R v. Meroni

Abstract

Extradition — Italy-United Kingdom Extradition Treaty, 1873 — Treaty applicable to the British Colony of Mauritius — Seychelles then a dependency of Mauritius — Seychelles becoming a separate colony — Fugitive charged with armed robbery in Italy — Whether Treaty applicable to Seychelles — Extradition Acts 1870 and 1873 — Extradition Ordinance (Ca p. 62)

Treaties — Effect of war — Italy-United Kingdom Extradition Treaty, 1873 — Applicable to Mauritius as a British Colony — Applicable to Seychelles as a dependency of Mauritius — Treaty suspended during World War II — Peace Treaty of 1948 — Revival of Treaty — Whether Treaty applicable to Seychelles as British Colony

War and armed conflict — Effect on treaties — Italy-United Kingdom Extradition Teaty, 1873 — Suspension of Treaty during World War II — Whether Treaty revived by the Peace Treaty of 1948 — The law of Seychelles