United States v Burns
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united-states-v-burns-175-13493411
title:
United States v Burns
text:
United States v Burns [2001] 1 S.C.R. 283, 2001 SCC 7, was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that found that extradition of individuals to countries in which they may face the death penalty is a breach of fundamental justice under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The decision reached that conclusion by a discussion of evidence regarding the arbitrary nature of execution although the Court did not go so far as to say that execution was also unconstitutional under
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Supreme Court of Canada case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v_Burns
date created:
2005-12-24T07:04:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T07:29:38Z
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