LAW 142 Lecture 4: Law 201 W4
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Protect fundamental rights & freedoms: express written commitment, courts where rights are interpretated and vindicated. Constrain government interference with these rights: way are interpreted is restraints from the government. Are subject to limits: not absolute, idea of rights is protected and subject to limits is part o structure 1 approbation of rights and sometimes appropriate to limit them. Court looked to text of charter, 32- applies to government and legislature of parliament, tetual indication government. Prohibit discrimination, don"t need constitituion to do that. Problem with just politics tempting to ignore rights, need lrgal rights to allow judicial review. Don"t want cases bringing numerous claims, court can"t be subject to charter every time case comes through. Legislative, administer and executive branch, legislation that legislation has to conform to charter. What pointed in yes, should be regulated: university created by statute, supported with government funding, subject to government regulation. Is this enugh that universities should be directly covered by.
