Reference Re Ng Extradition
Reference Re Ng Extradition was a 1991 case in which the Supreme Court of Canada held that it was permissible to extradite Charles Ng, a fugitive, to the United States, where he was wanted on charges of several murders and might face the death penalty. The issue came before the court in the form of a reference from the government; the federal government asked the court for an advisory opinion as to whether the extradition of a fugitive threatened with execution would violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Reference Re Ng Extradition
Reference Re Ng Extradition was a 1991 case in which the Supreme Court of Canada held that it was permissible to extradite Charles Ng, a fugitive, to the United States, where he was wanted on charges of several murders and might face the death penalty. The issue came before the court in the form of a reference from the government; the federal government asked the court for an advisory opinion as to whether the extradition of a fugitive threatened with execution would violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Reference Re Ng Extradition wa ...... death row awaiting execution.
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Reference Re Ng Extradition
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1991-09-26
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1991-02-21
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L'Heureux-Dubé and Gonthier JJ.
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L'Heureux-Dubé and Gonthier JJ.
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Reference Re Ng Extradition wa ...... harter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Reference Re Ng Extradition
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