Difference between Asylum and Extradition
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Asylum and
extradition are the two most important topics of Public International law. Every Law students
should have the knowledge of both National law as well as International law.
The Difference between asylum and extradition is given below.
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The Difference between asylum and extradition is given below.
Asylum
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Extradition
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1. Asylum can be defined as a shelter(more than a
temporary) as well as active protection which is provided to a political
refugee by a state to which a person
seeking shelter and protection.
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1. Extradition is the formal process where by a state
requests from the requested state the return of a person accused or convicted
of a crime to stand trial or serve a sentence in the requesting state.
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2. A sovereign state has a right to give asylum to any
person seeking political asylum.
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2. Extradition is not a right of a sovereign state from
which the political criminal escapes.
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3. Asylum does not depends on the nature of the crime
of person seeking asylum
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3. A criminal shall not be surrendered to other state
if the offence of the criminal is of political nature.
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4. It relates between a sovereign state and an
individual
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4. It is related to agreement or treaty between two
sovereign states.
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5. Asylum is simple process compare to extradition
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5. Extradition is a complex process compare to asylum
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6. Asylum may be territorial or diplomatic
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6. There is no such classification in case of
extradition
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