Emma McAuliffe

Author: Emma McAuliffe

Emma McAuliffe, B.A. (University of Toronto), is entering her third year of studies at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law. She currently works as a summer research student for the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre, and has a particular interest in criminal law and Aboriginal law.

PDF version: Why Canada should Address Jorge Vinicio Orantes Sosa’s Alleged War Crimes before Extraditing Him to the U.S.

This summer, Jorge Vinicio Orantes Sosa will fight extradition from Alberta to California to face immigration charges. Chief Justice Wittman will preside over the extradition hearing which been set to take place from August 16 to 17, 2011 at the Court of Queen’s Bench. This article suggests why Jorge Vinicio Orantes Sosa should have been first charged and tried in Canada for his alleged participation in war crimes during the Guatemalan civil conflict, before being extradited on lesser immigration charges.