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<p>The United Kingdom is committed to holding those who commit the most serious crimes
accountable for their actions. It is Government policy that the United Kingdom should
not provide a safe haven for war criminals or those responsible for other serious
violations of international law. We are committed to ending impunity for such crimes,
and encourage action to be taken to bring such individuals to justice wherever possible,
within the rule of law and depending on the sufficiency of the available evidence.</p><p>The
UK is committed to helping other countries to prosecute offences that take place within
their territory or within their jurisdiction. Hence, the UK has arrangements to provide
mutual legal assistance to other countries and permits the surrender of its own nationals
subject to statutory safeguards. <br> <br>In addition to extradition arrangements
with its regular extradition partners, the UK recognises its important international
obligations to the international tribunals, as well as under a range of UN Conventions
(torture, hijacking etc). The UK stands ready to consider extradition requests from
those countries with which it has no extradition arrangements. All requests are considered
in accordance with the statutory bars set out in our domestic legal system.</p>
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