PPT-The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Unit 2 Rights and Freedoms Charter Evolution English Common Law page 129 Canadian Bill of Rights 1960 page 129 131 major criticisms The Victoria Charter page 131 132 what were the key disagreements between Quebec and the . HUMAN RIGHTS AND IMMIGRATION . Human Rights haven’t always been acknowledged in Canada. Canada did not formally list rights of citizens until the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was developed when Canada decided to have their own constitution, separate from England’s. Trace the changes in how citizenship has occurred for Canadians over time, including current categories of citizenship.. Elections Act, 1900. The . Dominion Elections Act. sets the rules for who can vote in federal elections. . Historical progress. 18. th. & 19. th. . ce. .. Several human rights questions addressed in:. Declaration of Independence, US, 1776. Declaration of the Rights of Man, FR, 1789. Bill of Rights, UK, 1869. Learning intention: . To define rights and freedoms and gain an understanding of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What . are rights and . freedoms?. the . Universal Declaration of Human Rights. DAY 1. Unit #2. Would the Charter of Rights and Freedoms have any application in April’s complaint?. What is the difference between a right and a privilege?. Right vs Freedom. RIGHT. a legal, moral, or social entitlement. Developments. By. Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice QC. Gresham Professor of Law. Dr. . Mads. Gilbert. Dr. . Mads. Gilbert. “We still have lakes of blood on the floor in the emergency room, piles of dripping blood soaked bandages to clear out. Cleaners are everywhere swiftly shoveling the blood and discarded tissues, hair, clothes, cannulas, and the leftovers from death – all taken away to be prepared again to be repeated all over.”. Ch. 10 (p. 330-331, 336-337) . Charter Conflicts . Sometimes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms seems to contradict itself . . . Ex. . Hate Speech: freedom of . expression . vs. right to life, liberty, and safety . DAY 1. Unit #2. Would the Charter of Rights and Freedoms have any application in April’s complaint?. What is the difference between a right and a privilege?. Right vs Freedom. RIGHT. a legal, moral, or social entitlement. : . Rights and Responsibilities in a Democracy. What is a r. ight?. In Canada and other democracies, citizens have certain . rights. .. A right is a . privilege or freedom . that is protected.. Rights are not usually provided automatically; they are usually fought for and claimed.. Chapter 4. Page 92. A . right. is an entitlement that belongs to all people simply because they are human beings.. . . Freedom. is the ability to live our lives as we see fit, knowing that our government has passed laws and enforces them in order to protect us. . Our . rights and freedoms are in our constitution = hard to change. BUT our R and F’s are not defined well in the constitution. . We have to interpret their meaning. . They are not absolute. What is the . To define rights and freedoms and gain an understanding of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What . are rights and . freedoms?. the . Universal Declaration of Human Rights. How did the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights come about? . The term human rights means different things to different people It covers a broad spectrum of topics from civil and political freedoms to economic social and cultural rights At its very essence it is An Innovation in Justice or Return of the Inquisition?. By Tim Hull. GLS 829. An Inquiry . Into. The Procedures and Ethics of The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. “. The Inquisition Tribunal. ” .