Switzerland Extradition Law — Case Law, Legal Framework and Procedure

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Switzerland Extradition Law & Case Law — 18 cases

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Extradition, sought person’s (not present in the national territory) cross-border movements and need for a decision on the merits
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Summary
In the event that the requested person is not present within the national territory, the indispensable precondition for proceeding with surrender is lacking, and a decision of no grounds to proceed must be adopted. However, the Court considers that the information provided by the defence and by the Swiss authority is not decisive in this respect, as it merely demonstrates a certain tendency of the applicant to move frequently between the Italian and Swiss territories and vice versa. From another perspective, it must also be emphasized that, when expressly consulted, the Federal Office of Justice did not intend to withdraw the extradition request; therefore, an assessment of the merits of the request is required.
28/04/2025 · Italian Supreme Court · 21319/2025
🇮🇹Italy → 🇨🇭Switzerland
GrantedExtradition
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Philippe Vladimir Boss
MLL Legal
Philippe Vladimir Boss’ practice focuses on investigations in criminal, internal and administrative matters, as well as the corresponding litigation, in financial, commercial, personal or reputational aspects of business. Clients range from financial institutions, commodity trading companies, SME in various sectors and private individuals, He also advises sport governing bodies in ethics, disciplinary or governance matters.
Philippe Boss’ expertise covers white-collar crime prosecution and defense, freezing of assets, asset tracing, international assistance in criminal, administrative and civil matters, assistance to plaintiffs, witnesses and targeted individuals in hearings, forensic searches, internal hearings, commercial litigation and arbitration, governance advice, ethics and disciplinary proceedings, enforcement of foreign awards, protection of media reputation and crisis management.
He is member of International Shooting Sport Federation Integrity Unit: Adjudicatory Board; Juge suppléant au Tribunal neutre du canton de Vaud; Chairman of the Independent Monitoring Group, International Weightlifting Federation (IWF); Arbitrator and mediator of the Sport Resolution’s International Panel; Chairman within the Arbitral Tribunal of the Self-regulatory Organisation of the Swiss Federation of Lawyers and the Swiss Federation of Notaries; Board member of the Tennis-Club Stade-Lausanne; Board member of the Vaud Bar Association (2022-2025).
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Loris Baumgartner
Wenger Vieli
Senior Associate at Wenger Vieli, Loris Baumgartner represents and advises individuals and companies in proceedings before judicial and regulatory authorities.
As a criminal defense attorney, he focuses particularly on representing parties before law enforcement agencies.
Loris Baumgartner also regularly advises clients on the preparation, execution, and follow-up of internal and regulatory investigations.
He is currently writing his doctoral dissertation in the field of corruption law.
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