POL214Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Maurice Duplessis, War Measures Act, Padlock Law
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Chapter 19 - the charter of rights & freedoms. Civil liberties consist of rights & freedoms that individuals enjoy beyond the reach of the government or the state. Such rights & freedoms are an integral part of a democratic political system & represent territory into which the gov is not allowed to enter as it makes & enforces public policy for a society. Right to fair & equal treatment by the law; conditions necessary to ensure individual freedom. Positive rights: obligate the state provide specific goods, services, benefits & resources. Ex: right to counsel (when arrested), right to safety, right to a min. standard of living supporters of positive rights defend welfare programs. Positive rights are 2nd or 3rd generation of rights. Negative rights: provide protections that prevent the state from acting in certain ways or which limit certain actions. Ex: right to own property, freedom from slavery, freedom of religion. First order of rights most basic rights.
