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The article discusses the case, McKinnon v. Government of the U.S., in which the House of Lords dismisses Defendant's appeal from extradition order. The U.S. government sought formal extradition to Gary McKinnon, a British citizen who was charged with hacking into and erasing many high level U.S. military computers, in exchange for his surrendering. It also offered to recommend reduced sentence to the U.S. court and repatriation to serve part of sentence in Great Britain.

The article discusses the court case, in which the British House of Lords rejects Chagos Islanders' claim of right to return to their homeland. The Islanders claim their right to return to their homeland that was lost when the British government leased the island of Diego Garcia to the U.S. for an air base. Three Law Lords ruled that the British government had no legal duty to allow the islanders to return, while two Law Lords dissented