Does extradition to the United States violate s. 6(1) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from U.S.A. v. Adam, 2014 BCCA 136 (CanLII):
United States of America v. Cotroni, 1989 CanLII 106 (SCC), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1469, addressed the question of whether extradition violated s. 6(1) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Mobility of citizens 6. (1) Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada.
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