Does an extradition hearing need to be reduced to a criminal trial?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Attorney General of Canada (The Republic of France) v. Diab, 2011 ONSC 337 (CanLII):
9. The extradition judge should prevent the hearing from taking on the characteristics of a criminal trial. It is meant to be an expeditious process. United States of America v. Mach [2006] O.J. No. 3204 (S.C.J.) para.14.
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