Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah |
| Citation | 2020 SCC 5 |
| Date | 28 February 2020 |
| Docket Number | 37919 |
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164 practice notes
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Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya,
... (2020 SCC 5) Canada, Supreme Court. (Wagner CJ; Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, Côté, Brown, Rowe and Martin Nevsun Resources Ltd and Araya and Others 1 Human rights — Modern international human rights law — Scope — Customary international law prohibitions — Forced labour — Slavery......
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International Air Transport Association v. Canadian Transportation Agency, 2022 FCA 211
...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......
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R. v. McGregor, 2023 SCC 4
...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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R v McGregor,
...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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96 cases
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R. v. McGregor, 2023 SCC 4
...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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International Air Transport Association v. Canadian Transportation Agency, 2022 FCA 211
...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......
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Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya,
... (2020 SCC 5) Canada, Supreme Court. (Wagner CJ; Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, Côté, Brown, Rowe and Martin Nevsun Resources Ltd and Araya and Others 1 Human rights — Modern international human rights law — Scope — Customary international law prohibitions — Forced labour — Slavery......
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R v Baker,
...to figure out what is international law: compare R v Appulonappa, 2015 SCC 59 at para 33, [2015] 3 SCR 754; Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya 2020 SCC 5 at paras 70-116, 443 DLR (4th) 183; R v McGregor, 2023 SCC 4 at para 77 (Karakatsanis and Martin JJ concurring), [2023] SCJ No 4 93 All in all,......
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23 firm's commentaries
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (July 3- July 7, 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......
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B.C. Court Of Appeal Declines To Recognize New Tort Of "Blacklisting"
...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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B.C. Court Of Appeal Declines To Recognize New Tort Of "Blacklisting"
...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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Supreme Court Of Canada Opens The Door To Novel International Human Rights Claims: The Uncertain Implications For Canadian Resource Companies
...in international human rights violations or simple failure to meet a standard of care under traditional negligence claims. Footnotes 1 2020 SCC 5 [Nevsun] 2 28 USC s.1350 (2018) 3 Piedra v. Copper Mesa Mining Corporation, 2010 ONSC 2421 aff'd 2011 ONCA 191 4 For a recent affirmation of th......
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34 books & journal articles
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Introduction
...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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Sources of International Law
...the Court attempted to clarify its position on the reception of customary international law in Canadian law: Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya , 2020 SCC 5 [The appellant, Nevsun Resources, then a Canadian company, beneicially owned a mine in Eritrea. The respondents were Eritrean workers who cl......
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Book Review: Class Actions in Privacy Law
...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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Table of Cases
...Corn Growers Assn v Canada (Import Tribunal), [1990] 2 SCR 1324 ................................ 166–67, 168 Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya, 2020 SCC 5 .............................................................................. 173–75, 571, 633 Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization v A......
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