🇩🇪 Europe
Germany
Strict judicial review; extradition to Russia has in recent years essentially stopped on human-rights grounds.
Author
INTERPOL PROTECTION Research Desk
Reviewed by
Legal Review Board
Overview
Germany is an EU state with firm rule-of-law traditions and strict judicial review. On requests from Russia, recent practice amounts to a de facto halt of surrender: courts refuse on human-rights grounds (ECHR Articles 3 and 6).
A Red Notice still affects life in Germany: banking compliance, status renewals and travel beyond the EU. A low surrender risk is no reason to leave the INTERPOL data unchallenged.
Legal system
Civil law, a federal structure and strong constitutional justice.
Extradition practice
Judicial review with human-rights safeguards; surrender to Russia has essentially stopped in recent years, while the European Arrest Warrant applies within the EU.
INTERPOL cooperation
Full participation in cooperation while observing legal standards.
Human rights & judicial review
High standards of rights protection and effective judicial review.
Frequently asked questions
Do human-rights safeguards apply?
Yes, they are an essential part of the extradition procedure.
Sources
- European Arrest Warrant (Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA) — EUR-Lex, EU
- European Convention on Extradition (ETS No. 24) — Council of Europe
Version history
- v1.0 — Initial publication.
- v1.1 — Country overview update and legal review.