| ‘ | | UNITED STATES 3 EXTRADITION TREATIES (January 1, 2006) Stewart C. Robinson : . . Deputy Director . ; Office of International Affairs | : United States Department of Justice , ; International extradition is the formal process by which a person found in one country is ' ‘ surrendered to another country for trial or punishment. The process is regulated by treaty and . conducted between the Federal Government of the United States and the government of a foreign country. It differs considerably from interstate rendition, commonly referred to as “interstate : extradition”, mandated by the Constitution, Art. 4, Sec. 2. Below is a listing of extradition treaties signed by the United States. As indicated, not all | of the treaties have entered into force as of the date this document was created. . | Please contact the Office of International Affairs, United States Department of Justice at (202) ; | ; 514-0000 to determine the status of a particular treaty. ; | Over the last few years, the United States has focused its efforts on replacing extradition treaties that have become outdated and obsolete, as well negotiating treaties with first time treaty | partners. Our most recent treaties include the “dual criminality” approach rather than a listing of . - offenses for which extradition may be sought, clarify the procedures for provisional arrest, permit extradition whether the extraditable offense occurred before or after the treaty enters into force, ; . allow the person sought to waive extradition, and permit temporary transfer of a fugitive serving a sentence in one state in order to expedite prosecution in another. In our newer treaties, one of | the priorities of the United States has been to address two extremely difficult problems: the . | extradition of nationals; and extradition where the fugitive may be subject to the death penalty in : the Requesting state. Not all of our treaty partners have agreed to extradite under these | circumstances, but the issue is