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Forbes v Director of Public Prosecutions & Commissioner of Correctional Services

Author / Contributor: John Jones QC
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Forbes v Director of Public Prosecutions & Commissioner of Correctional Services
   
Issue: Whether the Jamaican Extradition Act 1991 was inconsistent with the Jamaican Constitution.
   
Court: Privy Council
   
Reference:   Privy Council Appeal No 2 of 2007 (appeal from the Court of Appeal of Jamaica)
   
Neutral Citation:   [2007] UKPC 61
   
Judge(s): Lords Hoffmann, Scott, Rodger, Walker and Mance
   
Date: 39394