GMGT 3300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Breathalyzer

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: General Management
• Course: GMGT 3300
• Professor: Ian A.Restall

Document Summary

Section 1 essentially says that the rights given to us are subject to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. When they started using the breathalyzer, the legislation said that police could detain people and make them blow into the breathalyzer (charter says we have freedom for arbitrary arrest and detention). Someone got into the situation where they have to blow into it (if you don"t you automatically get charged), and they blew over the limit therefore they got charged. However, this person took it to court b/c they had been detained initially without reason, but the court ruled that they demonstrably justified that the law is necessary. 5. who does the charter apply to? (most people get this wrong) the charter applies to. The charter is in place to protect the people from unfair government: e. g.