Friday, October 1, 1999
Volume:
15
Issue:
10
412
Abstract:
On August 5, 1999, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit affirmed by a 2 to 1 vote the surrender of Elizaphan Ntakirutimana to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR or Tribunal), thereby setting a precedent for surrendering persons requested by an international tribunal by virtual of an executive agreement...[more]