"When crime is becoming more sophisticated every year, when distances and borders have become less important, and communication through telecommunications tools - even for criminal elements - is easy, efficient and immediate, the success of the crime-fighting authorities, whether it is international terrorism, drug offenses, or serious economic offenses, will be in danger of being thwarted if effective cooperation between the law enforcement authorities in the various countries is not ensured. The arrest of suspects of crimes in all countries and their extradition to the requesting countries are part of the means to realize that cooperation" (Miscellaneous Criminal Applications 4655/95 Libkind v. Attorney General [49], at p. 646).
The need for international cooperation is the result of changing times. In the past, the dominant approach drew from and from the principle of state sovereignty alone. The state was perceived as the only entity authorized to enforce the law for acts that occurred in the territory under its control. No external body has been allowed to interfere in the manner in which it does so, and all the more so in its place. However, "such a perception of the matter has long since ceased to be part of the legal consciousness of the enlightened world..." (Prof. Feller Foundations in Penal Law [127], at p. 240). Prof. Feller adds:
"The era in which we live is characterized by the rapid and easy movement of man in the free world from one country to another. The presence of a person around the world, as a temporary resident, as a tourist or as a casual traveler is a matter of routine. At the same time, a person is liable to create danger and harm vital values of the state even when he is beyond its political borders, or by taking advantage of his presence there. The ease and speed of movement around the world, and the possibility of harming the public order and vital interests of the state even from a distance, give foreign criminality a weight that is not