The WikiLeaks founder has been given a temporary reprieve from extradition to the US.
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The Wikileaks founder will be granted leave to appeal his extradition to the US if the US and UK do not provide assurances in relation to the accepted grounds of the appeal.
Efforts to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from the UK to the US have gone on for years. Here’s what’s been going on and what might happen in court this time.
The UK imprisons more people than most of its western European neighbours and the conditions in its prisons are getting worse.
If a person – in this case, the former president of the United States – is charged by federal and state prosecutors, or prosecutors in different states, at the same time, which case goes first?
A judicial commission into state corruption found that the Gupta family influenced former President Jacob Zuma’s political decisions.
Wikileaks has already announced it will appeal the decision, and the year-long drama could drag on for many years more.
A judicial commission has found that the Guptas orchestrated massive corruption and the capture of the South African state, with the help of their friend, former president Jacob Zuma.
Ransomware has gone professional, with criminal consultants, affiliates and brokers – arresting them all will be difficult.
In her ruling, the judge rejected claims that Assange’s case was an assault on press freedom, which must concern anyone who believes in the oversight role that journalists play in a democracy.
Leaving the shared system will make it harder to get criminals out of European countries when they are suspected of a crime.
After years of delay, an Israel court has ruled the former Melbourne headmistress can be extradited to Australia to face charges of child sexual abuse.
After years of delays, an Israeli court has found the former Melbourne headmistress fit to stand trial. But the extradition process may still be long and complex.
The former head of Melbourne’s Adass Israel School has been ruled fit stand trial on charges of child sexual abuse. After many delays, she will now face an extradition hearing.
Assange’s legal team is expected to argue the US extradition request is politically motivated and the Wikileaks founder is unlikely to receive a fair trial in the US.
As British courts this week hear arguments for and against the Wikileaks founder’s extradition to the US, the questions about journalism, the law and freedom of speech it raises are vital ones.
Extradition laws are based on the idea that offenders, or alleged offenders, should not be able to evade justice by fleeing to another country. But the case of Malka Leifer shows just how difficult that can be.
Why protests have returned to the streets of Hong Kong.
The new charges are much more serious than the computer misuse charge in the initial US extradition request. Will the Australian government intervene?
Extradition is a heavily regulated and multi-stage process. For now, it’s impossible to say what awaits Assange.
Principales colaboradores
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Adjunct professor, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Reader (Associate Professor) in Law, University of Kent
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Course Co-ordinator, International Law Clinical Program, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Senior research Fellow, Leeds Beckett University
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Tony Walker es Amigo de The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor: Police Practice, University of South Africa
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Reader in Law, Robert Gordon University
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Lecturer, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Law, New York Law School
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Research Fellow, University of Birmingham
