As I mentioned in my introduction, there are a lot of provisions in the legislation to address the rights of the individual. The whole concept behind the Extradition Act is the importance of balancing the rights of the individual against the interests of the requesting state to have them brought there for prosecution.
Yes, there are a lot of provisions that allow for the rights of the person to be protected. They can make arguments before the extradition judge. They can make arguments before the Minister of Justice.
There are no restrictions, for example, to what can be said to the Minister of Justice, so they can bring forward concerns about their health, concerns about the treatment they will get in the foreign state, concerns about treatment in prison or concerns about the length of their sentence. There is pretty much nothing they can't raise before the minister, and the minister will consider and issue written reasons for his assessment of what they have said.
That, then, goes before the court, if they choose to bring a judicial review. Everything that happens is either before a judge or before the minister and then can be appealed before the court or judicially reviewed. Then there is the opportunity to go before the Supreme Court to seek leave if they are unsatisfied with the outcome of the appeal.
There are lots of opportunities to recognize the rights of the individual.