This book provides a comprehensive and authoritative commentary on the law relating to extradition including the far reaching changes brought in by the Extradition Act 2003 both in its original form and as amended. Specific subjects include: extradition by consent; competing claims; contested extraditions; appeals; time limits; post extradition matters; extradition from Category 1 and 2 countries, police powers; extradition and human rights and extradition to the United Kingdom from other countries.