Interpol Largely Powerless in United States
From Volokh:
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of concern in some quarters about President Obama’s Executive Order extending certain legal immunities to Interpol. These concerns are misplaced. I am currently writing a research paper on Interpol, which will cover the immunities, and many other issues. In the meantime, some preliminary clarifications:
Interpol has no authority to make arrests or seize property. Interpol is purely an organization for data exchange and analysis. Interpol employees in the United States (or anywhere else) have no authority to conduct any activities except as allowed by the host government. The Obama Executive Order adds nothing to Interpol’s non-existent law enforcement authority.
For a brief overview of the history and meaning of Interpol, this article is the best I’ve seen. And, I believe it should put concerns about Interpol’s jurisdiction to rest.
Go read it all.
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3 Comments, Comment or Ping
Linda
17 January 2010, 19:50, UTC
Michael,
Knowing who is sitting in the White House & the DOJ, I’m holding my final determination until I actually hear from the one who worked for the Reagan admin & the inner workings of the DOJ when the initial EO was put in place.
Andrew McCArthy
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OThhZmZhYjI1NDI0NGNlZDUwZjYzNTNkYzNmNmFmY2Q=
Michael
18 January 2010, 20:55, UTC
Linda,
Thanks for the link. By all means, trust but verify.