Among modern writers on intor= national law, divergent opinion has always existed. "Oppenheim, for instance, is of the opinion " that, unless a state is restricted by an extradition law, it can grant ext dition for any' crime st thinks fi, while many Continental writers, notably Paul Fanchili, _mainta that the principle of national Sovereignity and international solidity, require to be combined to solve the question of extradition in the abe ence of 'a treaty. For this rea son, all writers on-extradition agree in saying. that there is no univer= sal rule of customary international law in. existence regarding this Since Great Britain, on account of the extraterritorial rights en-Joyed Ly her nationals in China, is not in a position to reciprocate by surrendering her subjects to China for crimes committed here, she is, naturally, unable to request China to deliver up Chinese subjects for offences committed in British territory.
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