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The right of a person charged with an offence to be informed of the offence originated in section 510 of the Criminal Code as well as legal tradition. [1] Some courts have used section 510 to help read section 11(a), concluding that the right allows for a person to be "reasonable informed" of the charge; thus it does not matter if a summons ...
This applies, for example, to cases in which the arrested or detained person has a low IQ. [4] Section 10 has also been held not only to guarantee the right to see a lawyer, but also a right to be told that one may see a lawyer, a right to legal aid, and a right to be told that one may seek legal aid. [4]
R v Oakes [1986] 1 SCR 103 is a Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the legal test for whether a government action infringing a right under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is justified.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (French: Charte canadienne des droits et libertés), often simply referred to as the Charter in Canada, is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada, forming the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982.
In all Canadian provinces and territories, criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the "King in Right of Canada". [citation needed] There are two basic types of offences. The most minor offences are summary conviction offences. They are defined as "summary" within the Act and, unless otherwise stated, are punishable by a fine of no ...
Search of electronic devices incidental to arrest Mounted Police Association of Ontario v Canada (Attorney General) [2015] 1 S.C.R. 3, 2015 SCC 1 January 16, 2015 Freedom of association, right to join a union Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan [2015] S.C.R., 2015 SCC 4 January 30, 2015 The right to strike under s. 2(d) of the Charter
The Canadian Bill of Rights [1] (French: Déclaration canadienne des droits) is a federal statute and bill of rights enacted by the Parliament of Canada on August 10, 1960. [2] It provides Canadians with certain rights at Canadian federal law in relation to other federal statutes.
There are a number of constitutional rights guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that can affect criminal sentencing: Section 7 states "everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice." Since most ...