doctrine of specialty

doctrine of specialty. Int’l law. The principle, included as a provision in most extradition treaties, under which a person who is extradited to a country to stand trial for certain criminal offenses may be tried only for those offenses and not for any other pre-extradition offenses. — Also termed specialty doctrine. See EXTRADITION. [Cases: Extradition and Detainers 19.]

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词条贡献者

资深译员维皓，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与反垄断诉讼有关的法律文件。