What jurisdiction does an extradition judge extend to consider defences which could be raised at trial?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from United States of America v. Cooper, 2012 BCSC 2058 (CanLII):
The jurisdiction of an extradition judge does not extend to permit him or her to consider defences which could be raised at trial, unless the Extradition Act or a treaty otherwise provides (Canada v. Schmidt, 1987 CanLII 48 (SCC), [1987] 1 S.C.R. 500 at para. 28).
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