Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Three Steps, Affirmative Action, Ultra Vires

• School: Western University
• Department: Law
• Course: Law 2101
• Professor: Mysty Sybil Clapton

Document Summary

Law 2101: the canadian charter of rights and freedoms. The constitution of canada is the supreme law of canada, and any law that is inconsistent with the provision of the constitution is, to the extent of the inconsistency of no force or effect: the charter. S. 1- reasonable limits (oakes test) (limitations) S. 32- applies only to government (limitations) S. 33 notwithstanding clause (limitations: limitations. Some rights apply to everyone, some rights apply to every individual, and every citizen: enforcement. Charter: defendant will always be the government. Invalidating legislation: remove the infringing parts of the legislation, no force or effect. Interpretive remedies: narrowing constricting the language, schachter. Benefits were only applied to mothers for newborn babies. Dad said it (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t fai(cid:396) o(cid:396) e(cid:395)ual t(cid:396)eat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of the la(cid:449) Whatever the court thinks are appropriate or just (1) remedies declarations/ injunctions / damages (2) exclusion of evidence.