Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache
Citation[2014] 3 SCR 176,2014 SCC 62
Docket Number35034
Date10 October 2014
Subject MatterCONFLICT OF LAWS,INTERNATIONAL LAW

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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 28, 2020
    ...international law, they must fail. Cases Cited By Abella J. Distinguished: Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 2014 SCC 62 , [2014] 3 S.C.R. 176; considered: Belhaj v. Straw, [2017] UKSC 3 , [2017] A.C. 964 ; Blad v. Bamfield (1674), 3 Swans. 604 , 36 E.R. 992 ; Duke of Brunswic......
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    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
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    ...Attorney General chose not to file expert evidence on international law: see, for example, Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 176; Febles v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 SCC 68, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 431 [Febles]; Hape; Suresh. [64] For all of the above reaso......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 4, 2022
    ...307; Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101; Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 2014 SCC 62, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 176; R. v. Kokopenace, 2015 SCC 28, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 398; Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971); R. v. J.‑L.J., 2000 SCC 51, [2......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 15, 2022
    ...2 S.C.R. 292; Németh v. Canada (Justice), 2010 SCC 56, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 281; Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 2014 SCC 62, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 176; Bishop v. Stevens, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 467; Théberge v. Galerie d’Art du Petit Champlain inc., 2002 SCC 34, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 336; Society of Co......
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  • Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 28, 2020
    ...international law, they must fail. Cases Cited By Abella J. Distinguished: Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 2014 SCC 62 , [2014] 3 S.C.R. 176; considered: Belhaj v. Straw, [2017] UKSC 3 , [2017] A.C. 964 ; Blad v. Bamfield (1674), 3 Swans. 604 , 36 E.R. 992 ; Duke of Brunswic......
  • International Air Transport Association v. Canadian Transportation Agency
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • December 6, 2022
    ...Attorney General chose not to file expert evidence on international law: see, for example, Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 176; Febles v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 SCC 68, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 431 [Febles]; Hape; Suresh. [64] For all of the above reaso......
  • R. v. Sharma
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 4, 2022
    ...307; Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101; Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 2014 SCC 62, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 176; R. v. Kokopenace, 2015 SCC 28, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 398; Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971); R. v. J.‑L.J., 2000 SCC 51, [2......
  • Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Entertainment Software Association
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 15, 2022
    ...2 S.C.R. 292; Németh v. Canada (Justice), 2010 SCC 56, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 281; Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 2014 SCC 62, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 176; Bishop v. Stevens, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 467; Théberge v. Galerie d’Art du Petit Champlain inc., 2002 SCC 34, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 336; Society of Co......
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    • Irwin Books International & Transnational Criminal Law. Third Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...II, 21 May 1999 (Int’l Crim Trib for Rwanda) .......................... 119, 128, 129, 143 Kazemi Estate v Islamic Republic of Iran, [2014] 3 SCR 176, 2014 SCC 62 ........ 39 Khadr v Canada (Minister of Justice) (2007), [2008] 1 FCR 270, 280 DLR (4th) 469, 2007 FCA 182 ...........................
  • Life, Liberty, and Security of the Person and the Principles of Fundamental Justice
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    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...justice that are not rooted in fundamental and manageable tenets of the 68 Kazemi Estate v Islamic Republic of Iran , 2014 SCC 62, [2014] 3 SCR 176 [ Kazemi Estate ]. 69 Ibid at para 159. 70 Ibid . 71 Ibid at para 52. THE CH ARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS 274 legal system, the Court has stres......
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    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...life of the Charter serves as an example of the efective use of the remedy 26 Kazemi Estate v Islamic Republic of Iran , 2014 SCC 62, [2014] 3 SCR 176 at paras 158–67. 27 Daniels v Canada (Indian Afairs and Northern Development) , 2016 SCC 12, [2016] 1 SCR 99 at paras 53–56. 28 Little Siste......
  • Table of cases, index and about the authors
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    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...391 Kazemi Estate v Islamic Republic of Iran, [2014] 3 SCR 176, 2014 SCC 62.......................................................................................... 273, 500 Khadr v Canada (Attorney General), 2008 FC 807, 59 CR (6th) 284, 175 CRR (2d) 1...........................................
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