Appendix A. Texts and Excerpts of Multilateral Treaties and Conventions on Extradition, Asylum and Other Instruments among American Countries

Abstract

This appendix presents texts and excerpts of multilateral treaties and conventions on extradition, asylum and other instruments among American countries. The undersigned Plenipotentiaries of the Republics of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela, having exchanged their respective full powers, agree upon the Agreement on Extradition, signed at Caracas on July 18, 1911 at the Bolivarian Congress. When the crime or offense that is the reason for extradition has been committed, attempted, or frustrated outside the requesting State, extradition may be granted only when the legislation of the requested State authorizes the prosecution of such infractions when they are committed outside its jurisdiction. The undersigned plenipotentiaries of the Republics of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela, having exchanged their respective full powers, agree upon the Agreement Interpreting the Agreement on Extradition of July 18, 1911, signed at Quito, August 10, 1935.Keywords: American countries; asylum; extradition; multilateral conventions; multilateral treaties