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their national legislation (France, Lebanon, Chili, Qatar, Slovenia). By contrast, many States - in particular, Common law jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, Australia, and the USA, extradite their own citizens. 66. Thus, there is no uniform rule regarding the extradition of nationals under internationa

Exhibit V EFTA00065675 William JULIE avocet a la coin — attorney at law Ghislaine Maxwell Opinion on French Extradition Law OVERVIEW • This report was written pursuant to a request f

their national legislation (France, Lebanon, Chili, Qatar, Slovenia). By contrast, many States - in particular, Common law jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, Australia, and the USA, extradite their own citizens. 66. Thus, there is no uniform rule regarding the extradition of nationals under internationa

Exhibit V EFTA00154443 William JULIE avocet a la coin — attorney at law Ghislaine Maxwell Opinion on French Extradition Law OVERVIEW • This report was written pursuant to a request f

llenged by the requesting government before the French Conseil d'Etat, which is the French Supreme Court for administrative matters, as for example the United Kingdom and Hong Kong successfully challenged a decision from the French authorities not to extradite an individual whose extradition they had requested (Co

o account by the French government in the exercise of its discretion as to whether or not to grant the extradition of a French national to the USA. William JULIE 51, RUE AMPERE - 75017 PARIS - TEL. 01 88 33 51 80 - FAX. 01 88 33 51 81 [email protected] - www.wjavocats.com - PALA'S C 1 652 EFTA00089450

seek the protection of the French Courts to fight • 75017 paris • tel. — fax. www.wjavocats.com • palais C1652 EFTA00011222 --- PAGE BREAK --- William JULIE avocet a la cour — attorney at law any extradition request from the US Government to the competent French Authorities ("The Waiver"). (See Exhibit

nt made the following point in support of its motion to detain the defendant: "The government has spoken with the Department of Justice attaches in the United Kingdom and France. With respect to France, we have been informed that France will not extradite a French citizen to the United States as a matter of law,

llenged by the requesting government before the French Conseil d'Etat, which is the French Supreme Court for administrative matters, as for example the United Kingdom and Hong Kong successfully challenged a decision from the French authorities not to extradite an individual whose extradition they had requested (Co

o account by the French government in the exercise of its discretion as to whether or not to grant the extradition of a French national to the USA. William JULIE EFTA00016787

ionality must be assessed at the time of commission of the offense and not at the time of the extradition request. As discussed in the opinion from William Julie, French legal counsel (attached as Exhibit A), the government's assertion is entirely incorrect for the following reasons: • The government's argum

PAGE BREAK --- WILLIAM JULIE AVOCAT A LA COUR - ATTORNEY AT LAW extradition and other removals", ECtHR 12 April 2012, Babar Ahmad and Others v. the United Kingdom, no. 24027/07, §168). 23. France has no difficulty with deporting individuals who have lost French nationality by application of Article 25 of the