The Database

This navigator collects 65 public decision excerpts published by the CCF, spanning 2017 to 2025. Selected decisions are annotated with legal analysis by Charlie Magri, founder of Otherside.

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Key Legal Grounds

The most frequently invoked grounds include Article 3 (prohibition on political intervention), Article 2 (human rights), and Article 83 RPD (Red Notice conditions).

Other recurring grounds: fair trial, refugee status, ne bis in idem, and family matters.

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01

Political Motivation — Art. 3

The CCF applies a predominance test. Political motivation must predominate over legitimate criminal justice purposes. General country reports are insufficient — specific individualised evidence is required.

02

Commercial Disputes — Art. 83 RPD

Under Art. 83(1)(a)(i) RPD, Red Notices may not be published for offences deriving from private disputes or administrative violations. The CCF requires the NCB to demonstrate sufficient facts linking the individual to criminal conduct, and that the case does not constitute a private or commercial dispute dressed as a criminal offence.

03

NCB Non-Response

Where the NCB fails to respond to the Commission’s queries despite reminders, the lack of answer creates serious doubts as to compliance with INTERPOL’s rules. The Commission may delete or block the data without ruling on the merits of the underlying case.

04

Parental Custody — Family Matters

Red Notices cannot circumvent cross-border custody disputes where conflicting rulings exist in two member countries. Yellow Notices may stand where movement risk persists, but are deleted where precise location and custody are both confirmed.

05

Human Rights — Art. 2

Article 2(1) requires INTERPOL to act “in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” The CCF examines whether extradition would expose the individual to torture, death penalty, or a flagrant denial of fair trial, relying in particular on national court decisions denying extradition on human rights grounds.

06

Refugee Status

For former refugees who later obtained citizenship in a host country, the non-refoulement principle — a customary norm of international law — may still apply. The CCF assesses whether the situation that initially justified the protective status has substantially changed; if not, data from the country of origin are generally found non-compliant.

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