Petruhhin case: EU law now applies to extradition to third States

What is it about?

In a recent decision, the Court of Justice of the EU held that Member States which do not extradite their own nationals to third States may also have to refuse extradition of EU citizens who are not their nationals. This article evaluates the nature, scope, impact and meaning of this ruling, and looks into two other extradition cases that are currently awaiting preliminary rulings.

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Why is it important?

This article alerts to the fact that EU citizenship alone does not prevent extradition to a non-EU country. Nevertheless, based on information gathered on some 16 Member States, and after a thorough analysis of the case law in question, this article claims that we are witnessing ground-breaking developments that represent the advent of a new area within EU Criminal Law.