Murder most foul - Page 2

Drifter · 09-07-2013, 02:07 PM

I've been wondering about extradition.

Its been my assumption that murder is not an Imperial crime, if it takes place in a local planet's jurisdiction. At a starport or on a ship is another matter.

So, Thug commits a murder on Planet X. He escapes to the starport and jumps to Planet Y. He is arrested on Planet Y for a minor crime.

Can Planet X have an extradtion treaty with Planet Y? If so Planet Y sends Thug back to Planet X to face the consequences. If not, Thug, a known murderer, is allowed back on the streets of Planet Y.

Does an extradtion treaty between two worlds violate the terms of Imperial membership? That is, no organization at the interstellar level?

Is such extradtion part of Imperial membership, part of the perks of Imperial membership? If so, what about a world that abhors the death penalty? Planet Y doesn't want to extradite Thug because on Planet X the punishment for murder is death by public torture. Or murder on Planet Y is a misdemeanor.

If extradtion treaties are allowed between member worlds, how are they monitored and controlled? Does this lead to other agreements, like cultural exchanges, edging up to trade agreements. I can see that trade agreements conflict directly with the Imperial sphere of influence, but how close can you get? Would the 3I ban extadition treaties just because they end up leading to 'mission creep' and ending up with trade disputes negotiated outside of the Imperial ageis?

09-07-2013, 02:07 PM	#1
Drifter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Los Angeles	Murder most foul I've been wondering about extradition. Its been my assumption that murder is not an Imperial crime, if it takes place in a local planet's jurisdiction. At a starport or on a ship is another matter. So, Thug commits a murder on Planet X. He escapes to the starport and jumps to Planet Y. He is arrested on Planet Y for a minor crime. Can Planet X have an extradtion treaty with Planet Y? If so Planet Y sends Thug back to Planet X to face the consequences. If not, Thug, a known murderer, is allowed back on the streets of Planet Y. Does an extradtion treaty between two worlds violate the terms of Imperial membership? That is, no organization at the interstellar level? Is such extradtion part of Imperial membership, part of the perks of Imperial membership? If so, what about a world that abhors the death penalty? Planet Y doesn't want to extradite Thug because on Planet X the punishment for murder is death by public torture. Or murder on Planet Y is a misdemeanor. If extradtion treaties are allowed between member worlds, how are they monitored and controlled? Does this lead to other agreements, like cultural exchanges, edging up to trade agreements. I can see that trade agreements conflict directly with the Imperial sphere of influence, but how close can you get? Would the 3I ban extadition treaties just because they end up leading to 'mission creep' and ending up with trade disputes negotiated outside of the Imperial ageis?