Bilateral agreements and extradition --- If countries do not have MLST agreements or it is perceived that MLATs are slow in expediting prosecution, can’t countries who permit criminals to use their territories for criminal activities be prosecuted under internationally recognized conventions or laws? Can’t I use ILO convention to prosecute if I do not have sufficient local labor laws enacted? Therefore it may be possible to use international law to deal with these cross border criminal activities in the absence of specific local legislation. As for countries who act as “safe havens” I do not believe they are that safe if the rest of the world act together

Source author: Bennette Thomas thomasb@dominica.gov.dm