United States of America et al. v. Nadarajah

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C., LeBel, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell and Karakatsanis, JJ.
Citation[2012] N.R. TBEd. DE.014,2012 SCC 70
Date14 December 2012
Subject MatterADMINISTRATIVE LAW,CIVIL RIGHTS,CRIMINAL LAW

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  • M.M. v. Canada (Minister of Justice)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 11, 2015
    ...that national boundaries do not serve as a means of escape from the rule of law ( Sriskandarajah v. United States of America , 2012 SCC 70, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 609, at para. 10). To achieve these pressing and substantial objectives, our extradition process is founded on the principles of "......
  • M.M. v. United States of America
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 11, 2015
    ...v. Schmidt, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 500; United States v. Burns, 2001 SCC 7, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 283; Sriskandarajah v. United States of America, 2012 SCC 70, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 609; Canada (Justice) v. Fischbacher, 2009 SCC 46, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 170; Kindler v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [1991] 2 S.C.R.......
  • R. v. Kirkpatrick
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 29, 2022
    ...D.L.R. (4th) 126; Watkins v. Olafson, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 750; Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973); Sriskandarajah v. United States of America, 2012 SCC 70, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 609; R. v. Chan, 2018 ONSC 3849, 365 C.C.C. (3d) 376; Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 87; R. v. Fleming, 2010......
  • Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
    • September 17, 2020
    ...v. Thompson, 394 U.S. 618 (1969); United States of America v. Cotroni, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1469; United States of America v. Sriskandarajah, 2012 SCC 70; Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 157; Divito v. Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 20......
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  • M.M. v. Canada (Minister of Justice)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 11, 2015
    ...that national boundaries do not serve as a means of escape from the rule of law ( Sriskandarajah v. United States of America , 2012 SCC 70, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 609, at para. 10). To achieve these pressing and substantial objectives, our extradition process is founded on the principles of "......
  • M.M. v. United States of America
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 11, 2015
    ...v. Schmidt, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 500; United States v. Burns, 2001 SCC 7, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 283; Sriskandarajah v. United States of America, 2012 SCC 70, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 609; Canada (Justice) v. Fischbacher, 2009 SCC 46, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 170; Kindler v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [1991] 2 S.C.R.......
  • R. v. Kirkpatrick
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 29, 2022
    ...D.L.R. (4th) 126; Watkins v. Olafson, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 750; Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973); Sriskandarajah v. United States of America, 2012 SCC 70, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 609; R. v. Chan, 2018 ONSC 3849, 365 C.C.C. (3d) 376; Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 87; R. v. Fleming, 2010......
  • Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
    • September 17, 2020
    ...v. Thompson, 394 U.S. 618 (1969); United States of America v. Cotroni, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1469; United States of America v. Sriskandarajah, 2012 SCC 70; Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 157; Divito v. Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 20......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 1, 2025
    ...2001 SCC 46, Lilleyman v. Bumble Bee Foods LLC, 2024 ONCA 606, Black v. Owen, 2017 ONCA 397, Sriskandarajah v. United States of America, 2012 SCC 70, Pearson v. Inco Ltd. (2006), 78 O.R. (3d) 641 (C.A.), Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Dennis v. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, 20......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Fifth Edition
    • August 29, 2013
    ...398, 421 Somerville v Canada (AG) (1996), 136 DLR (4th) 205 (Alta CA) ..................... 165 Sriskandarajah v United States of America, 2012 SCC 70 ................................. 224 Steele v Mountain Institution (Warden), [1990] 2 SCR 1385, 60 CCC (3d) 1 ...................................
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    • Criminal Law Series Charter Remedies in Criminal Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 2, 2022
    ...53 Squires, R v, 2017 CanLII 17175 (NL Prov Ct) ................................... 127 Sriskandarajah v United States, 2012 SCC 70 ................................... . 110 Staetter v British Columbia (Adult Forensic Psychiatric Services), 2017 BCCA 68 ...........................................
  • International Criminal Cooperation
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books International & Transnational Criminal Law. Third Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...limitation of the s 6 right “lies at the outer edges of the core values” ( ibid at 1481); see Sriskandarajah v United States of America , 2012 SCC 70 [ Sriskandarajah ]. 131 Cotroni , above note 1 at 1498–99. See also United States of America v Reumayr , 2003 BCCA 375. A similar mechanism i......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive International & Transnational Criminal Law. Second Edition
    • August 29, 2013
    ...v Stewart (1772), 98 ER 499 (KB) ............................................ 309– 10 Sriskandarajah v United States of America, 2012 SCC 70 ................................. 502 SS Lotus (France v Turkey) (1927) PCIJ (Ser A) No 10 ................................................... 58, 59,......
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