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CHAPTER C-5
The Right of Citizens Abroad to Return
During a Pandemic*
Yves Le Bouthillier** and Delphine Nakache***
Abstract
To prevent the spread of COVID-19 Canada has, like most other
states, temporarily limited access to its territory. It has, as requested
by international law, allowed the return of its own citizens. However,
in contrast to other countries, Canada has opted for a more restrictive
approach by requesting air carriers to deny boarding to any passen-
gers abroad, citizen or not, with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19.
In this article, we assess the legality of Canada’s approach regarding
the return of citizens, both under international human rights law and
Canadian constitutional law.
Résumé
Le droit de retour des citoyens durant une pandémie
Pour empĂŞcher la propagation de la COVID-19, le Canada, comme la
plupart des autres pays, a temporairement limité l’accès à son terri-
toire. Il a toutefois, comme le prescrit le droit international, autorisé
* The second part of this article draws on: Yves Le Bouthillier & Delphine Nakache,
“Is it Constitutional to Screen Canadians Trying to Board Flights Home?”, PolicyÂ
Options (7 April 2020), online: <policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/april-2020/is-it-
constitutional-to-screen-canadians-trying-to-board-flights-home>.
** Full Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.
*** Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.
VULNERABLE
The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19
- Title
- VULNERABLE
- Subtitle
- The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19
- Authors
- Vanessa MacDonnell
- Jane Philpott
- Sophie Thériault
- Sridhar Venkatapuram
- Publisher
- Ottawa Press
- Date
- 2020
- Language
- English
- License
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- ISBN
- 9780776636429
- Size
- 15.2 x 22.8 cm
- Pages
- 648
- Categories
- Coronavirus
- International