Is s. 11 of the Charter not engaged in extradition proceedings?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from United States v. Wong, 2015 BCSC 1203 (CanLII):
Constitutional rights arising under s. 11 of the Charter are not engaged by extradition proceedings: Canada v. Schmidt, 1987 CanLII 48 (SCC), [1987] 1 S.C.R. 500 at 519; Argentina (Republic) v. Mellino, 1987 CanLII 49 (SCC), [1987] 1 S.C.R. 536 at 547.
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