Difference between Asylum and Extradition

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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