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LAW 12

LAW 12. Ms. Tancock. Getting to know each other. Who am I?. Education. My family. Assessment & Evaluation: Assignments/Essays 15% Projects 30% Tests & Quizzes 25% Mid-Term Exam 15% Final Exam 15%. Syllabus & Expectations. Preparedness, Punctuality & Pleasantry!

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LAW 12

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  1. LAW 12 Ms. Tancock

  2. Getting to know each other

  3. Who am I?

  4. Education

  5. My family

  6. Assessment & Evaluation: • Assignments/Essays 15% • Projects 30% • Tests & Quizzes 25% • Mid-Term Exam 15% • Final Exam 15% Syllabus & Expectations

  7. Preparedness, Punctuality & Pleasantry! • Cell Phones, etc, Off & Out of Sight • Will be *confiscated* • Respect • Assignments & Due Dates – Beginning of Class • Email? Yes Please! • Make-ups Syllabus & Expectations

  8. Outcomes

  9. Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms

  10. Right VS Freedom

  11. Right VS Freedom Inalienable Right: guaranteed entitlements that cannot be transferred from onen person to another i.e. equality, liberty

  12. Not the same in every society • Change and progress through history • Thoughts: • What rights should people have? • Should some rights be absolute? • Are we all entitled to the same rights? Rights & Freedoms

  13. List 5 rights that you think are essential for a Canadian citizen and prioritize them Rights…

  14. In groups, discuss your choices and settle on a top 10 list & prioritize them! • Be prepared to present your list to the class & compare with others! Rights…

  15. 1215 – Magna Carta • Basic individual rights for the people of England • 1776 – Declaration of Independence (US) • 1789 – Declaration of the Rights of Man (France) • 1869 – Bill of Rights • Gave British parliament supremacy over the monarchy • Civil political rights (elections, reasonable fines, etc) • 1948 – Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UN) • Inalienable rights, fundamental freedoms, gender equality • 1960 – Canadian Bill of Rights History of Rights

  16. The Canadian Bill of Rights

  17. Pierre Elliott Trudeau • Entrenching the Charter into the Constitution guarantees that the rights & freedoms are protected • Constitional laws  can override all other laws Entrenching the Charter

  18. But… • Entrenching the Charter made some politions nervous! • So… • The Notwithstanding Clause was born! • This would allow the provinces some power to override or legislate around the Charter of Rights and Freedoms The Notwithstanding Clause

  19. S.33, Charter of Rights and Freedoms • Grants the federal and provincial governments limited power to pass laws that are exempt from s. 2 (the fundamental freedoms) and ss. 7 to 15 (the legal & equality rights) of the Charter. • This exemption can only remain in effect for up to 5 years, then the government must make a renewed declaration • When a gov decides to invoke the NWC to pass legislation that violates one of the protected rights in the Charter, it must identify the particular law and the sections of the Charter that are being overridden The Notwithstanding Clause

  20. Public Pressure Prevails • (p. 82) • Are these victims entitled to some form of compensation? Who should pay? • Other examples where today’s citizens’ tax dollars compensate injustices of the past? Law in the Extreme

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