |
| March 24, 1924 | ||
| Tonga | Dec 22, 1931 | Aug 1, 1966 |
| April 13, 1977 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Mar 4, 1996 | Nov 29, 1999 |
| Turkey | Jun 7, 1979 | Jan 1, 1981 |
| Tuvalu | Jun 8, 1972 | Jan 21, 1977 |
| April 25, 1980 | ||
| United Kingdom | June 8, 1972 | |
| June 25, 1985 | ||
| March 31, 2003 | Jan 21, 1977 | |
| Dec 23, 1986 | ||
| April 26, 2007 | ||
| Uruguay | Apr 6, 1973 | Apr 11, 1984 |
| Venezuela | Jan. 19, 21, 1922 | Apr 14, 1923 |
| Yugoslavia | Oct 25, 1901 | Jun 12, 1902 |
| Zambia | Dec 22, 1931 | Jun 24, 1935 |
| Zimbabwe | Jul 25, 1997 | Apr 26, 2000 |
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