The Weekly Law Reports
[1980] 1 WLR 1110
[QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION]
REGINA v. GOVERNOR OF PENTONVILLE PRISON, Ex parte BUDLONG
REGINA v. GOVERNOR OF HOLLOWAY PRISON, Ex parte KEMBER
1979 Nov. 12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
19;
30
Lord Widgery C.J. and Griffiths J.
Extradition
— Treaty
— Construction
— Burglary of confidential documents from United States government department
— No formal document with particulars constituting offence according to English law
— Whether substantial similarity of offences sufficient to constitute double criminality
— Whether offence of political character
— Whether attempted enforcement of public law
—
Extradition Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 52), ss. 3 (1), 26
[1]
—
United States of America (Extradition) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976 No. 2144), Sch. 1, art. III[2] European Court of Justice
— Reference to
— Whether necessary
— Extradition from United Kingdom of own national
— Whether requiring justification on public policy grounds
— Whether question requiring ruling by European Court
—
E.E.C. Treaty (Cmnd. 5179–II), art. 48 (3)