Anglo-Irish extraditions

Title

Anglo-Irish extraditions

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

25 Mar 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:36

Description

Report on a House of Commons debate calling for a review of Anglo-Irish extradition legislation after a warrant failed to extradite known IRA terrorist Evelyn Glenholmes on a legal technicality. Speeches by Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd; Gerald Kaufman (Labour) calling for an inquiry and to know who was at fault in the case; Ian Gow on the new warrant’s efficacy. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Gerald Kaufman; Douglas Hurd; Ian Gow

Keywords

Deportation; Legislation; Crime; Law; Terrorism; Ireland; UK; Terrorists; IRA; Legal decisions; Law reform; Warrants; Dublin; Evelyn Glenholmes

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