LAW 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Assisted Suicide, Aboriginal Title, Fiduciary
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Law 201 introduction to canadian law; oct. 4, 201. Constitutional rights in the charter: protect fundamental rights and freedoms, constrain government interference with these rights. Negative set of rights for the government. Section 8 protects you against unreasonable search and seizure. Takes power away from the government: are subject to limits. Section 1 explicit clause stating there are justified limits. Section 33 overriding clause, but only applies to section 2 and sections 7 - 15. Application of the charter to government: the charter does not apply to anyone, the courts determined it applies to the government. Section 32 charter applies to the government and legislature: when doing things privately, you can"t discriminate. When selling a house, must sell to anyone regardless of race: charter does not directly apply to the courts. Boundaries of government: is a university government : mckinney v. university of guelph [1990] Had mandatory retirement age of 65: but. Not under day to day control of government.
