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>>>>> "Mcfarlane" == Mcfarlane Jeffrey Alexander <a209mcfa@cdf.toronto.edu> writes:
In article <a209mcfa.766358165@cdf.toronto.edu> a209mcfa@cdf.toronto.edu (Mcfarlane Jeffrey Alexander) writes:

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    Mcfarlane> Hey there! I just happen to have my english translation
    Mcfarlane> of the ol' Grundgesetz right here, and I quote:

    Mcfarlane> Section 1 (Basic Rights)

    Mcfarlane>  Article 16

    Mcfarlane>   (1) No one may be deprived of their German
    Mcfarlane> citizenship. Loss of citizenship may arise only
    Mcfarlane> pursuant to law, and against the will of the person
    Mcfarlane> affected only if such person does not thereby become
    Mcfarlane> stateless.

    Mcfarlane>   (2) No German may be EXTRADITED to a foreign
    Mcfarlane> country. Persons persecuted on political grounds shall
    Mcfarlane> enjoy the right to asylum.  (Is that last bit the part
    Mcfarlane> that was recently changed?)

    Mcfarlane> This is very interesting, I think.


    Mcfarlane> Are there any well-known cases where a German has
    Mcfarlane> commited a serious crime in another country and has
    Mcfarlane> been tried and convicted for that crime in Germany and
    Mcfarlane> served (or is currently serving) their sentence?

There were, but since I didn't pay attention, I can't provide
sources. :(

    Mcfarlane> What exactly happens in such situations?

    Mcfarlane> I can't imagine that Germany would simply let someone
    Mcfarlane> who (z.B.) murdered someone in Canada and managed to
    Mcfarlane> make it back to Germany to go unpunished.

Nope. It wouldn't. As long as the alleged crime is a crime in Germany,
the elleged offender will be prosecuted upon notification of the
proper authorities and judged according to German law. But he or she
will NOT be turned over to a foreign country.

    Mcfarlane> Would that person be arrested and tried in Germany by
    Mcfarlane> German authorities?  Would the German government pick
    Mcfarlane> up the tab for witnesses to be flown to Germany to
    Mcfarlane> participate in the trial? Or what?

Good question.  I'll try to dig up some infos on this.


    Mcfarlane> Here's some more questions:

    Mcfarlane>  - Is Kohl going down this year or not?

Hard to tell. Just now it's not a question of who's more able to run
the country, but who is less UNable. And right now the SPD and her
leader, Scharping, are not exactly promising. Clueless, all of them...



    Mcfarlane>  - Why do some people put a D before the
    Mcfarlane> Postl(mumble)zahl?  Is it because they're so used to
    Mcfarlane> putting a W or O and they canna break the habit?

Nope, that's just an additional information used by some Europeans. D
for german, AU for Austria, etc. It's not really needed.




    Mcfarlane> ttfn

    Mcfarlane> Jeff McFarlane