'Extradition' in document 'Germany - Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

I. Basic Rights

Article 16
[Citizenship – Extradition]

(2) No German may be extradited to a foreign country. The law may provide otherwise for extraditions to a member state of the European Union or to an international court, provided that the rule of law is observed.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 102
Use of terms
For the purposes of this Statute:
(a) "surrender" means the delivering up of a person by a State to the Court, pursuant to this Statute.
(b) "extradition" means the delivering up of a person by one State to another as provided by treaty, convention or national legislation.