LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Verdict, Social Science, Authoritarianism
23 Mar 2016
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Sec 7 freedom, could not be challenged by sec 1. Issue not clear cut majority went in favour of him 3-5. Wilson j (scc judge concurring w. majority) by removing the women"s ability to make the decision and giving it to a commitee would be a clear violaion of their liberty and security of the person. Wilson scathingly noted that state is efecively taking ctrl of woman"s capacity to reproduce. Dissent was writen by mcintyre j w/ la forest j concurring. Mcintyre inds that there is no right to aborions in sec 7 nor any other laws. Ancient welch king morgan of glamorgan est trial by jury in 725 ad. Most likely imported to england w/ norman conquest, found in magna carta. First used as a source of informaion, under oath oath, during a trial. Before the 12th c, most trial was by ordeal (water, ire, etc. ) Made its way in can in mid-17th c.
