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<p>A UK judge may refuse to execute an Arrest Warrant on the basis of section 13,
14 or 25 of the 2003 Act by virtue of Article 1(3) of EU Council Framework Decision
2002/584/JHA, which is very clear that the Decision shall not have the effect of modifying
the obligation to respect fundamental rights and fundamental legal principles as enshrined
in Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union. <br><br>In addition, the recitals to
the Decision set out at that "Nothing in this Framework Decision may be interpreted
as prohibiting refusal to surrender a <br>person for whom a European arrest warrant
has been issued when there are reasons to believe, on the basis of objective elements,
that the said arrest warrant has been issued for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing
a person on the grounds of his or her sex, race, religion, ethnic origin, nationality,
language, political opinions or sexual orientation, or that that person's position
may be prejudiced for any of these reasons."</p><p> </p>
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