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Extradition, precautionary measure and house arrest assessment
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Summary
In matters of precautionary measures, the requirements of concreteness and currency (actuality) of the risk of flight must be assessed by the judge in light of the purpose of surrender, to which the procedure is directed, and therefore on the basis of a prognostic evaluation, grounded in concrete elements drawn from the person’s life, as to the risk that he may evade it by leaving the national territory. That being said, the fact that the person’s wife is domiciled in Italy and that the lease agreement is in her name—relied upon by the defence as new elements allegedly demonstrating the person’s ties to Italy—were deemed of lesser weight, also in light of the circumstance that the identification and arrest of the appellant required a specific surveillance and tracking operation by the police, which would indicate the occasional nature of his presence in the place where he was found.
08/01/2025 · Italian Supreme Court · 10945/2025
🇮🇹Italy → 🇺🇾Uruguay
Decision on precautionary measureExtraditionExtradition: flight risk must be based on concrete elements (and not presumptions)
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Flight risk justifying the application of a measure restricting personal liberty may be understood as the risk that the requested person may abscond from the territory of the requested State, thereby jeopardising compliance with the international obligation to ensure his or her surrender to the requesting State. The existence of such a risk must be duly reasoned and grounded on concrete, specific, and indicative elements demonstrating a genuine propensity and a real possibility of clandestine departure by the requested person. These elements must be closely connected to the factual circumstances of the case and must not be based on presumptions, preconceived general assessments, or merely hypothetical or abstract possibilities.
14/07/2023 · Italian Supreme Court · 30996/2023
🇮🇹Italy → 🇺🇾Uruguay
Decision on precautionary measureExtraditionCountry Contributor
Antonia Perille
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Antonia Perille holds a law degree from Universidad de la República, where she represented the Law School at the Nuremberg Moot Court. She was also a member of the winning team at the ICC Moot Court Competition, where she was awarded Best Speaker.
She is co-author of Litigación en Derecho Penal Internacional, published by Fundación de Cultura Universitaria, a volume compiling the Law School’s participation in these international competitions.
She is currently part of the Criminal Law and Criminology Institute of the Law School of Universidad de la República (Uruguay).
Her professional practice encompasses comprehensive counsel to local and international companies on employment and social security law, with particular emphasis on labor litigation and administrative proceedings before the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. Her advisory work focuses on occupational health and safety, regulatory compliance, and the drafting and review of employment agreements.
She previously served on the Litigation and Arbitration team, where she advised and represented clients in judicial and extrajudicial asset recovery proceedings
She is co-author of Litigación en Derecho Penal Internacional, published by Fundación de Cultura Universitaria, a volume compiling the Law School’s participation in these international competitions.
She is currently part of the Criminal Law and Criminology Institute of the Law School of Universidad de la República (Uruguay).
Her professional practice encompasses comprehensive counsel to local and international companies on employment and social security law, with particular emphasis on labor litigation and administrative proceedings before the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. Her advisory work focuses on occupational health and safety, regulatory compliance, and the drafting and review of employment agreements.
She previously served on the Litigation and Arbitration team, where she advised and represented clients in judicial and extrajudicial asset recovery proceedings
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