POLSCI 3NN6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Absolute Liability, Procedural Justice, Human Rights Commission
7 Apr 2016
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Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance . Directly or indirectly cause death or increased risk of death. Freedom from interference with fundamental personal choices: r v morgentaler. Argued that liberty did not include physical restraint but also interference of fundamental choices in the view of. None of the other judges accepted her decisions: blencoe v bc 2000. Complaints of sexual harassment by two women. Human rights commission was slow to hear complaints. Result (18 months later) proceedings dismissed on the basis of the delay (violation of section 7 rights) Choices under section 7; personal, economic: re: prostitution reference 1990. Risk of harm to health or safety: r v morgentaler. Abortion only with approval from an approved hospital. Some hospitals did not set up therapeutic committees. There was either no access or a substantial delay of receiving approval (taking her beyond the 1st trimester)
