Show rn N CHANGES IN extradition LAW in ilu eary early mod mollym n times political refugees were the only ones one sought it is a ie remarkable fact that in the early cases cas es in modern history it was wa s always tor for political offenses that surrender was claimed though at present it is almost the only ground of refusal says chambers journal but such an offense does not mean a crime committed from political motives but ono one committed during a time of civil war or open insurrection the french government in 1880 refused to extradite hartmann artmann II who was suspected of planning the plot against the czar at moscow in december 1879 when the swiss government in november 1800 demanded the extradition of one castioni who had shot a member of the ministry the english judge gave him tho the benefit of this exception in the treaty charles IL II as is well known pursued some of the murderers of his father with relentless hate and in 1081 1061 concluded a treaty in denmark in which the latter agreed to deliver up on requisition all persons who had been concerned in the e murder of charles I 1 L the states general of holland surrendered some of the regicides without treaty stipulations but in 1063 1062 they agreed to give up any persons excepted from the english act of indemnity and all other persons demanded by the english government james 11 II put this treaty in force in demanding the surrender of burnet not yet a bishop but acting as private secretary to the prince of orange he describes it very fully in his history of his own time uc ile stated that the kings icings principal cause of anger against him wasa was a report of im his intended marriage to a wealthy lady at the hague and proceedings ce ec were set on toot deot in scotland scotlund burnet however got wind of the matter before the news of it deac reached had dal beville then english a ambassador and petitioned for naturalization which was readily granted when the ambassador bas demanded his banishment burnet claimed protection of the states as a naturalized subject the demand was subsequently repeated in more forcible terms but the states refused to surrender him |