Argentine federal courts apply both domestic constitutional standards and international human rights norms when assessing political motivation. Judges examine whether the underlying charges relate to political activity, whether the requesting state has a pattern of persecuting similar individuals, and whether fair trial guarantees exist in the requesting jurisdiction. Evidence of prior asylum grants to similarly situated individuals, UN reports on judicial independence, and expert testimony on country conditions are all admissible. Argentine courts have rejected extraditions to Russia and Turkey on these grounds, though each case requires substantial documentary evidence.
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