Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah
Citation2020 SCC 5
Docket Number37919
Date28 February 2020

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  • International Air Transport Association v. Canadian Transportation Agency
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • December 6, 2022
    ...and of treaties that have been ratified and implemented in Canadian law. As the Supreme Court recognized in Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5 (at paras. 94-98), customary international law is to be treated as the law of Canada, and as such must be judicially noticed without the nee......
  • R. v. McGregor
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 17, 2023
    ...401, [2009] 4 F.C.R. 149; Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817; Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 166; Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 653; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76,......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 3 - 7, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 12, 2023
    ...v. Scalera, 2000 SCC 24, Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670, Alberta Health Services v. Johnston, 2023 ABKB 209, Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5, Barker v. Barker, 2022 ONCA 567, Barker v. Barker, 2020 ONSC 3746, Prinzo v. Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care (2002), 60 O.R. (3d) 474 (C......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 14 ' 18, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 29, 2023
    ...2005 SCC 69, Mitchell v M.N.R., 2001 SCC 33, Restoule v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 ONCA 779, Nevsun Resources Ltd. v Araya, 2020 SCC 5, Doucet-Boudreau v Nova Scotia (Minister of Education), 2003 SCC 62, Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2013 SCC 14, R v Mar......
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  • International Air Transport Association v. Canadian Transportation Agency
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • December 6, 2022
    ...and of treaties that have been ratified and implemented in Canadian law. As the Supreme Court recognized in Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5 (at paras. 94-98), customary international law is to be treated as the law of Canada, and as such must be judicially noticed without the nee......
  • R. v. McGregor
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 17, 2023
    ...401, [2009] 4 F.C.R. 149; Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817; Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 166; Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 653; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76,......
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28 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 3 - 7, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 12, 2023
    ...v. Scalera, 2000 SCC 24, Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670, Alberta Health Services v. Johnston, 2023 ABKB 209, Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5, Barker v. Barker, 2022 ONCA 567, Barker v. Barker, 2020 ONSC 3746, Prinzo v. Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care (2002), 60 O.R. (3d) 474 (C......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 14 ' 18, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 29, 2023
    ...2005 SCC 69, Mitchell v M.N.R., 2001 SCC 33, Restoule v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 ONCA 779, Nevsun Resources Ltd. v Araya, 2020 SCC 5, Doucet-Boudreau v Nova Scotia (Minister of Education), 2003 SCC 62, Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2013 SCC 14, R v Mar......
  • B.C. Court Of Appeal Declines To Recognize New Tort Of "Blacklisting"
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 21, 2021
    ...BCCA 36, at para. 32. 5. FORCOMP, at para. 60. 6. See, e.g., Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, at para. 40; Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5, at paras. 148, 225-27, 246, 256, 262, per Brown and Rowe JJ. (dissenting in part); Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19, at pa......
  • B.C. Court Of Appeal Declines To Recognize New Tort Of "Blacklisting"
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 21, 2021
    ...BCCA 36, at para. 32. 5. FORCOMP, at para. 60. 6. See, e.g., Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, at para. 40; Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5, at paras. 148, 225-27, 246, 256, 262, per Brown and Rowe JJ. (dissenting in part); Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19, at pa......
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  • International Human Rights Law
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books International Law, Doctrine, Practice, and Theory - Third edition Part III
    • September 1, 2022
    ...from Justice in certain cases , 13 October 1842, 30 British State Papers 360, in force 13 October 1842. 2 Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya , 2020 SCC 5 at para 1. 571 57 2 INTERNATIONAL LAW: DOCTRINE, PRACTICE, AND THEORY A. KEY PRECURSORS TO THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS REGIMES 1) Protection......
  • Notes
    • Canada
    • Understanding Canada Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation Part Two. Interpreting and Applying Legislation
    • August 22, 2023
    ...Custom Adoption Recognition Act , SNWT 1994, c 26. DRAFTING, INTERPRETING, AND APPLYING LEGISLATION 62 Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya , 2020 SCC 5 at paras 86 and 95. 63 Ibid at para 77. 64 See, for example, the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act , SC 2019, c 1, s 50(1). 65 United Na......
  • Addressing Systemic Abuse in Quebec Long-term Care Homes: The Class Action Solution
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-1, August 2021
    • August 1, 2021
    ...class action system actually functions, which creates a fundamental flaw in the system. 33 34 35 36 37 Ibid. Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya, 2020 SCC 5 at para 3 [Nevsun]. Ibid at para 18. Araya v Nevsun Resources Ltd, 2016 BCSC 1856 at paras 24 and 258. Hollick, above note 2 at para The C a ......
  • Class Settlement Releases Under Siege
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-1, August 2021
    • August 1, 2021
    ...class action system actually functions, which creates a fundamental flaw in the system. 33 34 35 36 37 Ibid. Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya, 2020 SCC 5 at para 3 [Nevsun]. Ibid at para 18. Araya v Nevsun Resources Ltd, 2016 BCSC 1856 at paras 24 and 258. Hollick, above note 2 at para The C a ......
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