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Charkaoui v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
Supreme Court of Canada · Canada · 2007-02-23 · National court
Citation: 2007 SCC 9
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
Is detention of non-citizens under security certificates, based on secret evidence, constitutional?
What the court decided
No, as designed. The procedure denied a fair hearing, and foreign nationals had to get the same prompt detention review as permanent residents.
In plain language
Non-citizens were held for years on secret evidence they could not see. The Supreme Court struck down the procedure and required prompt reviews of detention.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Bukan warga negara ditahan bertahun-tahun berdasarkan bukti rahasia yang tidak bisa mereka lihat. MA membatalkan prosedur itu dan mewajibkan peninjauan penahanan yang cepat.
Pertanyaan: Apakah penahanan bukan warga negara berdasarkan sertifikat keamanan, dengan bukti rahasia, konstitusional?
What happened afterwards
- 2007-02-23: Judgment, suspended for a year.
- 2008: Special advocates introduced by statute.
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/ca-charkaoui-2007/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.