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Supreme Court allows appeal from High Court, and grants order to surrender to Lithuania a person who had been released on parole, but relocated to Ireland in breach of his parole conditions and had two dependent children, on the grounds that the interference with the respondent's private and family life by compelling him to serve the balance of his sentence in Lithuania was not so exceptional as to warrant a refusal to surrender him.
MacMenamin J (nem diss): European arrest warrant - application for surrender to Lithuania - release on parole - departure for Ireland in breach of parole conditions - two children in Ireland - whether surrender to Lithuania would breach his private and family rights - Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights - refusal by High Court to grant order - refusal of leave to appeal order - protection of fundamental rights - whether surrender would be 'incompatible' with oblitations under ECHR - obligation to surrender - weighing of public and private interests - lapses of time - release on parole in 2009 - order revoked in 2011 - whereabouts of respondent not established until 2013 - explanation of lapses in time - requirement of mutual trust between states in exchanging information.
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