High Court, in European Arrest Warrant proceedings where the Court ordered the Respondent’s surrender to Romania, grants leave to appeal two questions concerning extraterritoriality, on the grounds that the questions raise points of law of exceptional public importance.
European Arrest Warrant – extradition – application for leave to appeal - approach to be followed for certification applications – questions proposed for certification – exceptional public importance - extraterritoriality - whether a non-Irish citizen could be prosecuted for an extraterritorial murder – alleged uncertainty regarding the principle of reciprocity – relevance to other cases – prison conditions – no point of law of exceptional public importance arising from proposed questions concerning prison conditions –