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French Court Stays Extradition of Argentine Accused of Crimes Against Humanity (February 18, 2015) [1]

Blog Name: 
International Law in Brief [2]
Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 18, 2015 France’s highest court, Cour de Cassation [3], overturned the decision of a lower court to extradite Mario Sandoval, a former Argentine police officer who is accused of committing crimes against humanity during Argentina’s “dirty war [4],” and ruled that the case be reexamined. According to one report [5], Sandoval’s lawyer indicated “the reversal was on a technicality in the statute of limitations.” Argentina has prosecuted and sentenced various individuals for crimes committed during the dirty war and has sought Sandoval’s extradition since 2012.


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[1] https://www.asil.org/blogs/french-court-stays-extradition-argentine-accused-crimes-against-humanity-february-18-2015
[2] https://www.asil.org/blog-name/international-law-brief
[3] https://www.courdecassation.fr/
[4] http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/165129/Dirty-War
[5] http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/18/us-france-argentina-sandoval-idUSKBN0LM1FF20150218