Extradition institution and international standards for its implementation in the Republic of Albania

AuthorEnkelejda Metaliaj (Softa)
PositionJudge in the District Court of Tirana
Pages187-193
ISSN 2410-3918 Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences Vol 1 No 2
Acces online at www.iipccl.org IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania July 2015
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Extradition institution and international standards for its implementation in
the Republic of Albania
Enkelejda Metaliaj (Soa)
Judge in the District Court of Tirana
Abstract
e states between them create a kind of cooperation, which appears in the creation of political
alliances, increase in the level of cooperation, greater use of more ecient and streamlined means
for unifying ways of acting. Judicial cooperation in criminal matters comes as an old tradition,
with dierent stages of development and dictated by political and historical conditions in which
every country has passed. In the case of Albania, seen in a historical context, since the birth of the
Albanian state and during the existence of the communist regime (1944-1990), judicial cooperation
in criminal matters in general, and the implementation of extradition, in particular refers to only
bilateral treaties between dierent countries, which were a clear expression of political alliances of
the time.
With the democratic changes occurring in the early 90s, along with the establishment of relations
with many countries of Europe and the world, judicial cooperation in criminal matters was given
an important role in setting the bases in the legislative framework and this led to the signing of the
European Convention “On Extradition” (and its Protocols) which its ratication by the Republic of
Albania, which has become part of the domestic Albanian legislation, establishing a set of binding
standards, which have already been applicable to the Albanian legislation.
Keywords: Extradition, legal relations, cooperation, implementation.
A brief historical perspective on the development of the institute of extradition in
Albania
e juridical institute of extradition in the Republic of Albania had its origins at the time
of establishment of the Albanian state, shortly aer his recognition in the International
arena. e extradition agreements related to the Albanian state had characterized their
bilateral character. ey can be considered sporadic, due to the scarce number, and are the
result of diplomatic relations established - dictated by certain political situations in which
the Albanian state has passed itself (Hoxha, 2011, 71).
us, in the period aer the formation of the Albanian state, the establishment of the
Kingdom of Albania until the communist regime we have a very limited number of
extradition agreements. During communism, Albania signed conventions with the
former communist block, such as legal assistance to civil, family and criminal law cases.
More specically (Hoxha, 2011, 71):
- Extradition Agreement between Albania and the United Kingdom, signed on July 22,
1926;
- Treaty on Extradition between the Kingdom of Albania and the United States of America,
signed on 1.03.1933, entered into eect on 14.11.1935;
- Convention between the People’s Socialist Republic of Albania and the Union of Soviet

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