Extradition procedures • Are any modifications required to the existing domestic legislative, regulatory and procedural frameworks governing extradition requests to ensure that in case of a conflict arising between the prohibition against refoulement under UNCAT and States parties’ obligations pursuant to a multilateral or bilateral extradition treaty or agreements, the former will prevail? Additional resources UN Committee against Torture, General Comment No. 4 (2017) on the implementation of article 3 of the Convention in the context of article 22, 9 February 2018 International Organization for Migration, Information Note on the Principle of Non-Refoulement, April 2014 UNHCR Guidance Note on safeguards against unlawful or irregular removal of refugees and asylum-seekers, January 2014 International Commission of Jurists, Principles on the Role of Judges and Lawyers in Relation to Refugees and Migrants, May 2017 OMCT, Non-refoulement: Achievements and Challenges, briefing paper, 2017 CTI Centre Jean-Jacques Gautier PO Box 137 - 1211 Geneva 19 - Switzerland +41 (0)22 919 2167 info@cti2024.org http://www.cti2024.org Prepared for the CTI by the International Commission of Jurists. The CTI is also grateful for the support of the Human Rights Implementation Centre of the University of Bristol for their coordination and contributions to the CTI/UNCAT Implementation and Training Tools. © 2018, Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI). All rights reserved. Materials contained in this publication may be freely quoted or reprinted, provided credit is given to the source. Requests for permission to reproduce or translate the publication should be addressed to the CTI. The examples used in this tool are based on publicly available information. The CTI would welcome any corrections or updates as applicable. Layout &design: BakOS DESIGN TOOL: Non-refoulement procedures and safeguards 13/13

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