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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Does the US have some kind of treaty in place with European nations to enforce a US court subpoena to hand over evidence or compel testimony in a trial of a crime of dual criminality?

NO. We have extradition agreements with some nations to return a criminal but not a witness. To return as a witness is voluntary as it should be. One must honor an order to appear in court in the USA if you are here in the USA. How would you feel about an order to appear in court in Iran, Cuba, Equatorial Africa, etc?

6 posted on 09/11/2024 2:19:07 PM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist ,MAGA)
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To: cpdiii

Zoom testimony and electronic transfer of the footage.


11 posted on 09/11/2024 3:52:26 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: cpdiii

IIRC, the Hague Convention also applies to witness testimony. The couple can answer written questions and provide a copy if the recording.


13 posted on 09/11/2024 4:01:15 PM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: cpdiii

Well, that is why you dont have extradition treaties with third world countries and dictatorships, what about European countries? It doesnt make sense not to be able to have some kind of reciprocal treaty to compel a witness to turn over evidence or give testimony in a trial for something that is a crime in both countries. They could even do it by video link.


14 posted on 09/11/2024 5:39:01 PM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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