Nicholls, Montgomery, and Knowles on The Law of Extradition and Mutual Assistance, 4th Ed | 2025

Nicholls, Montgomery, and Knowles on The Law of Extradition and Mutual Assistance, 4th Ed | 2025

Authored by a team of leading experts, this work delivers an in-depth and systematic analysis of extradition and international mutual legal assistance. It features specialized chapters on police powers, EU jurisprudence related to the European Arrest Warrant, and extradition to international criminal tribunals, all with a clear focus on human rights considerations.

The book provides thorough coverage of mutual legal assistance topics, such as cross-border surveillance, prisoner transfer, asset confiscation, and forfeiture.

New in this edition:

• Offers detailed examination of how extradition intersects with Interpol mechanisms and asylum procedures

• Includes an expanded review of relevant human rights case law

• Explores the legal implications of Brexit on extradition and mutual legal assistance frameworks

Nicholls, Montgomery, and Knowles on The Law of Extradition and Mutual Assistance remains the definitive authority in this evolving and complex field. It offers a thorough and analytical exploration of the legal framework governing extradition between the UK and other countries, along with international mutual legal assistance.

The latest edition features an expanded analysis of human rights case law and a detailed review of the UK's extradition relationship with the EU following Brexit. It also thoroughly examines general extradition procedures and the interplay between extradition and asylum. Extensively updated, the fourth edition delivers practical and in-depth coverage of recent legal developments, providing practitioners with clear guidance on the applicable legal provisions. Authored by a team of leading experts, this edition also, for the first time, explores Interpol’s powers and operational procedures.

"The Law of Extradition and Mutual Assistance that I purchased just came on the right time when I needed some research materials for my case on UK extradition laws. The question posed by the Judge in my case was whether there was any avenue to extradite some one from the UK jurisdiction in absence of specific extradition treaty/ies between Malaysia and UK jurisdiction. Although I had interim opinions to answer the question after reading the relevant UK Extradition Act specifically 2003, the book came timely to reaffirm or confirm what I had in mind." -by Mr Guok Ngek Seong

Table of Contents of Nicholls, Montgomery, and Knowles on The Law of Extradition and Mutual Assistance, 4th Ed

Part I: Extradition
1:Introduction and Overview
2:Liability To Extradition; Extradition Offences
3:Categorization Of Territories; Territorial Scope of the Extradition Act 2003
4:Initial Stages of the Extradition Process
5:The Extradition Hearing in Category 1 Cases
6:The Extradition Hearing in Category 2 Cases
7:Extradition and Human Rights
8:The Role of the Secretary of State; Deferral of Extradition
9:Appeals
10:Time for Extradition
11:Consent to Extradition; Withdrawal of Claims for Extradition
12:Inward Extradition or Return to the United Kingdom
13:Police Powers in Extradition Cases
14:Post-Surrender Matters
15:The European Arrest Warrant
16:Extradition and Assistance to International Criminal Tribunals

Part II: Mutual Assistance
17:Introduction to International Cooperation in Criminal Matters
18:UK Requests to Foreign States for Assistance
19:Requests by Foreign States to the UK for Assistance in Providing Evidence
20:International Information Systems and Mutual Legal Assistance Institutions
21:Interpol
22:Mutual Assistance in the Service of Process
23:Transfer of Prisoners
24:Confiscation and Forfeiture

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