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chki on April 11, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Julian Assange arrested in London

Yes, if he were to be extradited facing the death penalty this would actually violate the European Convention on Human Rights as decided in Soering v UK.

unreal37 on April 11, 2019 [–]

Does European law apply after Oct 31? #brexit

r3bl on April 11, 2019 | [–]

ECHR has nothing to do with the EU.

With the only exception being Belarus, every other European country (including Russia, Turkey, Switzerland etc.) signed that same convention.

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