This case is not about whether or not the Canadian charter applies extraterritorially. This case is about consular assistance to the benefit of a Canadian citizen in a situation of peril abroad. It is a red herring and an excuse to invoke issues of extraterritoriality.
Decisions on diplomatic protection are made in Ottawa on Canadian soil. Even a first-year law student knows they are submitted to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Second, whether or not my expertise is in family law is, in my view, irrelevant, because the problematic aspects with regard to Nathalie Morin involve international law.