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Extradition treaties with Australia, France set in 2008
The treaties, one signed between China and France in March in 2007 and another between China and Australia in September 2007, cover issues such as extradition obligations, extraditable offenses, reasons that can and should be used to refuse extradition, and property transfer as well as the settlement of disputes.
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China ratifies extradition treaty with Italy in 2011
China's top legislature approved a China-Italy extradition treaty, on Dec 31, 2011.
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Mutual judicial assistance aims at cross-Strait harmony
On April 26, 2009, top negotiators from the mainland and Taiwan reached a consensus on mutual judicial assistance in an attempt to crack down on severe crimes such as murder, smuggling, human trafficking, terrorist activities, among others.
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China ratifies judicial assistance treaty with Argentina
China's top legislature ratified a treaty with Argentina on mutual judicial assistance in criminal affairs, on April 24, 2015.
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China ratifies civil, commercial judicial assistance treaty with Peru
China's top legislature ratified a bilateral treaty on civil and commercial judicial assistance with Peru on Feb 28, 2009.
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China ratifies judicial assistance treaty with UAE
China's top legislature ratified a bilateral treaty of judicial cooperation on criminal cases with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Dec 27, 2008.
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- China's judicial assistance
A narrow description of judicial assistance would be “investigating and collecting evidence, as well as serving judicial papers or documents”. A broader definition would include civil and commercial matters, criminal justice, extradition, and the transfer of prisoners.
- Chinese Cooperation with Foreign Countries in Judicial Affairs
China has been cooperating with foreign countries in judicial assistance since the mid-1980s and is cooperating in the area of extradition and transfer of criminals.
- Commercial Judicial Assistance
China currently has treaties on civil and commercial judicial assistance with 13 countries and has treaties on civil and criminal judicial assistance and treaties on civil, commercial and criminal judicial assistance with 19 countries.
