Examination of the Implementations and Challenges of International Extradition Laws in the Post Cold War Era The African Perspective

This study examined the implementations and challenges of international extradition law in the post Cold War Era p CWE with Africa as a focus. To achieve its specific objectives, historical research design was adopted and four research questions were raised to interrogate the qualitative data obtained in form of supportive literature, gleaned secondary sources such as textbooks, journal articles, newspaper articles, periodicals, internet materials, among others. The analysis of literature is focused on the extent to which the p CWE enhanced increase in extradition agreements in Africa, the role of the p CWE in enhancing the achievement or execution of international extradition laws in Africa, the challenges of implementation of extradition processes in Africa in the p CWE, and suggests ways these challenges confronting extradition processes in Africa in the p CWE could be resolved. Double Criminality theory was adopted as its theoretical framework. Study finds out among others that in spite of the role of p CWE in enhancing extradition processes in Africa, extradition processes is bedevilled by certain problems such as needless and unnecessary granting of asylum to reckless leaders granting of needless and unwarranted presidential pardons to family members and political associates and needless and unnecessary delays of extraditing individuals under the request of the requesting states occasioned by bureaucracy and differences in values and judicial systems. The study therefore recommends among others the need for African states to continue to have extradition agreements in order to check all forms of violations of the international humanitarian laws in Africa. There is also the need for African countries to continue to cooperate with international agencies and institutions such as the UN Security Council UNSC and the International Criminal Court ICC and among themselves in order to dispense speedy justice on cases involving individuals, and regimes officials and leaders who have breached the provisions of the international humanitarian laws. Oluka, N. Lucas | Sanubi, A. Franklins | Orhero, E. Abraham "Examination of the Implementations and Challenges of International Extradition Laws in the Post-Cold War Era: The African Perspective" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd55043.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/management/law-and-management/55043/examination-of-the-implementations-and-challenges-of-international-extradition-laws-in-the-postcold-war-era-the-african-perspective/oluka-n-lucas