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Australia high court orders accused war criminal extradited to Croatia

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The High Court of Australia on Tuesday ordered that alleged Serbian war criminal Dragan Vasiljkovic be extradited to Croatia to face prosecution. Vasiljkovic, an Australian citizen also known as Daniel Snedden, is accused of war crimes occurring during the 1991-1995 Croatian war of independence. The high court's decision overturns a September ruling by the Federal Court of Australia, which held that Vasiljkovic should not be extradited due to the risk that his political beliefs would subject him to prejudice if he were returned to Croatia. The High Court's decision comes after a prolonged judicial debate over whether Vasiljkovic should be returned to Croatia to stand trial. In 2007, an Australian court ordered that Vasiljkovic be handed over to Croatian authorities. Subsequent appeals resulted in conflicting federal court judgments and ultimately led to Tuesday's high court decision. Vasiljkovic was arrested in Australia in 2006 pursuant to an extradition request from the Croatian government.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on March 30, 2010 (boomark / email).