Question

what is the author's thinking about the political offence execption​

Answer 1

Political offences have been divided into two groups. Absolute or pure political offences are offences which are directed against the political organization or government of the state and contain no element of a common crime at all. Pure political offences include crimes such as treason, espionage, and sedition. In most cases, there is no duty to extradite for pure political offences, and there is agreement that the political offence exception applies to these offences.

More difficult is the situation of a relative political offence in which a common crime is committed in connection with a political act. Several different legal tests have been developed to determine when the political offence exception applies.