shall not consider any of the offences established in accordance with this Convention to be a political offence.
5. If a State Party that makes extradition conditional on the existence of
a treaty receives a request for extradition from another State Party with which
it has no extradition treaty, it may consider this Convention the legal basis for
extradition in respect of any offence to which this article applies.
6. A State Party that makes extradition conditional on the existence of
a treaty shall:
(a) At the time of deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or
approval of or accession to this Convention, inform the Secretary-General of the
United Nations whether it will take this Convention as the legal basis for
cooperation on extradition with other States Parties to this Convention; and
(b) If it does not take this Convention as the legal basis for cooperation
on extradition, seek, where appropriate, to conclude treaties on extradition with
other States Parties to this Convention in order to implement this article.
7. States Parties that do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognize offences to which this article applies as extraditable offences between themselves.
8. Extradition shall be subject to the conditions provided for by the
domestic law of the requested State Party or by applicable extradition treaties,
including, inter alia, conditions in relation to the minimum penalty requirement for extradition and the grounds upon which the requested State Party may
refuse extradition.
9. States Parties shall, subject to their domestic law, endeavour to expedite extradition procedures and to simplify evidentiary requirements relating
thereto in respect of any offence to which this article applies.
10. Subject to the provisions of its domestic law and its extradition treaties, the requested State Party may, upon being satisfied that the circumstances
so warrant and are urgent and at the request of the requesting State Party, take
a person whose extradition is sought and who is present in its territory into
custody or take other appropriate measures to ensure his or her presence at
extradition proceedings.
11. A State Party in whose territory an alleged offender is found, if it does
not extradite such person in respect of an offence to which this article applies
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