EXTRADITION, ECtHR AND INTERIM MEASURES UNDER RULE 39 - CHAPTER 2

On Friday 7 May 2021 the European Court of Human Rights decided to prolong until the 28 May 2021 the interim measure indicated on 22 April 2021, under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court, granted to prevent the applicant’s extradition from Italy to the United States of America.

After a letter and accompanying documents submitted on 5 May 2021 on behalf of the applicant, the Court asked the Italian Government to provide further information about the evidence that, in case of extradition and conviction to life sentence without parole, the exercise of the clemency power by the Governor in the United States is subject to safeguards or guarantees that it “will be exercised in a consistent and broadly way”.