“Agreement of Extradition” between Albania and Italy

Abstract

In the framework of international cooperation, the Republic of Albania has responded positively to cooperation in penal field and in particular regarding extradition. The agreement was signed in 2008 and entered into force on August, 01.2011, after previously ratified by the parliaments of both countries. This agreement follows the European Convention on Extradition, 1957 and the European Convention on legal assistance for penal cases, 1959. According to the above agreement Republic of Albania allow extradition of its citizens on the basis of the principle of reciprocity. The purpose of this paper is treating extradition, not just as a process of transfer / delivery of a place in another, a person convicted of, or who is subject to penal prosecution as a legal process that combines rights and obligations and to highlight some problems in the extradition process.

DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n9p68