Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fundamental Justice, Vancouver General Hospital, Determinative
21 Nov 2017
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13 october 2015: the canadian charter of rights and freedoms. Part of the canadian constitution (first 34 sections of the constitution act 1982) Patriated bna act from uk parliament, and renamed it constitution act, 1867: also decided that uk could no longer adopt any measures that would affect canadian constitution. Created formal constitutional amending formula for the first time (ss. 38-49 of constitution act 1982) Created and entrenched bill of rights into canadian constitution (coraf): For the first time, canadians could claim fundamental rights in the courts. Some rights may require the state to take action to secure the benefit of the right: what sorts of rights does the charter protect, civil and political rights. Largely negative in orientation (i. e. they limit the exercise of state power, freedom from: economic and social rights are not specifically protected, what rights does the charter protect, rights are grouped under various headings:
