The law of extradition in the Republic of Ireland includes legislation and case law, and gives effect to treaties.
The Extradition Acts 1965 to 2012 is the collective title of the Extradition Act 1965, the Extradition (European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism) Act 1987,[1] the Extradition (Amendment) Act 1987,[2] the Extradition (Amendment) Act 1994,[3] the Extradition (European Union Conventions) Act 2001,[4] and the European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Act 2012.
[5] Countries and places to which Part II of the Extradition Act 1965 applies include Australia,[6] the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,[7] the Republic of Kosovo,[8] the United States of America,[9] the countries listed in Part A of Schedule 3 to the Extradition (European Convention on Extradition) Order 2019,[10] and, in certain cases, the Federative Republic of Brazil.
[11] The extradition treaty with Hong Kong was suspended in 2020.
[12][13][14][15][16] Part II of the Extradition Act 1965 also applies to certain countries for offences against: The exception for political offences includes the concept of connexity.