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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-amendment-order-2003/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/408",
  "legislation_title": "The European Convention on Extradition (Amendment) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-amendment-order-2003",
  "path": "schedule/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Reservations and Declarations by Azerbaijan",
  "text": "“PART 3A\nAZERBAIJAN\nRESERVATIONS\nArticle 1\nThe Republic of Azerbaijan reserves the right not to grant extradition on humanitarian grounds taking into consideration the age or state of health of the person sought.\nThe Republic of Azerbaijan will refuse the extradition if there are sufficient grounds for supposing that the extradition would affect the sovereignty or national security of the Republic of Azerbaijan.\nThe Republic of Azerbaijan will refuse to grant extradition if there are sufficient grounds for supposing that the person requested for extradition will be exposed to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the requesting State.\nThe Republic of Azerbaijan will not grant extradition if there are sufficient grounds for supposing that the person requested for the extradition will be persecuted for reasons of race, nationality, language, religion, citizenship or political opinion.\nArticle 6\nThe Republic of Azerbaijan declares that according to Article 53(II) of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan in no circumstances a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be extradited to another State. In this respect the Republic of Azerbaijan in any case will refuse to extradite its citizens.\nDECLARATIONS\nArticle 21\nThe Republic of Azerbaijan declares that transit of extradited persons through the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan will be allowed subject to the observance of the same conditions for extradition.\nArticle 23\nThe Republic of Azerbaijan declares that the requests for extradition and the documents annexed thereto must be submitted with a translation into Azerbaijani language.\nArticle 27\nThe Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it is unable to guarantee the application of the provisions of the Convention and its Additional Protocols in the territories occupied by the Republic of Armenia until these territories are liberated from that occupation.”",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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