Zabolotnyi v Mateszalka District Court, Hungary

Additional names

Szalai v Tribunal of Veszpre, Hungary

Subject Matter

EXTRADITION — European arrest warrant — Bar to extradition

[2019] EWHC 934 (Admin); [2019] ACD 68, DC

EXTRADITION — Appeal — Fresh evidence — Defendant appealing against extradition to Hungary on ground he would be subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment if extradited — Hungarian Ministry of Justice giving personal assurance guaranteeing compliance with defendant’s human rights — Defendant seeking to rely on fresh evidence of Hungary’s breaches of previous assurances given to others extradited there from Germany — Whether fresh evidence admissible — Whether special test of admissibility for evidence alleging breach of assurances given to third state — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, art 3 — Extradition Act 2003 (c 41), ss 26, 27(4)(b)

[2021] UKSC 14; [2021] 1 WLR 2569; [2021] 3 All ER 901; [2021] WLR(D) 249; The Times, 2 June 2021, SC(E)

Commentary

UK Supreme Court Blog
Case Preview: Zabolotnyi v The Mateszalka District Court, Hungary Case comment

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Human Rights and Proportionality D31.33

Appeals - Fresh Evidence D31.43

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