Facing extradition?
Act now —
before it is too late.
When everything is at stake — I am there.
As a lawyer and Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, I defend clients nationwide in Germany and internationally against extradition requests, European Arrest Warrants and Interpol notices. Reachable 24/7 — weekends included. English spoken.
- 1Stay silent — make no statement on the matter.
- 2Sign nothing — no waiver, no form.
- 3Call me immediately — 24/7, at night too.
Extradition law — every type of proceeding
From an arrest at the airport to a constitutional complaint before the Federal Constitutional Court. I protect you proactively and defend you at every stage of the proceedings.
Defense against the EAW in EU proceedings. The 32 list offenses, bars to extradition, protection of German citizens under Article 16(2) of the Basic Law and Section 80 IRG.
Extradition to non-EU states: European Convention on Extradition, bilateral treaties, the EU–UK TCA. Diplomatic assurances and human-rights limits under Section 73 IRG.
Deletion of Red Notices and diffusions at the CCF. Pre-emptive submissions and applications, defense against abusive notices by authoritarian states.
Deletion in the Schengen Information System. Right of access at the BKA, objection and administrative action against SIS alerts in 31 states.
Taking over foreign criminal judgments under Sections 48 ff. IRG. Enforcement in Germany as an alternative to extradition — closeness to family, German prison law.
Arrest at the airport, provisional extradition detention, hearing before the judge: what you need to know right away. Your rights — step by step.
Arrested at the airport? International arrest warrant?
Call me immediately — and stay silent until I am there. Every minute counts.
How an extradition case unfolds
Proceedings under the IRG follow a clear sequence — with short deadlines and limited remedies. Click through the stations: the earlier I am instructed, the more room there is to defend you.
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Provisional arrest (Section 19 IRG) — often at the airport or at a border check, triggered by an alert (European Arrest Warrant, Interpol Red Notice, SIS). A hearing before the judge with instruction follows (Section 22 IRG).
Decisive now: Stay silent, sign nothing — above all no consent to simplified extradition (irrevocable) — and immediately demand a specialist defense lawyer.
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The Higher Regional Court issues the (provisional) extradition arrest warrant (Sections 16, 17 IRG). Detention secures the proceedings and, as a rule, continues until the decision on admissibility.
Line of defense: Detention review and detention appeal; release from detention against conditions (bail, reporting requirements, surrender of passport) is possible where the securing purpose can be achieved without detention.
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On application by the General Public Prosecutor's Office, the Higher Regional Court reviews admissibility (Section 29 IRG) — and with it all bars to extradition: a real risk of torture or inhuman treatment (Art. 3 ECHR), the death penalty, political persecution, ne bis in idem, limitation, dual criminality and detention conditions that violate human rights.
The central stage: The decision is unappealable (Section 13 IRG) — which is why every objection must be raised here, fully and substantiated.
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Once admissibility has been established, the Federal Office of Justice decides on granting, in agreement with the Federal Foreign Office (Section 74 IRG) — the political-administrative level of the proceedings.
Line of defense: There are points of leverage here too — discretion, assurances under international law and proportionality can be addressed specifically.
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There is no ordinary remedy against the Higher Regional Court's decision (Section 13 IRG). What remains is the constitutional complaint to the Federal Constitutional Court — regularly combined with an urgent application for an interim injunction (Section 32 BVerfGG) to stop the surrender.
The last line of defense: It must be prepared early — the urgent application is often decided within hours.
5 successful Constitutional Court cases →
⏱ For the European Arrest Warrant, shortened deadlines apply (60 or 90 days); with non-EU states the proceedings often take several months — extradition detention, as a rule, continues during this time.
Bars to extradition — your chances
The IRG, the Basic Law and the ECHR contain numerous bars that can prohibit an extradition in an individual case. I examine each of these points for you. → Stopping an extradition
No dual criminality (Section 3), political offense or persecution (Section 6), death penalty (Section 8), concurrent jurisdiction (Section 9), lack of reciprocity (Section 5), ne bis in idem, limitation, minority.
Article 16(2) Basic Law — protection of German citizens. Article 1(1) Basic Law — human dignity. Article 2(2) Basic Law — personal liberty. Section 73 IRG — ordre public: a breach of essential principles of the German legal order.
Article 3 ECHR / Article 4 of the EU Charter — prohibition of torture. Detention conditions incompatible with human dignity. Article 6 ECHR / Article 47 of the Charter — no fair trial. Judgments in absentia without representation. Systemic rule-of-law deficiencies.
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Andreas Meyer
For over two decades I have defended exclusively in criminal law. My focus: extradition law, international arrest warrants and Interpol proceedings. I have succeeded in five proceedings before the Federal Constitutional Court and have had several Red Notices deleted at the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF). Results before the Constitutional Court
Holstenbrücke 2 · 24103 Kiel
+49 431 25939452
+49 171 4075758 (24/7)
kanzlei@auslieferung.info
What those affected often ask
Can I be extradited as a German citizen?
What should I do after an arrest on an international arrest warrant?
What is an Interpol Red Notice — and can I challenge it?
Can the Higher Regional Court's decision be appealed?
Should I consent to “simplified extradition”?
What does a defense in extradition matters cost?
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How to reach me
Meyer Criminal Law
Holstenbrücke 2 · 24103 Kiel
Certified Specialist in Criminal Law · Extradition Law