Britain's extradition laws with America are a "stain" on the presumption of innocence which lies at the heart of this country's criminal justice system, campaigners say today.

Recently Sheffield Hallam student Richard O’Dwyer lost his court case against extradition to the USA for running a website that provided links to websites where users could illegally pirate copyrighted TV material. He will be lodging an appeal with the High Court and he cannot be extradited without the specific permission of the Home Secretary

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that an Islamist cleric cannot be extradited to be tried on terrorism charges in his home country Jordan

Retired businessman accused by the US government of conspiring to export batteries for use in hawk missiles fails to prevent extradition

Court has ruled against decision by the justice minister to block an interview with Babar Ahmad who is being held as he fights extradition to the US

A retired judge whose report concluded that Britain's extradition treaty with the US was fair has admitted that he had not met any suspects who faced being sent to America.

The judge who reviewed controversial UK-US extradition laws says America sends suspects here more quickly than vice versa.

Julian Assange faces being extradited to the US if British authorities agree to Swedish extradition, his supporters have claimed in a letter to the Daily Telegraph.

Supreme Court says it will hear WikiLeaks founder’s case in February, in what will be his last chance to avoid facing alleged sex charges in Sweden

Janis Sharp, the mother of Gary McKinnon, has criticised a "huge disparity" between the British and US courts after MPs called for an overhaul of extradition rules.