Editing Extradition (section)

=== Exemptions in the European Union ===
The usual extradition agreement safeguards relating to dual-criminality, the presence of ''prima facie'' evidence and the possibility of a [[fair trial]] have been waived by many European nations for a list of specified offences under the terms of the [[European Arrest Warrant]]. The warrant entered into force in eight European Union (EU) member-states on 1 January 2004, and is in force in all member-states since 22 April 2005. Defenders of the warrant argue that the usual safeguards are not necessary because every EU nation is committed by treaty, and often by legal and constitutional provisions, to the right to a fair trial, and because every EU member-state is subject to the [[European Convention on Human Rights]].