Committee: Legal
Topic: Extradition and Rendition
Country: Hungary
Bloc: European
School: Sewanhaka High School
Delegates: Katrina Simon and Stephanie Iacona
The issue of extradition and rendition is a long standing one seeing that treaties and
General Assembly resolutions have been being formed for decades. The main purpose of this
conflict is the varying views of different nations, and what a state mat view as inhumane or
punishment. Over the years there have been other problems also brought up dealing with things
such as asylum, safe have nations, human rights, and the death penalty/death row. Hungary
realizes the problems which have arisen over the years and in recent years as nation have become
member states of the European Union (2004) and the Council of Europe. As members Hungary
has and will whole-heartedly stand by the views of these organizations in dealing with
extradition and the rights of criminals. The major issues that Hungary recognizes are the death
penalty and the inhumane treatment of criminals, as well as the steps taken to extradite a
criminal. Things including how long the process takes, and who is involved, Hungary views as
international problems. In recent years, the Council of Europe has been able to lessen the time
for the process from months to days, and Hungary views this as a positive start that needs to be
brought to new places.
In compliance with national views, and views of the European Union, the nation has
policies which first and foremost comply with human rights. As previously mentioned, the
European Union will not extradite any criminal if they feel that when that criminal returns to the
requesting nation they will either face torture or the death penalty. Hungary enthusiastically
complies with this ruling; the Hungarian government will only return someone to a requesting
nation that does use the death penalty, if and only if the requesting nation complies to not use the
death penalty on the extradited criminal. In matters of the death penalty, at the meeting of the
Sixty-Third General Assembly in December of 2008, several new ideas were voted on, one of
them being a moratorium of the death penalty. Hungary voted in favor of this matter in hopes to
see nation’s take a break from using this treatment, and realize that it is time to abolish its use.
In past cases, Hungary has taken a stance of working with nations to extradite criminals as long
as they see that the criminals will be treated properly and fairly. Dealing with extradition within
the European continent comes from help within agreements in the European Union, as well as
through using what we know as the European Arrest Warrant. When it comes to other nations
though Hungary has also signed extradition treaties.
Recognizing the terror instilled within many criminals, Hungary sees the necessity of
revitalizing the policies of international extradition. The nation recognizes the work of previous
resolutions, but sees that problems still exist and a firmer solution needs to be put in place.
Hungary feels that this is a multi-lateral issue and can only be dealt with, with talks from all
nations. The nation would like to see treaties or solutions in place that resemble the speediness
and fairness of extraditions that occur within the European Union. Hungary would be willing to
support any resolution that contains clauses excluding the death penalty/ inhumane treatment of
criminals, as well as treaties that deal with lessening government/political involvement within
the issue. Hungary recognizes the issue at hand and it ready, willing, and able to be open to
discussion of new ideas and policies to expedite the process of extradition.