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Christina，毕业于英国一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及教育培训领域的法律文件。