PPAS 3135 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Street Prostitution, Constitution Act, 1982, Ultra Vires
12 Dec 2018
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Ap/ppas 3135 3. 0 d public law i case study. The implications of westendorp v. the queen court ruling. Prostitution is a contentious subject in contemporary society. It entails complex and sensitive issues, interests, as well as values. Currently, numerous cases have been presented in the court of law and assessed, as well as evaluated based on the evidence submitted before the judge by the accused and the defendant. Westendorp v. the queen case is one of the prototypes of common cases in contemporary society that has attracted a lot of attention. This case entails a municipal by-law that forbids prostitutes to stand in the streets to offer sexual services. In this case, the appellant who was arraigned in the court of law and accused of conducting prostitution in the streets which is contrary to the municipal by-law. Westendorp v. the queen case played a significant role because it addressed the issue of municipal by-law undermining the federal criminal law.
