Is cross-examination permitted in the extradition committal process?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Alberta v. Ng, 1989 ABCA 111 (CanLII):
The extradition committal hearing is not a trial. As is emphasized in Argentina v. Mellino, we presume that the fugitive will receive a fair trial in a state with which we have an extradition treaty. We do not apply to the committal process the standards we would demand of the trial process, and we are far from satisfied that the omission of cross-examination from the committal process betrays any violation of fundamental justice.
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