· 12/8/1983
Salome Bara Arnbjornsdottir-Mendler, Appellant/plaintiff v. United States of America, Appellee/defendant
Citations
- 721 F.2d 679
- 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 14683
How courts have described this case
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- upholding the accused's extradition \[i]n light of Iceland's outstanding human rights record and [the accused's] uncorroborated prediction or maltreatment\
- upholding the accused’s extradition ”[i]n light of Iceland’s outstanding human rights record and [the accused's] uncorroborated prediction or maltreatment”
- upholding the accused's extradition \[i]n light of Iceland's outstanding human rights record and [the accused's] uncorroborated prediction or maltreatment\
- finding 9|| that a humanitarian exception “has yet to be employed in an extradition case”
- “In light of Iceland’s outstanding human rights’ record and appellant’s uncorroborated prediction of maltreatment, the district court had no obligation to hold an evidentiary hearing to consider the claim.”
- treaty between the United States and Denmark applied to Iceland after Iceland had declared its independence from Denmark
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Judges: Fletcher, Nelson, Cordova
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