Journal of Law Science
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): Law Science

Transfer Of Criminal Activities From One Country To Other

Desy Kartika C Sitepu (Fakultas Hukum Universitas Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2021

Abstract

Extradition is defined as the surrender of criminals from one country to another. The purpose and objective of extradition is to ensure that the perpetrators of serious crimes cannot escape prosecution or punishment. Therefore, it is appropriate and appropriate for the criminal to be handed over for examination and trial by a state having jurisdiction. The issue raised is the extradition procedure according to Law Number 1 of 1979, the types of crimes that can be requested for the transfer of the perpetrators of criminal acts. The method used is a normative juridical approach, namely research based on literature study. The literature study was conducted to find secondary data, while secondary data were primary legal materials in the form of criminal law literature, extradition and other secondary legal materials. Meanwhile, the tertiary legal materials used in this paper are materials obtained from the internet. Extradition procedures according to Law Number 1 of 1979 are conditions that must be carried out in the process of transferring criminals from one country to another. The perpetrator of a criminal act who can be extradited is any person whom the competent authority from a foreign country requests from Indonesia, on the basis that the person concerned is suspected of committing a crime in order to be able to serve a sentence, while a crime that cannot be extradited is a political crime.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JLS

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Subject

Humanities Environmental Science Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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Journal of Law Science is a journal aims to be a peer-reviewed platform and an authoritative source of information. We publish original research papers, review articles and case studies focused on law and judiciary as well as related topics. All papers are peer-reviewed by at least one referee. JHP ...