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Canada judge rules Afghan detainees have no rights under Charter

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] Justice Anne Mactavish of the Federal Court of Canada ruled [judgment, PDF; summary, PDF] Wednesday that the protections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms [text] do not extend to Afghan detainees captured by Canadian soldiers. Amnesty International Canada and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association [advocacy websites] had filed complaints against the Canadian Forces Provost

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on March 12, 2008 (boomark / email).

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