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20 Cornell Int'l L.J. 281 (1987)
The Extradition of John Demjanjuk: War Crimes, Universality Jurisdiction, and the Political Offense Doctrine

handle is hein.journals/cintl20 and id is 297 raw text is: CORNELL INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL Volume 20 Summer 1987 Number 2 ARTICLES THE EXTRADITION OF JOHN DEMJANJUK: WAR CRIMES, UNIVERSALITY JURISDICTION, AND THE POLITICAL OFFENSE DOCTRINE Rena Hozore Reisst TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .................................... II. THE CASE HISTORY ................................ A. The Displaced Persons Act ........................ B. Demjanjuk's Denaturalization Proceeding .......... III. THE EXTRADITION CASE .......................... A . Identification ...................................... B. Subject Matter Jurisdiction ........................ 282 284 284 286 290 292 294 t A.B. Princeton University, magna cum laude (1981); J.D. Harvard Law School, cum laude (1986). Ms. Reiss practices law in Miami, Florida. The author would like to thank Deborah Anker of the Harvard Law School for her assistance in the preparation of this Article.