Mugesera v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2005] 2 S.C.R. 100, is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision. The Court upheld the deportation order for Léon Mugesera, a politician from Rwanda, on the grounds of inciting hatred and for suspicion of crimes against humanity for his alleged role in the Rwandan genocide.
| Mugesera v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) | |
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| Hearing: 8 December 2004 Judgment: 28 June 2005 | |
| Full case name | Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v Léon Mugesera, Gemma Uwamariya, Irenée Rutema, Yves Rusi, Carmen Nono, Mireille Urumuri and Marie‑Grâce Hoho |
| Citations | 2005 SCC 40 |
| Docket No. | 30025[1] |
| Prior history | APPEAL from Mugesera v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2003 FCA 325 (8 September 2003), setting aside Mugesera v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2001 FCT 460 (10 May 2001) |
| Ruling | Appeal allowed |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Beverley McLachlin Puisne Justices: John C. Major, Michel Bastarache, Ian Binnie, Louis LeBel, Marie Deschamps, Morris Fish, Rosalie Abella, Louise Charron | |
| Reasons given | |
| Unanimous reasons by | The Court |
| Abella J took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
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