POL214Y5 Lecture 20: Charter of Rights & Parties and Elections
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Pol214 lecture 20 charter of rights & A major area of charter activity is criminal law, where the court is rebalancing the rights of accused against the power of the police. The charter can be used to protect or empower minorities and vulnerable segments of canadian society. Charter decisions can force elected governments to reallocate governments spending. The charter allows the courts to intervene in controversial morality issues (cid:449)here there is no (cid:858)right(cid:859) ans(cid:449)er, su(cid:272)h as religious o(cid:271)ser(cid:448)an(cid:272)e, abortion, porn, marriage, suicide, minority lifestyles and the balance between national security vs. civil liberties. The charter enables the courts the courts to intervene in the management of the economy, such as whether businesses can open on sunday, the ability of government to regulate the private sector. The charter enables the courts to be involved in national unity issues. Charter enables the courts to intervene in the political processes deciding who gets to vote.
