Extradition law in the Philippines

Countries (in red) that have signed extradition treaties or Transfer of Sentenced Persons agreement with the Philippines (in blue)

Extradition in the Philippines may come into effect when the Philippine government and an international government sign an agreement through a treaty to be ratified by their respective implementing bodies.

Countries

Extradition in force

These are countries that have signed extradition treaties to the Philippines and have taken effect by ratification:

Country	Transfer of Sentenced Persons Agreement (TSPA)	Extradition agreement	Date Treaty Signed (TSPA)	Date Treaty Ratified (TSPA)	Date Treaty Signed (Extradition)	Date Treaty Ratified (Extradition)
Canada			-	-	000000001989-11-07-0000November 7, 1989[1]	000000001990-11-12-0000November 12, 1990[2]
Australia			-	-	000000001988-03-07-0000March 7, 1988[3]	000000001991-01-18-0000January 18, 1991[4]
Spain			000000002007-05-18-0000May 18, 2007[5]	000000002007-12-28-0000December 28, 2007[6]	-	-
Thailand			000000002001-10-12-0000October 12, 2001[7]	000000002002-05-07-0000May 7, 2002[8]	000000001981-03-16-0000March 16, 1981[9]	000000001984-12-07-0000December 7, 1984[10]
China			-	-	000000002001-10-30-0000October 30, 2001[11]	000000002006-04-11-0000April 11, 2006[12]
Hong Kong			000000002000-04-28-0000April 28, 2000[13]	000000002002-06-15-0000June 15, 2002[14]	000000001995-01-30-0000January 30, 1995[15]	000000001997-06-20-0000June 20, 1997[16]
Indonesia			-	-	000000001976-02-10-0000February 10, 1976[17]	000000001976-10-25-0000October 25, 1976[18]
South Korea			-	-	000000001993-05-25-0000May 25, 1993[19]	000000001996-11-30-0000November 30, 1996[20]
Switzerland			-	-	000000001989-10-19-0000October 19, 1989[21]	000000001997-02-23-0000February 23, 1997[22]
United States			-	-	000000001994-11-13-0000November 13, 1994[23]	000000001996-11-22-0000November 22, 1996[24]

Extradition in planning

India, Vietnam and the United Kingdom have all signed extradition treaties with the Philippines but have not yet ratified it.^[25][26][27]

See also

• Extradition law in the United States
• Extradition law in Australia
• Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)

External links

• A Database of Philippine treaties

References