LAWS 2201 Lecture 4: Chapter 4
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The wife can"t sue or be sued in her own name. Case: bradwell v. the state (1872, ussc, p. 50) Bradwell tried to become a legal member of the bar of illinois. She was a married woman and therefore never had the right or privilege to become an attorney in illinois. There was no right to abridge so said the creator . Case: henrietta edwards v. canada (1930, jcpc, p. 54) Applied to become a member of the senate of canada. The term person is ambiguous it was sometimes proceeded by the word male, so it must refer to either male or female person. Charter section 15, 28 equality rights, p. 58. Everyone has the right to not be discriminated based on race, nationality, etc. Rights and freedoms of charter are guaranteed equally for m and f. Same sex issues marriage, pension, adoption. Charged under s. 251 of the criminal code for procuring a miscarriage.