There has been a surge in the number of criminal suspects surrendered to Ireland from Britain under an EU-wide warrant system that the UK is leaving at the end of December.

A hearing into the proposed extradition of Ian Bailey to France, where he is facing a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier, is expected to take place in early May.

A 67-year-old man is due in court this morning after being extradited to the North on foot of a European Arrest Warrant.

Footage has emerged of police in Hong Kong beating up a lone unarmed protestor who was part of the mass rally against a proposed extradition bill.

Hong Kong police have used tear gas, pepper spray and high-pressure water hoses against protesters who have massed outside government buildings.

A High Court judge has surrendered for extradition a man who absconded to Ireland after spending 31 years in prison for a murder he committed when he was a child.

A man who has spent 31 years in prison for a murder he committed when he was a child does not pose a risk to society and should not be extradited to the UK, his barrister has told the High Court.

Alleged IRA bomber John Downey is due to apply to the High Court for bail today ahead of his extradition hearing later this month.

The Supreme Court will decide next week whether a significant EU Court of Justice judgment that extradition to the UK should not be refused on Brexit grounds before Brexit Day has effectively ended an Irish man's legal battle to prevent his extradition there.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been given permission to join an extradition hearing for a Polish man who claims he will not get a fair trial in his home country.

The way has been cleared by the Supreme Court for the extradition to the United States of a Wicklow man, alleged to be an administrator of the Silk Road website which dealt with illegal drugs and hacking software.

A 79-year-old Irish citizen, wanted in the United States on various child-sex charges, claims consideration should be given to him being prosecuted in Ireland for the alleged offences.

The extradition of an Irish man who claims he was a paid Garda informer to France from the UK would be "an abuse of process" the High Court in Dublin has heard.

Latest: The European Association of Judges has said that in view of the recent "personalised attacks and offensive criticism directed at Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly" reportedly emanating from sections of the Polish media it expressed "total solidarity to all Irish judges and, in particular, to the concerned colleague".

The High Court has ordered the extradition of a 77-year-old retired teacher to the UK to face a single charge of indecently assaulting a student forty years ago, reports Alison O’Riordan.

Former solicitor Michael Lynn is set to be extradited to Ireland.

David Drumm's extradition hearing is unlikely to go ahead in Boston today because of snow.

The boyfriend of ex-EastEnders actress Sian Blake has appeared in court in Ghana, facing extradition to the UK where he is accused of murdering her and their two children.

British police have not formally requested the extradition of the suspected killer of ex-EastEnders actress Sian Blake, according to reports.

Colourful internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues can be extradited to the US to face criminal copyright charges, a New Zealand judge ruled. Dotcom’s lawyers said they will appeal against the decision.

A court in Poland ruled that the law forbids the extradition of filmmaker Roman Polanski to the US, where he pleaded guilty nearly four decades ago to having sex with a minor.