The Republic of Argentina v Mellino: 1987

(Supreme Court of Canada) A principle underlying extradition proceedings is: ‘Our courts must assume that [the defendant] will be given a fair trial in the foreign country. Matters of due process generally are to be left for the courts to determine at the trial there as they would be if he were to be tried here. Attempts to pre-empt decisions on such matters, whether arising through delay or otherwise, would directly conflict with the principles of comity on which extradition is based.’

Judges:

Lamer J

Citations:

[1987] 1 SCR 536

Cited by:

CitedNoel Heath and Glenroy Matthew v The Government of the United States of America PC 28-Nov-2005
PC (St. Christopher and Nevis) The defendants resisted extradition to the US to face charges relating to importating of unlawful drugs.
Held: There was nothing in the arguments proposed to support an . .
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Commonwealth, Extradition

Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.237283