Reviewed case brief

In re Meunier

[1894] 2 QB 415

## Summary

PILextraditionpolitical-offence-exceptionanarchismterrorism
Court
Queen's Bench Division
Year
1894
Subjects
Public International Law
Reviewed
2026-06-18

Rule established

Indiscriminate anarchist violence directed against society as a whole does not qualify as a political offence; the exception requires two contending parties struggling for political power.

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

        How to use it in an exam

        Editorial source

        [1894] 2 QB 415; verified via Queen's Bench reports

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