U.S. Appellate Court Overturns Extradition of Irish Escapees

On October 9, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the extradition order of three Irish defendants to the United Kingdom in a decision that applies the 1977 Supplementary U.S.-U.K. Extradition Treaty and contains significant implications for international terrorism and extradition jurisprudence.