R v Guerin

Guerin v The Queen
Supreme Court of Canada
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.