Does section 11 of the Charter apply to extradition proceedings?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from The United States of America v. Akrami and Lessan et al, 2001 BCSC 165 (CanLII):
Section 11 does not apply to extradition proceedings at all because the fugitive is not charged with an offence by one of the governments to which the Charter applies pursuant to s. 32: Republic of Argentina v. Mellino (1987), 1987 CanLII 49 (SCC), 28 C.R.R. 262 (S.C.C.).
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