Does an extradition judge have jurisdiction to apply the Charter and grant Charter remedies?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Korea v Jung, 2019 BCSC 199 (CanLII):
Accordingly, an extradition judge has jurisdiction to apply the Charter and grant Charter remedies, including a stay of proceedings. This jurisdiction is limited to Charter breaches which pertain directly to the circumscribed issues relevant to the committal stage: United States of America v. Cobb, 2001 SCC 19 [Cobb] at para. 26.
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