The Provisional Arrest and Subsequent Release of Abu Daoud by French Authorities

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Thomas Carbonneau

The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law

Date Written: 1977

Abstract

On January 7, 1977, Abu Daoud entered France as a member of an official delegation sent to Paris by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). A day or so later, French police detained and then arrested him at the request of the West German and Israeli Governments. Offficials of both governments announced forthcoming requests for his extradition as a suspected organizer of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. This chain of events set the stage for the most recent case illustrating the political and legal obstacles which mitigate against the extradition and eventual prosecution and punishment of alleged transnational terrorists.

Suggested Citation

Carbonneau, Thomas, The Provisional Arrest and Subsequent Release of Abu Daoud by French Authorities (1977). Virginia Journal of International Law, Vol. 17, No. 495, 1977, Penn State Law Research Paper , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2763889

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