text: Commonwealth cases there is also a discretion available to the Home Secretary to refuse to surrender a fugitive. Additionally, it is a long-standing principle enshrined in United Kingdom legislation that persons should not be extradited if they are accused or convicted of crimes of a political character. It is also illegal for deportation powers to be used as a form of disguised extradition. 199. Extradition law also embodies the principle that fugitives should be surrendered only for acts which are offences not only against the law of the requesting State but which, if committed within the jurisdiction of the requested State, would also constitute offences against its own law. In addition, the offence for which the fugitive is sought must be extraditable under the law of both States. It is a generally accepted feature of extradition practice that the requesting State should specify the crimes for which the fugitive is sought and that the requested States should exercise some control over the prosecution of the surrendered fugitive for other crimes committed before his surrender. CCPR/C/58/Add.6 page 46 200. A foreigner would not be extradited to a country where he or she might be in danger of persecution or torture. The Home Secretary has unfettered discretion not to surrender a fugitive if he considers that the standard of justice that the fugitive might receive in the requesting country is not adequate. 201. The Extradition Act 1989 has recently introduced important reforms in extradition law. As a means of simplifying and expediting extradition proceedings against serious international criminals, the Act provides for the United Kingdom to enter into extradition arrangements which do not require the requesting State to establish in United Kingdom courts that there is a prima facie case against the fugitive, and defining an extradition crime as 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the principles and laws governing extradition and deportation in the United Kingdom, specifically in the context of international relations and human rights. The language used is formal and legalistic, indicating that the text is likely related to the administration of justice and the protection of individuals' rights.