IN RE GERHARD

27 VLR 484·A’BECKETT, J.
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27 VLR 484
27 VLR 484
IN RE GERHARD Supreme Court of Victoria A’BECKETT, J. 21 November 1901 Criminal law — Extradition — Interpretation of treaties — Treaty between Great Britain and Switzerland, 26th November 1880, Articles V., VIII. — "Month" — Proof, to whom furnished — Extradition Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict., c. 52), ss. 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, Second Schedule — Extradition Act 1877 — Form of warrant of committal — 52 & 53 Vict., c. 63, s. 3 — Acts Interpretation Act 1890, s. 2 .

The ordinary meaning of the language used in a treaty between two powers cannot be regulated by the special meaning given to such language by an Act of Parliament passed by one of them.

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