| Guerin v The Queen | |
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| Hearing: June 13, 14, 1983 Judgment: November 1, 1984 | |
| Full case name | Delbert Guerin, Joseph Becker, Eddie Campbell, Mary Charles, Gertrude Guerin and Gail Sparrow v Her Majesty The Queen |
| Citations | [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335 |
| Ruling | Guerin appeal allowed. |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Bora Laskin Puisne Justices: Roland Ritchie, Brian Dickson, Jean Beetz, Willard Estey, William McIntyre, Julien Chouinard, Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson | |
| Reasons given | |
| Majority | Dickson J., joined by Beetz, Chouinard and Lamer JJ. |
| Concurrence | Wilson J., joined by Ritchie and McIntyre JJ. |
| Concurrence | Estey J. |
| Laskin C.J. took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Guerin v The Queen [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335 was a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision on Aboriginal rights where the Court first stated that the government has a fiduciary duty towards the First Nations of Canada and established Aboriginal title to be a sui generis right.