Extradition Today: Implementation Problems

Purpose of the study. The purpose of the article is to consider the essence and some problems of the implementation of extradition, to identify possible directions for the development of this institution in the future. The analysis of the norms of national legislation demonstrates the insufficient development of legal technology in relation to the regulation of extradition issues. Moreover, a number of key issues of extradition have not found the necessary consolidation in the norms of domestic legislation, which naturally leads to legal gaps. A number of serious contradictions are also revealed in a comparative analysis of the norms of domestic and international legislation in relation to the contradictory regulation of extradition issues. The study analyzes the sources of international and Russian criminal law in the field of extradition. The article reveals the conflicts that exist between universal international treaties and national law, considers multiple examples of attempts to implement the provisions of bilateral extradition treaties. The institution of extradition is an important instrument of international cooperation in ensuring both national and international security. As a result, the authors come to the conclusion that modern extradition has a number of problems associated with the strengthening of its political significance. This fact testifies to the loss of the character of an instrument of legal assistance, carried out in a legal context.

extradition, international law, criminal law, extradition of criminals, cooperation between states, the fight against crime, the implementation of the rule of law