(Court of Appeal of Ontario) The court had to consider ‘between the condemnation of torture as an international crime against humanity and the principle that states must treat each other as equals not to be subjected to each other’s jurisdiction.’
Citations:
(2004) 71 OR (3d) 675
Jurisdiction:
Canada
Cited by:
Cited – Jones v Ministry of Interior for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and others HL 14-Jun-2006
The claimants said that they had been tortured by Saudi police when arrested on false charges. They sought damages, and appealed against an order denying jurisdiction over the defendants. They said that the allegation of torture allowed an exception . .
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Jurisdiction
Updated: 14 September 2022; Ref: scu.242886