LAWS 2502 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Veto, Judicial Restraint
16 Mar 2016
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Chapter 9 : fundamental freedoms and fundamental justice. S. 32 (=the charter applies to: all legislatures & governments in respect of all matters within the authority of the legislatures. Overview: rights / freedoms (6 categories of substantive rights, restrictions: S. 33 (notwithstanding cl. : scope (s. 32): Legislature & gov t. of each province in respect of all matters within the authority of parliament / the provincial legislatures Regarding s. 32 (charter) does s. 32 cover: What is required to justify restrictions on charter rights: in determining whether a law (esp. Or also the effect of the impugned law. Restrictions on the charter rights: s. 1 (=reasonable limits) implicitly authorizes courts to determine the reasonableness of any impugned law (=limit on rights, s. 33 (=notwithstanding cl. Only by express declaration: difference: who determines the law s reasonableness. S. 1: the courts (in the end) S. 33: the legislatures (as long as clause in force)
