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U.S. GOVERNMENT
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104TH CONGRESS SEAEEXEC. REPT.
2d Session SENATE 104-29
EXTRADITION TREATY WITH THE PHILIPPINES
JULY 30, 1996.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. HELMS, from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany Treaty Doc. 104-16]
The Committee on Foreign Relations to which was referred the
Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States
of America and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines,
signed at Manila on November 13, 1994, having considered the
same, reports favorably thereon with one proviso and recommends
that the Senate give its advice and consent to the ratification
thereof as set forth in this report and the accompanying resolution
of ratification.
I. PURPOSE
Modern extradition treaties (1) identify the offenses for which ex-
tradition will be granted, (2) establish procedures to be followed in
presenting extradition requests, (3) enumerate exceptions to the
duty to extradite, (4) specify the evidence required to support a
finding of a duty to extradite, and (5) set forth administrative pro-
visions for bearing costs and legal representation.
II. BACKGROUND
On November 13, 1994, the President signed an extradition trea-
ty with the Philippines. The Treaty was transmitted to the Senate
for its advice and consent to ratification on September 5, 1995. In
recent years the Departments of State and Justice have led an ef-
fort to modernize U.S. bilateral extradition treaties to better com-
bat international criminal activity, such as drug trafficking, terror-
ism and money laundering. The United States is a party to ap-
proximately 100 bilateral extradition treaties. According to the Jus-
tice Department, during 1995 131 individuals were extradited to
the United States and 79 individuals were extradited from the
United States.
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